June 18, 2011 - 11:40 AMT
Sport for Equal Possibilities chess tournament to take place in Yerevan

The second chess tournament titled Sport for Equal Possibilities will take place in Yerevan on June 24-25.

The tournament was organized the Bridge of Hope and Mission East NGOs jointly with the Armenian Chess Federation and Tigran Petrosian Chess House.

Grandmaster Levon Aronian, who is a special guest of the tournament to be played by the Swiss system, will have a multi-board chess play with participants. Men and women will compete together. People with disabilities and media representatives will participate.

As the press office of Bridge of Hope NGO told PanARAMENIAN.Net, the purpose of the tournament is to promote equal conditions for people with disabilities.