August 21, 2013 - 18:01 AMT
Andriasian wins 1st prize at Brain & Mind Sports Olympiad rapid

Armenian grandmaster Zaven Andriasian took the first prize at the rapid tournament held in the framework of The Brain and Mind Sports Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan.

Andriasian gained 7 points out of 9, with Iranian grandmaster Ehsan Ghaem Maghami scoring equal number of points. A win in a tiebreak Armageddon play-off brought Andriasian a victory.

Armenian grandmaster Tigran Gharamian (France) was half a point behind the winner and took the third prize.

Andriasian scored 13,5 points out of 18 to gain the second prize at the blitz tournament.

The winner with 14,5 points was grandmaster Vitali Golod (Israel).