March 17, 2009 - 21:50 AMT
Republican school chess Olympiad launched in Armenia
The 3rd tour of Republican school chess Olympiad was launched under Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) aegis with the assistance of Armenian Chess Federation and RA Ministry of Education and science. The tournament due on Mar14-27 will be held in all the regions of Karabakh and Armenia.
"The Republican Olympiad promotes the development of chess sport among youth and helps discover new talents. Our aim is to retain Armenia's leadership in international chess arena," AGBU reported.
AGBU presented more than 2000 chess boards to 700 public schools of Armenia and NKR, and awarded the winners and their coaches with PCs and gold medals.
The final tour of the Republican school chess Olympiad is due in May in Shushi, NKR.