Armenian chess players showed successful performance at U-20 50thWorld Junior & 29th Junior Girls Chess Championships 2011 in Chinnai, India.

Young grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, playing with white pieces, beat Argentina’s Leandro Krysa. Having gained 2,5 points, Ter-Sahakyan climbed to the 10th place.

Robert Hovhannisyan scored a win against India’s Shardul Gagare; 2 points gained took Hovhannisyan to 45th place. Spain’s Ivan Salgado Lopez is leading the championship with 3 points. Maria Gevorgyan shared points with Poland’s Klaudia Kulon; Gevorgyan is 45th with 1,5 points.