The winners of 2010 Youth Chess Olympiad like the New Year holiday as a source of good mood and positive emotions.

“New Year is the time to eat lots of tasty dishes. It’s a great holiday for our family. I like getting presents or buy something for myself,” Tigran Petrosyan said in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

David Shahinyan likes gifting flowers and soft toys. He welcomes in the New Year with his family and then joins his friends for a further celebration.

Hovhannes Gabuzyan analyzes his achievements and drawbacks of the outgoing year and makes plans for the future.

“I will take part in several tournaments in 2011 and must train hard. I will also try to spend much time on studying, as I missed lots of lessons over the past 3 months because of participation in various competitions,” he said.