Sargsyan attends opening ceremony of Open International Chess Tournament in Yerevan
03.10.2016,
10:16
On Saturday, Serzh Sargsyan, Armenia’s president and the head of the country’s chess federation, attended the opening ceremony of the first ever Yerevan Open International Chess Tournament to be held in Armenia on October 1-10, the presidential press office reports.
YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. On Saturday, Serzh Sargsyan, Armenia’s president and the head of the country’s chess federation, attended the opening ceremony of the first ever Yerevan Open International Chess Tournament to be held in Armenia on October 1-10, the presidential press office reports.
President of the European Chess Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili was present at the ceremony as well.
“One hundred forty chess players from 11 countries applied for the participation in the tournament which is held for the first time and among them 23 international grand masters and 9 international masters,” the press office says. -0---
President of the European Chess Union Zurab Azmaiparashvili was present at the ceremony as well.
“One hundred forty chess players from 11 countries applied for the participation in the tournament which is held for the first time and among them 23 international grand masters and 9 international masters,” the press office says. -0---
