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| 17-May-2012 | Armenian Chess Players at USA Championships |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian has scored 4,5 points out of 8 at the USA Championship that is being held in Saint Louis. GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky are leading with 6 points each.
Armenian WGM Tatev Abrahamyan has 3,5 points out of 7 at the USA Women's Championship. WGMs Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush are leading with 5 points each.
You can follow the games of USA Championships on our website on May 8-20, 2012, starting at 22:00 (Yerevan time).
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| 16-May-2012 | Armenian Chess Players at USA Championships |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian has scored 3,5 points out of 7 at the USA Championship that is being held in Saint Louis. GMs Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky are leading with 5 points each.
Armenian WGM Tatev Abrahamyan has 3,5 points out of 6 at the USA Women's Championship. WGMs Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush are leading with 4,5 points each. |
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| 15-May-2012 | Suren Petrosian at German Team Cup |
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IM Suren Petrosian (Armenia) as a member of Norderstedt club got a silver medal at German Team Cup.
Baden-Baden club won the German Team Cup 2012.
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| 14-May-2012 | Armenian Chess Players at USA Championships |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian has scored 2,5 points out of 6 at the USA Championship that is being held in Saint Louis. GM Hikaru Nakamura is leading with 4,5 points.
Armenian WGM Tatev Abrahamyan has 2,5 points out of 5 at the USA Women's Championship. WGM Irina Krush is leading with 4 points. |
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| 12-May-2012 | Hrant Melkumyan in Sarajevo |
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Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan scored 5,5 points out of 9 and took the 6th place among 40 participants at Bosna 2012 tournament that was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The first prize took GM Viktor Erdos (Hungary) with 6,5 points.
You can follow the games of Bosna 2012 tournament on our website on May 5-11, 2012, starting at 11:00 and 18:00 (Yerevan time).
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| 11-May-2012 | Armen Proudian - Brazilian Champion |
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Armenian chess player Armen Proudian gained the title of Brazilian U18 Champion for the second time at the championship that was held in Sao Paulo.
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| 11-May-2012 | Gary Giroyan- French Champion |
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Armenian chess player Gary Giroyan gained the title of French U16 Champion at the championship that was held in Nimes.
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| 11-May-2012 | Hrant Melkumyan in Sarajevo |
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Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan has 5,5 points before the last round at Bosna 2012 tournament that is being held in Sarajevo. He is only one point behind the leaders - GM Evgeny Postny (Israel) and IM Mikhail Antipov (Russia).
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| 10-May-2012 | Hrant Melkumyan in Sarajevo |
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Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan lost GM Evgeny Postny (Israel) in the 7th round at Bosna 2012 tournament that is being held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now both Melkumyan and Postny have 5,5 points each. The Armenian chess player continues being the first due to the tie-break.
Two rounds are ahead till the end of the tournament. |
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| 10-May-2012 | Armenian Chess Players at USA Championships |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian has scored 1,5 points out of 2 and is leading together with 5 other participants at the USA Championship that is being held in Saint Louis.
Armenian WGM Tatev Abrahamyan has 1,5 points out of 2 as well at the USA Women's Championship. She is half a point behind the leader - WGM Anna Zatonskih. |
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| 9-May-2012 | Hrant Melkumyan in Sarajevo |
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Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan in the 6th round ended in a draw against GM Viktor Erdos (Hungary) with blacks at Bosna 2012 tournament that is being held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Melkumyan continues confidently and solely leading with 5,5 points.
The nearest rivals of the Armenian chess player - GMs Erdos, Nabaty, Postny (Israel) and IM Antipov (Russia) are one point behind. Three rounds are ahead till the end of the tournament.
Today in the 7th round Melkumyan plays with whites against Postny. |
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| 9-May-2012 | Armenian Chess Players at USA Championships |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian in the 1st round defeated GM Seirawan at the USA Championship that is being held in Saint Louis.
Armenian WGM Tatev Abrahamyan ended in a draw against WGM Viktorija Ni at the USA Women's Championship. |
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| 8-May-2012 | Bravo, Hrant! |
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GM Hrant Melkumyan has taken the 5th running victory at Bosna 2012 tournament. Armenian grandmaster defeated GM Zdenko Kozul (Croatia).
After 5 rounds Melkumyan is solely leading with excellent result - 5 points. |
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| 8-May-2012 | Hrant Melkumyan's 4th Victory |
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GM Hrant Melkumyan has taken the 4th running victory at Bosna 2012 tournament that is being held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armenian grandmaster defeated GM Kovacevic (Serbia). Before that he had beaten GMs Dizdarevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Nabaty (Israel) and IM Yilmaz (Turkey) as well.
After 4 rounds Melkumyan is confidently leading with 4 points. He has one point more than his nearest rivals - GMs Kozul, Cvitan (Croatia), Erdos (Hungary), Ipatov (Turkey) Postny (Israel), Kovacevic and Nabaty.
In the 5th round Melkumyan is playing against Kozul with whites. |
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| 7-May-2012 | Hrant Melkumyan in Sarajevo |
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Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 3 points after 3 rounds and is leading at Bosna 2012 Tournament that is being held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The same result has GM Aleksandar Kovacevic (Serbia) but he is behind Melkumyan on tie-break.
You can follow the games of Bosna 2012 Tournament on our website on May 5-11, 2012, starting at 11:00 and 18:00 (Yerevan time).
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| 7-May-2012 | World Championship Match |
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World Championship Match between current World Champion Viswanathan Anand (India) and Candidate Boris Gelfand (Israel) will be held on May 11-28, 2012, in Moscow, Russia.
The chief arbiter of World Championship Match is IA Ashot Vardapetian (Armenia).
You can follow the games of World Championship Match on our website on May 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21,23, 24, 26, 28, 2012, starting at 15:00 (Yerevan time).
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| 6-May-2012 | Hrant Melkumyan in Sarajevo |
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Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 2 points after 2 rounds and is leading at Bosna 2012 Tournament that is being held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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| 6-May-2012 | Armenian Chess Players at USA Championships |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian is going to take part in USA Championship that will be held on May 8-20, 2012, in Saint Louis. His rivals will be 11 grandmasters, particularly Nakamura, Kamsky, Onischuk, Seirawan.
Armenian WGM Tatev Abrahamyan is going to take part in USA Women's Championship that will be held on the same days in Saint Louis. Among her rivals are WGMs Zatonskih, Krush, Foisor, Baginskaite. |
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| 4-May-2012 | Hrant Melkumyan in Sarajevo |
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Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan is going to take part in Bosna 2012 Tournament that will be held on May 5-11, 2012 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Among his opponents are 15 grandmasters including Postny (Israel), Predojevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Erdos (Hungary), Beliavsky (Slovenia).
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| 2-May-2012 | Andriasian and Danielian at Chinese Team Championship |
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Armenian GMs Zaven Andriasian and Elina Danielian are taking part in Chinese Team Chess Championship for Tianjin Club. After 4 rounds Tianjin is taking the 6th place among 12 teams. Andriasian has scored 3 and Danielian 1,5 points.
The leader is Beijing Team.
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| 1-May-2012 | Tigran Gharamian in Nancy |
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Armenian GM Tigran Gharamian scored 7,5 points out of 9 and shared 1-2nd places together with GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave( France) at the open that was held in Nancy, France. 194 chess players took part in the open.
Afterwards, the players who were taking 1-8th places continued the struggle with the knock-out system. The first prize won Vachier-Lagrave.Tigran Gharamian shared 5-8th places.
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| 1-May-2012 | FIDE Rating List by May 1, 2012 |
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The FIDE has announced the FIDE Rating List by 1st May 2012.
The new ratings of chess players of Armenia are available in our link
Ratings by May 1, 2012. |
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| 28-Apr-2012 | Aronian-Kramnik Match. Round 6 |
| 27-Apr-2012 | Aronian-Kramnik Match. Round 5 |
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Kramnik-Aronian 1/2
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| 25-Apr-2012 | Aronian-Kramnik Match. Round 4 |
 Aronian-Kramnik 1/2 Rapid Game
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| 24-Apr-2012 | Aronian-Kramnik Match. Round 3 |
 Kramnik-Aronian 1:0 |
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| 23-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players in Dubai. Round 9 |
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Final standing
You can follow the games of Dubai tournament on our website on April 15-24, 2012, starting at 17:30 (Yerevan time).
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| 23-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players in Dubai. Round 8 |
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| 22-Apr-2012 | Aronian-Kramnik Match. Round 2 |
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Aronian-Kramnik 1/2
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| 22-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players in Dubai. Round 7 |
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| 21-Apr-2012 | Aronian-Kramnik Match. Round 1 |
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Kramnik-Aronian 0:1
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| 21-Apr-2012 | Aronian-Kramnik Match |
 The opening ceremony of Aronian-Kramnik match took place in Zurich. According to the draw, in the first round Kramnik will play with white. |
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| 21-Apr-2012 | Dubai Festival: Blitz Tournament |
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In Dubai Chess Festival on the free day of the main tournament blitz open was held. Armenian GM Avetik Grigoryan scored 7 points out of 9 and shared 2nd-5th places. Grigoryan was only half a point behind the winner- GM Baadur Jobava (Georgia).
GMs Zaven Andriasian, Robert Hovhannisyan, IM Vahe Baghdasaryan scored 6,5 points each, GMs Gevorg Harutjunyan, Tigran L. Petrosian as well as Grigor Dilanyan 6 each.
82 chess players took part in the blitz tournament. |
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| 20-Apr-2012 | Vladimir Akopian is leading in Dubai |
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Armenian GM Vladimir Akopian has scored 4,5 points after 5 rounds and is leading together with GM Ni Hua (China) at the open in Dubai, UAE. GMs Tigran L. Petrosian, Robert Hovhannisyan are only half a point behind the leaders.
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| 20-Apr-2012 | Tigran Kotanjian Won in Beirut |
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Armenian GM Tigran Kotanjian scored 8 points out of 9 and took the first prize among 79 participants at the open that was held in Beirut, Lebanon.
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| 19-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players in Dubai |
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GMs Tigran L. Petrosian, Vladimir Akopian, Zaven Andriasian have scored 3,5 points each after 4 rounds at the open in Dubai, UAE. They are only half a point behind the leader - GM Ni Hua (China).
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| 18-Apr-2012 | Aronian-Kramnik Match |
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A six-game match will be held between GMs Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) on April 21-28, 2012, in Zurich, Switzerland.
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| 18-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players in Dubai |
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GMs Vladimir Akopian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Zaven Andriasian, Davit Petrosian, David Arutinian, IM Karen Grigoryan have scored 2,5 points each after 3 rounds at the open in Dubai, UAE. They are only half a point behind the six leaders.
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| 17-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players in Dubai |
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GMs Vladimir Akopian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Zaven Andriasian, David Arutinian, IM Karen Grigoryan have scored 2 points each after 2 rounds and are leading together with a group of other chess players at the open that is being held in Dubai, UAE.
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| 17-Apr-2012 | Hrair Simonian's Second Prize |
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Armenian GM Hrair Simonian scored 6 points out of 9 and took the second place at First Saturday Tournament that was held in Budapest, Hungary.
IM Iweta Rajlich (Poland) took the first prize with 7 points.
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| 16-Apr-2012 | Sergei Movsesian: Both Gold and Silver Medals |
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Armenian GM Sergei Movsesian at the same time took part in championships both in Germany and in Russia, respectively in Baden-Baden and Saint Petersburg chess clubs. At the tournaments that were finished on the same day Movsesian took the gold medal as a member of Baden-Baden and the silver one as a member of Saint Petersburg teams.
By the way, Movsesian took four victories at Russian Team Championship in Loo, including the game against Peter Leko in the last round.
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| 16-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players in Dubai |
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GMs Vladimir Akopian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Robert Hovhannisyan, Zaven Andriasian, Avetik Grigoryan, Gevorg Harutjunyan, Davit Petrosian, David Arutinian and a group of other Armenian chess players are taking part in a big open that is being held on April 15-24, 2012 in Dubai, UAE.
172 chess players representing 32 countries are participating at the tournament. Among them there are 41 grandmasters. |
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| 13-Apr-2012 | New International Titles of Armenian Chess Players |
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FIDE gave International Master Title to the Armenian chess players Vahe Baghdasaryan, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Vardges Tovmasian, Tigran Simonian.
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| 12-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players in Dubai |
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GMs Vladimir Akopian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Robert Hovhannisyan, Zaven Andriasian, Avetik Grigoryan, Davit Petrosian, young chess players Karen Grigoryan, Vahe Baghdasaryan are going to take part in Sheikh Cup that will be held on April 15-24, 2012 in Dubai, UAE.
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| 10-Apr-2012 | Sevag Mekhitarian Won in Fortaleza |
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GM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian scored 6 points out of 7 and took the first prize at the 2nd Brazil Open that was held in Fortaleza. The same results showed GMs Cubas (Paraguay), Vescovi and El Debs (Brazil) but they were behind the Armenian chess player on tie-break.
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| 10-Apr-2012 | Andranik Matikozian Won in Los Angeles |
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IM Andranik Matikozian (Armenia) scored 7,5 points out of 9 and took the first prize at the 17th Metropolitan Tournament that was held with the round robin system in Los Angeles, USA. The same results showed Yankovsky (Russia) but he was behind the Armenian chess player on tie-break.
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| 10-Apr-2012 | Vigen Mirumian in Norderstedt |
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Armenian GM Vigen Mirumian (Czech Republic) scored 6,5 points out of 9 and took the 9th place at the open that was held in Norderstedt, Germany.
The winner with 7 points was GM Maxim Turov (Russia).
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| 9-Apr-2012 | Armenian Chess Players at Russian Team Chess Championship |
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GM Sergei Movsesian and ten other Armenian chess players are taking part in Russian Team Chess Championship that is being held in Loo on April 9-15, 2012. Movsesian plays as a member of St. Petersburg Club. Desnogorsk's Atom Team is almost entirely composed of Armenian chess players: 5 of its 6 main members are Armenians (FM Pogos Nakhapetiane, IM Beniamin Galstian, Vardges Tovmasian, Sargis Manukyan, Georgy Pogosian).
You can follow the games of Russian Team Chess Championship on our
website on April 9-15, starting at 15:00 (Yerevan time).
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| 9-Apr-2012 | Varuzhan Akobian in Philadelphia |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian (USA) scored 6,5 points out of 9 and took the second prize at the open that was held in Philadelphia. He was only half a point behind the winner - GM Magesh Panchanathan (India).
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| 9-Apr-2012 | Vigen Mirumian in Norderstedt |
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Armenian GM Vigen Mirumian (Czech Republic) has scored 5 points after 7 rounds at the open in Norderstedt, Germany. He is one point behind the leaders - GMs Laszlo Gonda (Hungary) and Arturs Neiksans (Latvia).
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| 8-Apr-2012 | Varuzhan Akobian in Philadelphia |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian (USA) has scored 5,5 points after 7 rounds leading at the open in Philadelphia. The same results have GMs Sergey Erenburg (Israel), Jon Hammer (Norway) and Sam Shankland(USA) but they are behind Akobian on tie-break.
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| 8-Apr-2012 | Vigen Mirumian in Norderstedt |
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Armenian GM Vigen Mirumian (Czech Republic) has scored 4 points after 5 rounds at the open in Norderstedt, Germany. He is half a point behind the four leaders.
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| 7-Apr-2012 | Varuzhan Akobian in Philadelphia |
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Armenian GM Varuzhan Akobian (USA) has scored 4 points after 5 rounds at the open that is being held in Philadelphia. He is only half a point behind the leader - GM Sam Shankland (USA).
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| 7-Apr-2012 | Vigen Mirumian in Norderstedt |
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Armenian GM Vigen Mirumian (Czech Republic) has scored 2,5 points after 3 rounds at the open in Norderstedt, Germany. He is only half a point behind the four leaders.
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| 6-Apr-2012 | Vigen Mirumian in Norderstedt |
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Armenian GM Vigen Mirumian (Czech Republic) began his participation at the open in Norderstedt, Germany with a victory over Jurgen Meyer (Germany).
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| 5-Apr-2012 | Vigen Mirumian in Norderstedt |
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Armenian GM Vigen Mirumian (Czech Republic) begins his participation on April 5 at the open that is being held in Norderstedt, Germany.139 chess players are taking part in it, among them 13 are grandmasters.
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| 3-Apr-2012 | Sergey Kasparov in Werther |
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Armenian GM Sergey Kasparov (Belarus) scored 5 points and took the 3rd place at the open that was held in Werther, Germany.
The first prize won Maxim Turov (Russia) with 6 points.
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| 2-Apr-2012 | Vladimir Akopian in the World Cup |
 By the results of the European Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, GM Vladimir Akopian got right to take part in the World Cup that will be held in Tromso, Norway, in August-September, 2013. |
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| 2-Apr-2012 | Hovhannes Gabuzyan fulfilled a Grandmaster Norm |
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FM Hovhannes Gabuzyan fulfilled a grandmaster norm at the European Championship that was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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