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30-Apr-2007

Leko - Kramnik Match in Miskolc

Before the match with Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik had an eight game Rapid Match with GM Peter Leko on April 25-29 in Miskolc, Hungary.

The match ended with Kramnik's victory with a score 4,5:3,5.

Gm1 Kramnik Vladimir - Leko Peter 1/2
Gm2 Leko Peter - Kramnik Vladimir 1/2
Gm3 Kramnik Vladimir - Leko Peter 1-0
Gm4 Leko Peter - Kramnik Vladimir 1/2
Gm5 Kramnik Vladimir - Leko Peter 1-0
Gm6 Leko Peter - Kramnik Vladimir 1-0
Gm7 Kramnik Vladimir - Leko Peter 1/2
Gm8 Leko Peter - Kramnik Vladimir 1/2

27-Apr-2007

Aronian - Kramnik Match Website

The website of Aronian - Kramnik match has been created. http://www.aroniankramnik2007.am/

26-Apr-2007

Anait Thougourian's Success

Armenian chess player Anait Thougourian (France) took the 2nd prize among women in the Rhone International Open (France).

26-Apr-2007

Sevak Mekhitarian's Success

Armenian IM Krikor-Sevak Mekhitarian (Brazil) gained 5,5 points of 7 and took the 3rd place in the tournament held in Salvador city (Brazil).

25-Apr-2007

Tigran Gharamian Fulfilled a GM Norm

Armenian IM Tigran Gharamian (France) fulfilled a Grandmaster norm in the tournament held in Metz, France. Gharamian gained 6 points of 9 and stayed behind the winner GM Sergey Fedorchuk (Ukraine) with only one point.

Tatiana Kasparova (Belarus) fulfilled a WIM norm in the same tournament.

101 chess players were taking part in the Metz Open.

25-Apr-2007

Hayrapetian and Gasparian fulfilled an IM norm

Armenian chess players Arman Hayrapetian and Tigran Gasparian fulfilled International Master norms in Ebralidze Memorial held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

23-Apr-2007

Thomas Saatdjian - France Champion

Armenian chess player Thomas Saatdjian became France Youth champion in the under 16 category. Thomas gained 8 points of 9 in the tournament held in French Alps (Grand Bornand).

23-Apr-2007

Tigran Gharamian's Success

Armenian IM Tigran Gharamian won the 1st prize in the International Open held in Fourmies, France. Gharamian gained 6 points of 7.

129 chess players were taking part in the tournament.

21-Apr-2007

Gaguik Oganessian is 60

President of FIDE Zone 1.5, Member of FIDE Executive Board, 6th World Chess Amateur Champion Gaguik Oganessian turns 60 on April 21, 2007.

Oganessian is also General Secretary of Armenian Chess Federation since 1971, Editor-in-Chief of “Chess in Armenia” Magazine since 1972, Presenter of weekly chess program on Armenian National TV since 1972, Vice Chairman of FIDE CHIPS Committee, FIDE International Chess Organizer, FIDE Master, Chess “Oscar” Holder (for organization of 32nd World Chess Olympiad, 1996). Oganessian is the author of 31 chess books in Armenian, English, Russian.

Name of Gaguik Oganessian is included in the FIDE “Gold Book” of 1999.

E-mail: armchess@arminco.com

21-Apr-2007

Armenia in the World Women's Team Championship

Armenia will take part in the 1st World Women`s Team Chess Championship 2007 from 19 to 30 May in Ekaterinburg, Russia. World strongest 10 teams will participate in it. Among them are Ukraine, Russia, China, Armenia, Georgia, Netherlands, Poland, Vietnam, Botswana. The 10th team which must be the representative of American Continent will be decided later.

Armenian team will play in the following composition: WGM Elina Danielian, WGM Lilit Mkrtchian, WGM Nelly Aginian, WIM Siranush Andriasian, Liana Aghabekian. The coach of the team is GM Arsen Yegiazarian.

You may follow the games at our website online

20-Apr-2007

Aronian Gets Ready for the Match with Kramnik

World Cup Holder Levon Aronian spends hid trainings in Jermuk, Armenia before the Rapid Match against World Champion Vladimir Kramnik which will be held on May 4-6 in Yerevan.

17-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Men Final Rank after Round 11
Rk. Name                   FED   Rtg   Pts.
1    Tkachiev Vladislav     FRA   2652 8
2    Sutovsky Emil          ISR   2637 8
3    Jakovenko Dmitry       RUS   2708 8
4    Pavasovic Dusko        SLO   2567 8
5    Cheparinov Ivan        BUL   2646 8
6    Sakaev Konstantin      RUS   2633 8
7    Iljin Artem            RUS   2538 8

45   Petrosian Tigran       ARM   2580 7
48   Minasian Artashes      ARM   2586 7
61   Kotanjian Tigran       ARM   2560 7
83   Andriasian Zaven       ARM   2523 6,5
106 Sargissian Gabriel     ARM   2651 6,5
127 Anastasian Ashot       ARM   2552 6,5
147 Vaganian Rafael        ARM   2590 6
164 Asrian Karen           ARM   2635 6
201 Pashikian Arman        ARM   2538 5,5

Women Final Rank after Round 11
Rk. Name                   FED   Rtg   Pts.
1   Kosintseva Tatiana     RUS   2459 10
2   Stefanova Antoaneta    BUL   2496 8
3   Kosintseva Nadezhda    RUS   2475 8
4   Hoang Thanh Trang      HUN   2472 8

20 Danielian Elina        ARM   2424 7
43 Mkrtchian Lilit        ARM   2424 6,5
74 Andriasian Siranush    ARM   2252 5,5

15-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 11    PGN_Men PGN_Women
Name              Pts. Result Pts.   Name
Minasian Artashes 6     1 - 0   6    Maze Sebastien
Petrosian Tigran 6     1 - 0   6      Gordon Stephen
Kotanjian Tigran 6     1 - 0   6      Dreev Alexey
Andriasian Zaven 6     ½ - ½   6      Nataf Igor-Alexandre
Moiseenko Alex.   5½    1 - 0   5½     Pashikian Arman
Vaganian Rafael   5     1 - 0   5      Pert Richard
Chuchelov Vl.     5½    0 - 1   5½     Sargissian Gabriel
Slobodjan Roman   5½    ½ - ½   5½     Asrian Karen
Bindrich Falko    5½    0 - 1   5½     Anastasian Ashot
Danielian Elina   7     0 - 1   7      Stefanova Antoaneta
Chelushkina Irina 5½    0 - 1   5½     Mkrtchian Lilit
Kochetkova Julia 5     ½ - ½   5      Andriasian Siranush

14-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 10    PGN_Men PGN_Women
Name            Pts. Result Pts. Name
Naiditsch Arkadij    6    1 - 0 6    Minasian Artashes
Cheparinov Ivan      6    1 - 0 6    Petrosian Tigran
Sargissian Gabriel 5    ½ - ½ 5    Slobodjan Roman
Asrian Karen         5    ½ - ½ 5    Frolyanov Dmitry
Kacheishvili Giorgi 5½   ½ - ½ 5½   Andriasian Zaven
Anastasian Ashot     5½   0 - 1 5½   Van Wely Loek
Pashikian Arman      5½   0 - 1 5½   Graf Alexander
Porper Eduard        5    0 - 1 5    Kotanjian Tigran
Ris Robert           4    0 - 1 4    Vaganian Rafael

Moser Eva            6½   ½ - ½ 6½   Danielian Elina
Mkrtchian Lilit      5½   0 - 1 5½   Golubenko Valentina
Andriasian Siranush 4½   ½ - ½ 4½   Burtasova Anna

13-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 9    PGN_Men PGN_Women
Name                Pts. Result Pts. Name
Minasian Artashes 5½    ½ - ½   5½    Georgiev Kiril
Petrosian Tigran    5½    ½ - ½   5½    Beliavsky Alexander
Andriasian Zaven    5     ½ - ½   5     Jussupow Artur
Kotanjian Tigran    4½    ½ - ½   4½    Safarli Eltaj
Anastasian Ashot    4½    1 - 0   4½    Pert Richard
Pashikian Arman     4½    1 - 0   4½    Loxine Jakov
David Alberto       4½    ½ - ½   4½    Sargissian Gabriel
Vaganian Rafael     4     0 - 1   4     Handke Florian
Karpatchev Aleksandr4     0 - 1   4     Asrian Karen

Danielian Elina     6     ½ - ½   6     Hoang Thanh Trang
Cherednichenko S. 4½    0 - 1   4½    Mkrtchian Lilit
Velikhanli Firuza 4     ½ - ½   4     Andriasian Siranush

12-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 8 PGN_Men PGN_Women

Name	Pts.	Result	Pts.	Name
Predojevic Borki	4½	1 - 0	4½	Pashikian Arman
Jovanovic Zoran	4½	0 - 1	4½	Petrosian Tigran
Kanep Meelis	4½	0 - 1	4½	Minasian Artashes
Maze Sebastien	4	1 - 0	4	Vaganian Rafael
Sargissian Gabriel	4	½ - ½	4	Frolyanov Dmitry
Bauer Christian	4	0 - 1	4	Andriasian Zaven
Asrian Karen	3½	½ - ½	3½	Womacka Mathias
Saric Ivan	3½	0 - 1	3½	Kotanjian Tigran
Georgiadis Ioannis	3½	0 - 1	3½	Anastasian Ashot

Atalik Ekaterina	5½	½ - ½	5½	Danielian Elina
Mkrtchian Lilit	4	½ - ½	4	Juergens Vera
Andriasian Siranush	4	0 - 1	4	Foisor Sabina-Francesca

10-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 7 PGN_Men PGN_Women

Title	Name	Pts	Result	Pts	Title	Name
GM	Pashikian Arman	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Aleksandrov Aleksej
GM	Vaganian Rafael	4	0 - 1	4	GM	Nevednichy Vladislav
GM	Petrosian Tigran	4	½ - ½	4	GM	Guseinov Gadir
GM	Minasian Artashes	4	½ - ½	4	IM	Holzke Frank
GM	Shanava Konstantine	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Sargissian Gabriel
GM	Evdokimov Alexander	3½	1 - 0	3½	GM	Asrian Karen
GM	Kotanjian Tigran	3	½ - ½	3	FM	Danilov Ilie Vladimir
GM	Andriasian Zaven	3	1 - 0	3	FM	Erturan Yakup
GM	Anastasian Ashot	2½	1 - 0	2½	FM	Wichmann Cliff

IM	Danielian Elina	4½	1 - 0	4½	IM	Khurtsidze Nino
	Schoene Maria	3½	0 - 1	3	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit
WGM	Zdebskaja Natalia	3	0 - 1	3	WIM	Andriasian Siranush

9-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 6 PGN_Men PGN_Women

Title	Name	Pts	Result	Pts	Title	Name
GM	Volkov Sergey	4	1 - 0	4	GM	Vaganian Rafael
GM	Golod Vitali	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Pashikian Arman
GM	Jovanovic Zoran	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Minasian Artashes
IM	Porper Eduard	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Petrosian Tigran
GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw	3	1 - 0	3	GM	Andriasian Zaven
IM	Holzke Frank	3	1 - 0	3	GM	Kotanjian Tigran
GM	Sargissian Gabriel	2½	1 - 0	2½	IM	Esen Baris
GM	Asrian Karen	2½	1 - 0	2½	IM	Landenbergue Claude
	Wilke Werner	1½	0 - 1	1½	GM	Anastasian Ashot

WFM	Von Wantoch-Rekowski Dan.	3½	0 - 1	3½	IM	Danielian Elina
IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2½	½ - ½	2½	WGM	Srebrnic Ana
WIM	Andriasian Siranush	2	1 - 0	2		Osmanodja Filiz

8-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 5 PGN_Men PGN_Women

Title	Name	Pts	Result	Pts	Title	Name
GM	Minasian Artashes	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter
GM	Petrosian Tigran	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Malakhov Vladimir
GM	Kotanjian Tigran	3	0 - 1	3	GM	Sutovsky Emil
GM	Vaganian Rafael	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Siebrecht Sebastian
	Kalvaitis Sigitas	2½	0 - 1	2½	GM	Pashikian Arman
IM	Womacka Mathias	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Sargissian Gabriel
IM	Esen Baris	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Asrian Karen
GM	Andriasian Zaven	2	1 - 0	2	FM	Meinhardt Maximilian
GM	Anastasian Ashot	1½	0 - 1	1½	IM	Jirka Jiri

IM	Danielian Elina	3	½ - ½	3	WIM	Rudolf Anna
IM	Petrenko Svetlana	2	½ - ½	2	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit
WGM	Kadimova Ilaha	2	1 - 0	2	WIM	Andriasian Siranush

7-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 4 PGN_Men PGN_Women

Title	Name	Pts	Result	Pts	Title	Name
GM	Malakhov Vladimir	2½	½ - ½	2½	GM	Minasian Artashes
GM	Jovanovic Zoran	2½	½ - ½	2½	GM	Vaganian Rafael
GM	Pashikian Arman	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Van Wely Loek
GM	Sutovsky Emil	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Andriasian Zaven
GM	Petrosian Tigran	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Urban Klaudiusz
GM	Kotanjian Tigran	2	1 - 0	2	IM	Esen Baris
GM	Sargissian Gabriel	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Stern Rene
GM	Asrian Karen	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Handke Florian
IM	Kuba Guenter	1½	1 - 0	1½	GM	Anastasian Ashot

IM	Kosintseva Tatiana	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Danielian Elina
IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2	0 - 1	2	WIM	Burtasova Anna
WFM	Ozturk Kubra	1	0 - 1	1	WIM	Andriasian Siranush

6-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 3 PGN_Men PGN_Women

Title	Name	Pts	Result	Pts	Title	Name
GM	Volokitin Andrei	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Petrosian Tigran
GM	Moiseenko Alexander	2	1 - 0	2	GM	Kotanjian Tigran
GM	Vaganian Rafael	2	½ - ½	2	GM	Hillarp Persson Tiger
GM	Andriasian Zaven	1½	½ - ½	1½	GM	Laznicka Viktor
GM	Minasian Artashes	1½	1 - 0	1½	IM	Porper Eduard
IM	Landenbergue Claude	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Sargissian Gabriel
IM	Sanikidze Tornike	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Asrian Karen
GM	Anastasian Ashot	1	½ - ½	1	IM	Rocha Sergio
GM	Pashikian Arman	1	1 - 0	1	FM	Erturan Yakup
IM	Danielian Elina	2	1 - 0	2	WGM	Vozovic Oksana
WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	1½	½ - ½	1½	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit
WIM	Andriasian Siranush	1	0 - 1	1	IM	Paehtz Elisabeth

5-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

Results of Round 2 PGN_Men PGN_Women

Title	Name	Pts	Result	Pts	Title	Name
GM	Volkov Sergey	1	1 - 0	1	GM	Pashikian Arman
GM	Predojevic Borki	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Andriasian Zaven
GM	Van der Weide Karel	1	0 - 1	1	GM	Vaganian Rafael
GM	Wells Peter	1	½ - ½	1	GM	Minasian Artashes
GM	Petrosian Tigran	1	1 - 0	1	IM	Geller Jakov
GM	Kotanjian Tigran	11	1 - 0	1		Swinkels Robin
	Kalvaitis Sigitas	1	1 - 0	1	GM	Anastasian Ashot
GM	Sargissian Gabriel	0½	½ - ½	0½	GM	Iskusnyh Sergei
GM	Asrian Karen	0	1 - 0	0	FM	Becker Michael
WGM	Benderac Ana	1	0 - 1	1	IM	Danielian Elina
IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	1	½ - ½	1	WGM	Kochetkova Julia
WFM	Coimbra Margarida	0	0 - 1	0	WIM	Andriasian Siranush

4-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

The games may be followed at our website online.

Results of Round 1 PGN_Men PGN_Women

Title

Name

Pts

Result

Pts

Title

Name

IM

Orlov Andrey

0

1 - 0

0

GM

Asrian Karen

GM

Vaganian Rafael

0

1 - 0

0

IM

Moor Roger

GM

Minasian Artashes

0

1 - 0

0

IM

Bakalarz Mieczyslaw

FM

Bach Matthias

0

0 - 1

0

GM

Petrosian Tigran

FM

Jahnel Guenther

0

0 - 1

0

GM

Kotanjian Tigran

GM

Anastasian Ashot

0

1 - 0

0

FM

Loew Gerald

GM

Pashikian Arman

0

1 - 0

0

FM

Logothetis Sotirios

GM

Andriasian Zaven

0

1 - 0

0

Minescu Dragos Olivar

GM

Murariu Andrei

0

½ - ½

0

GM

Sargissian Gabriel

WFM

Franciskovic Borka

0

0 - 1

0

IM

Mkrtchian Lilit

IM

Danielian Elina

0

1 - 0

0

WIM

Dergatschova-Daus Anna

WIM

Andriasian Siranush

0

0 - 1

0

IM

Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan

3-Apr-2007

8th European Individual Championships

The 8th Individual European Chess Championships take place 2-16 April, 2007, in the International Congress Center, Dresden (Germany).

11 rounds Swiss system will be played, 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.

Round 1 Tuesday 3rd April 2007.

The games may be followed at our website online.