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25 October 2012 - 10:57 AMT

Armenia to participate in Mikhail Chigorin Chess Memorial

Over 20 Armenian chess players will participate in Mikhail Chigorin Memorial International Chess Festival, to be held from October 27 – November 4, 2012.

The line-up includes grandmasters Vladimir Akopian, Robert Hovhannisyan, Zaven Andreasyan, Avetik Grigoryan, Arthur Gabrielian, Sergei Grigoryants and Yuri Hayrapetyan.

The event will bring together more than 300 players, with 75 grandmasters among them.

The main competition will be preceded by Rapid chess tournament, to be held on October 25-26 before.