Representing the US, Armenian grandmaster Varuzan Hakobyan, silver medalist of the world team championship, takes part in the international chess festival in the Dutch city of Wijk aan Zee. Hakobyan (2628) plays in the «B» tournament.
In the 3rd round, Hakobyan made a draw with Wesley So (Philippines). After 3 rounds, Hakobyan ranks 9th with 1 point In the fourth round, Armenian GM will meet with Erwin L’Ami (Netherlands).
The tournament will finish on January 31.
Varuzhan Hakobyan is an Armenian grandmaster. In 1992, he came 3rd in the Junior Championships of Armenia. At the world championship among juniors (Czechoslovakia) Hakobyan was the 8th place among 50 participants. Since 2002, Hakobyan has represented the United States, and in 2005 took the 8th place in Alajuela Open Champion. In 2006, Varuzhan Hakobyan was the bronze medalist of the Chess Olympiad. In 2007, he was second in the World Open Champion. In 2008, GM became the winner of the Chicago Open tournament.
Chess festival in Wijk aan Zee is the International Chess Tournament, which takes place annually in the Dutch city of Wijk aan Zee. In 2008, the Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian became the winner of the tournament.
