Armenian grandmaster representing the United States, Varuzhan Hakobyan suffered a defeat by Erwin L’Ami (Netherlands) in the 4th round of Corus Chess 2010 going on in Wijk aan Zee.
Currently, Hakobyan is one from the bottom with 1 point.
In the 5th round, he will rival India’s Parimarjan Negi.
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 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, Hakobyan won the Chicago Open tournament.
Corus Chess 2010 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.
