On January 18, Tigran Petrossian chess house in Yerevan hosted the first tour of 71st Armenian Men’s Chess Championship.
3 out of 6 matches ended in victories, the remaining 3 pairs drew their games.
In the first tour, Hrant Melkumyan, Robert Hovhannesyan and Arman Pashikyan gained victories over David Petrosyan, Tigran Kotanjyan and Artashes Minasyan.
Games between Samvel Ter-Sahakyan– Ashot Anastasyan, Avetik Grigoryan – Tigran Petrosyan and Zaven Andriasyan – Ara Minasyan ended in a draw.
Championship prize fund is AMD 1,200 mln, AMD 800 and 500 thousand for winners of 1-3rd places. 1-5 places winners will qualify for Europe Championship; 6-8 places winners will gain entrance to Aeroflot Open.
