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14 March 2012 - 06:23 AMT

Elina Danielian finishes 8th at European Chess Championship

Armenia’s Elina Danielian finished 8th with 7,5 points at European Individual Women's Chess Championship ongoing in Turkish city of Gaziantep.

Valentina Gunina of Russia won the title with 8,5 points.

Meanwhile, Lilit Mkrtchian came 35th with 6 points, Maria Kursova gained the 38th place with 6 points, Lilit Galojan – 55th with 5,5 points, Anna Hairapetian scored 5 points to come 71st, while Nelly Aginyan is the 76th with 4,5 points.

Under the championship regulations, the contenders who occupied the first 14 places will qualify for the World Cup.

Total prize amounts to Euro 100 000.