June 14, 2010
A- A+
read

AGBU Sponsors 4th Republican Interschool Chess Tournament

  • Winners of the AGBU-sponsored 4th Republican Interschool Che
    Winners of the AGBU-sponsored 4th Republican Interschool Chess Tournament. From left to right: Hovaness Gabouzian, Tigran Petrosian, Hrant Alexanian, Liana Hayrapetian, and their coach Samvel Misakian, all from Yerevan School #55.

Yerevan teams take the cup, competition includes 18 teams from Armenia, NKR, Georgia



The final match of the AGBU-sponsored 4th Republican Interschool Chess Tournament was held on May 7, 2010, in the Armenian city of Kajaran. Three teams from Yerevan won the tournament, which started in the fall of 2009. Another 13 came from Armenia, in addition to teams from the neighboring Republic of Nagorno Karabakh and the Javakhk province of Georgia.



The aim of the national championship is to promote a love of chess among students and identify talented young people who can grow to be future champions in the sport, continuing Armenia's role as a serious contender in world chess competitions.



Present at the championship match were Smbat Lputyan, vice president of the Republic of Armenia Chess Federation, AGBU Armenia Representation Director Ashot Ghazarian, Maksim Hakobian, director of the Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Factory and head of the Syunik branch of the Armenian Chess Federation, Aram Isabekian, rector of the Armenian Academy of Fine Arts, Kajaran Mayor Vartan Gevorkian, Kapan Mayor Artur Atoyan, and other officials.



Yerevan School #55 won first place. School #190 came in second, and School #135 won third prize. AGBU awarded computers to the seven most successful teams, including the three winning teams. Financial awards of 200,000 ($522), 150,000 ($391) and 100,000 ($261) Armenian drams were granted to the winners by the Zangezour Copper and Molybdenum Factory -– the sponsor of the final phase of the tournament. The winner on an individual score basis, Hovaness Gabuzian, received a financial award of 60,000 AMD ($157). Other awards included the gift of 2000 chess sets and 150 chess clocks to Armenian teams in the competition from AGBU.



This is the third consecutive year that AGBU has sponsored the tournament. The project is an initiative of the Armenian Chess Federation under the auspices of the Republic of Armenia's Ministry of Education and Science.

Please note that archived content may appear distorted as it has been stripped of formatting and original images.

What's New > News Archives > Press Release