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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, ARMENPRESS:Armenian chess players have started their performance at the World Chess Championship under 20 years old which kicked off today in Yerevan successfully. Robert Hovhannissian beat German Georg Meyer, Gevorg Alaverdian beat Korean Alexei Kim, Avetik Grigorian beat Alan Borda from Bolivia and Levon Babujian beat Nikita Krayushkin from Canada. Simon Mkrtchian was defeated by Anton Filipov from Uzbekistan. Among girls Liana Aghabekian beat Karmen de Yager from South African Republic. Anna Hayrapetian and Diana Mnatsakanian were defeated by Estunuhi Eesha Karavade and Zehra Topeli from Turkey. Tatev Abrahamian from USA beat Ana Bukhtsrikidze from Georgia. Marine Ghazarian played draw with Alexandra Savurko.