Armenian Grand Master becomes champion in Moscow blitz chess championship

Armenpress 12:11, 17 September, 2012

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian chess player living in Russia, Grand Master Karine Hambardzumova earned 14 out of 19 possible points and won the title of the Moscow champion in blitz chess tournament. Armenpress was reported about it by the Armenian Chess Federation.

Hambardzumova is one of the most promising chess players in Russia and this was not the first time she achieved success in international chess tournaments.

Armenian Grand Master Sergey Kasparov, representing Belarus, scored 4.5 out of 6 possible points and shared the 3-10 places at the international chess tournament, which took place in Roosendaal, Netherlands.

Kasparov surrendered to the winner of the tournament, the Grand Master representing the Netherlands, Sergey Tivyakov with half a point.



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