4-year-old boy looks set to make history in Armenian chess

PanARMENIAN.Net - A level 4 qualification tournament was held at Narva chess school on February 15-23, with 26 players from various educational centers of Yerevan participating.

4-year-old Samvel Melkonyan from Narva chess club played a great game, claiming five points and snatching a special prize.

Tatevik Frangulyan, in turn, secured eight points out of the possible eight and was named the winner, followed by Alen Gasparyan and Tigran Badalyan in the second and third spots, respectively, with six points each.

Chess lessons are part of the school curriculum in every public school in Armenia, making it the first country in the world to make chess mandatory in schools.