July 16, 2013 - 12:03 AMT
Grandmaster Zaven Andriasian wins Kazan Universiade silver

Armenian grandmaster Zaven Andriasian won silver at Kazan Universiade, having tied the round 9 game with Philippines’ Wesley So.

9 chess players having gained 6,5 points each, the Philippine won gold based on tie-break points, followed by Andriasian.

Robert Hovhannisyan beat Turkmenistan’s Maksat Atabayev to gain 10th spot with 6 points.

Armenia won 5 more medals at the tournament, with sambo wrestler Tigran Kirakosyan (55 kg) gaining the Universiade gold.