Arman Pashikyan wins Armenian chess tournament

January 27, 2009 - 15:21 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The 69th Armenian chess championship ended in victory of Arman Pashikyan, who defeated Olympic champion Tigran Petrosyan in the finals.



Thanks to the extra index, Pashikyan left behind Tigran Kotanjyan, who also pretended to the title.



Lilit Galoyan won the women's tournament.
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