GM Lilit Galoyan (2385) and IM Karina Hambartsumova (Russia, 2332) will participate in the main tournament of Moscow Open from January 29 to February 6.

The tournament will bring together also eight chess players: Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, 2498), Xue Zhao (China, 2496), Gunina Valentina (Russia, 2471), Olga Girya (Russia, 2429), Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia, 2420), Jolanta Zawadzka (Poland, 2371), Alina Kashlinskaya (Russia, 2327) and Maria Fominykh (Russia, 2306).

A large open tournament will be held as part of the chess festival with participation of around 30 Armenian chess players.