Tigran Petrosyan wins Armenia’s rapid chess championship

January 31, 2011 - 15:26 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Tigran Petrosianchess house hosted Armenian rapid chess championship with participation of 27 chess players.

Tigran Petrosyan won the tournament, gaining 6.5 points, the Chess Federation told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

Hrant Melkumyan and Hayk Vardanyan finished second and third respectively.

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