Young Players Take Part in Chess Conversation
2013-03-11
News
Forty young chess players had a chance to compete against Armenian chess grandmasters Vladimir Hakobyan and Gabriel Sargsyan and International Master and chess coach Ashot Nadanyan on March 10 at Tumo. Organized by Converse Bank Armenia, "Chess Conversation" was open to Tumo members, students from the Gyumri Chess School and other young chess enthusiasts--the youngest being 6-years-old. Even teenagers at Tumo Dilijan had a chance to participate in the tournament via the Internet, playing against their Yerevan peers and a grandmaster.
The tournament lasted almost two hours, and while most of the games ended with the teenagers' defeat, three games were closely matched and ended in a draw.