Armenian chess players set a successful start

Armenian chess players started successfully the first round of European Women’s Championship held in Turkish city of Gaziantep. Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Lilit Galoyan and Maria Kursova have defeated Drljevic, Sandu, Kaya, Bozkurt. The latter two chess players were presenting Turkey.

During the reporting round Anna Hayrapetyan lost to Georgian Nino Khurtsidze.

Russian representative Nelli Aleksanyan took victory over Baira Kovanova and Elmira Skripchenko representing France played drawn game with Rakich.

In the second round Lilit Galoyan will play against Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian against Elena Sedina (Italy), Maria Kursova against Inna Gaponenko (Ukraine), Anna Hayraoetyan against Olena Martinkova (Ukraine), Nelly Aleksanyan (Russia) against Salome Melia (Georgia).