74th Chess Championships of Armenia start in Yerevan

The 74th Chess Championships of Armenia started in Yerevan on January 12. 10 men chess players and 10 female ones participate in the championships, Armenia’s Chess Federation said.

The results of first round are:

Men

Hovhannisyan Robert - Pashikian Arman ½-½
Kotanjian Tigran - Babujian Levon ½-½
Petrosian Tigran L. - Andriasian Zaven ½-½
Grigoryan Karen - Melkumyan Hrant 0-1
Grigoryan Avetik - Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ½-½

Women

Gevorgyan Maria - Ghukasyan Siranush 1-0
Gasparian Narine - Mirzabekyan Svetlana 1-0
Hairapetian Anna - Ghambaryan Hasmik 1-0
Gevorgyan Anahit - Sargsyan Shushanna 0-1
Babayan Armine - Gaboyan Susanna 1-0