Five of Armenia’s six representatives started on a positive note their competitions at European Women’s Individual Chess Championship, which got underway in Turkey.
Elina Danielyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Lilit Galoyan, and Maria Kursova, defeated their Serbian, Romanian, and Turkish opponents, respectively, in Round 1 of the event.
Solely Anna Hayrapetyan was defeated by her challenger from Georgia.
A total of eleven rounds will be played in the Championship.
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