16:41  ,  January 8, 2019

Armenia chess player achieves success in Italy

YEREVAN. – Grandmaster (GM) Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (Armenia) has become the winner of the Vergani Cup Le Terrazze - Elite Open chess tournament, which was held in Italy.

After the nine-round competition, the Armenian GM placed first—and solely by himself—with 6.5 points.

Also, Ter-Sahakyan improved its individual rating by 10 points, the Armenian Chess Federation informed.

A total of 42 chess players—including 12 GMs—from 17 countries competed in this tournament.

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