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  • Int'l chess tournament opened in Stepanakert

    Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
    March 10 2004

    INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT OPENED

    FIDE has announced 2004 the year of the ninth champion of the world
    Tigran Petrossian. On this occasion the NKR authorities and the RA
    Academy of Chess organized the international chess tournament devoted
    to the 75th anniversary of Tigran Petrossian. The tournament was
    opened on March 8 in Stepanakert. The participants met with the NKR
    president Arkady Ghukassian, prime minister Anoushavan Danielian,
    members of government, members of the National Assembly and others.
    The participants of the tournament are headed by the tenth champion
    of the world Boris Spassky. In the name of the NKR authorities the
    NKR minister of education, culture and sport greeted the participants
    and wished them success. The minister characterized the tournament of
    this level as an unprecedented event in the sport life of Artsakh.
    "This is the case when we prove that Artsakh tries to achieve new
    successes in sport, whereas the problem that the country is not
    recognized hinders the development of sport. However, the tournament
    filled us with the hope that Artsakh is able to achieve heights and
    organize new and other similar tournaments." The participants of the
    ceremony watched the film about Tigran Petrossian. Then the message
    of the chairman of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was read. The tenth
    champion of the world greeted the guests and thanked the organizers
    of the tournament characterizing it as a truly big event in the world
    of chess. "This championship woke joyful memories in my mind
    connected with the events of 1966, 1969 in the world of chess. Today
    the spirit of Tigran Petrossian is felt in this hall..." Once the rival
    of Tigran Petrossian, today speaks with great enthusiasm about him,
    telling about their games for the chess crown. The grand masters
    participating in the tournament represent seven countries.

    LAURA GRIGORIAN
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