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  • Armenian Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian To Compete In The 2013 U.S. Ch

    ARMENIAN GRANDMASTER VARUZHAN AKOBIAN TO COMPETE IN THE 2013 U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

    14:43, 29 April, 2013

    YEREVAN, APRIL 29, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian
    is going to compete in the 2013 U.S. Chess Championships beginning
    May 2 in St. Louis. Akobian will be one of only 24 elite chess players
    competing for the coveted title at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center
    of St. Louis, a spot he earned based on his exceptional competitive
    ranking, reports Armenpress referring to The Topeka Capital-Journal.

    Up for grabs at this tournament is the title of U.S. champion,
    accompanied by a grand prize of $30,000. Furthermore, if any competitor
    is able to reproduce Bobby Fischer's 1963-64 U.S.

    Championship performance of winning every game, he will earn a bonus
    prize of $,000. The top five players also will qualify to play in
    the World Championship cycle.

    Akobian is a professional player who has achieved the elite rank of
    Grandmaster, now settled in Topeka. His father was his first opponent,
    and the match took place shortly after Akobian's family moved to
    Mongolia from his home country of Armenia. The bone-chilling weather
    conditions outside kept Akobian cooped up indoors for long stretches,
    and his father must have hoped the game was complex enough to keep
    his young son occupied for days - even weeks - at a time.

    As Akobian stared down at the checkered board for the first time that
    day, tentatively sliding rooks and pawns with his tiny fingers, he had
    no way of knowing that chess was to become his calling, purpose and
    passion. But that one match was all it took to hook Akobian for life.

    "I fell in love with it, and I've been playing ever since," he said.

    Akobian's success is the result of years of dedication and discipline.

    Mastering the game of chess meant learning a multitude of smaller
    lessons along the way, many of which he has found to be applicable
    to everyday life. Akobian reflected on those lessons as he shared
    his story.




    From: A. Papazian
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