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08, 2009

President Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk 2009” international chess tournament

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On August 8 in Jermuk, President Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the FIDE Grand Prix “Jermuk 2009” international chess tournament, dedicated to the 80th birthday of Tigran Petrossian and made a statement.

The tournament commenced on August 9, when the President of Armenia, President of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan and the President of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov made first symbolic moves in Levon Aronian-Vasili Ivanchuk match.

While seven pairs of players were making their first moves, President of Armenia and the President of FIDE played their match on the eighth chessboard, finishing with a draw.

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