INDIA-ARMENIA U21 MATCH
The India - Armenia match between U21 chess teams will be held from November 30 to December 2, 2008, in New Delhi, India. The match will be played on four boards, and the teams will encounter three times. The match will be held according to the World Chess Olympiad regulations: the winning team will get 2 points, the losing team zero point and in case of a draw 1 point each. The winner will be determined according to the results of three matches.
Here are the compositions of Armenian team:
Armenia: GM Andriasian Zaven, GM Grigoryan Avetik, GM Melkumyan Hrant, FM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel.
The FIDE Congress in Dresden awarded Grandmaster titles to two Armenian chess players, Hrant Melkumyan and 15 year-old Samvel Ter-Sahakyan.