72nd Armenian Championship Highest League starts on January 11
The Highest League Tournament of the 72nd Armenian Chess Championship will be held in Yerevan from January 11 to 22, 2012. The tournament hosts GMs Tigran L. Petrosian, Zaven Andriasian, Avetik Grigoryan, Hrant Melkumyan, Arman Pashikian, Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Ashot Anastasian, Artashes Minasian, Levon Babujian, Hrair Simonian, IM Karen Grigoryan, armchess.am reported.
The Highest League Tournament of the Armenian Women's 67th Championship will be held in Yerevan simultaneously. 12 chess players will take part in the tournament, including WGMs Maria Kursova, Evgeniya Doluhanova, Nelly Aginian, Naira Movsisian.