Armenian chess legend Rafael Vaganian celebrates birthday
Soviet chess champion Rafael Vaganian celebrates his 73rd birthday on Tuesday.
Vaganian is a winner of two Chess Olympiads, two World Team Chess Championships and three European Team Chess Championships as part of the Soviet team, a two-time member of the bronze medal-winning Armenian team at the Chess Olympiads and World Senior Chess Champion.
"The entire staff of the Armenian Chess Federation heartily congratulates Rafael Vaganian, wishing him good health, inexhaustible energy and new achievements," the federation said in a statement.