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China wins Tigran Petrosian Memorial Internet Tournament |
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Friday, 24 December 2004 00:00 |
 An international Internet chess tournament dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birth of the 9th world champion, Tigran Petrosian was held from December 18 till December 23. Four teams: Russia, China, France and Armenia, participated in this event.
Chinese team tied the last round with Russia to win the tournament, scoring 14 points. .
Please visit the Official Site of the tournament for more detailed information.
An international Internet chess tournament dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birth of the 9th world champion, Tigran Petrosian was held from December 18 till December 23. Four teams: Russia, China, France and Armenia, participated in this event.
Each team consisted of 4 players:
Armenia: Rtg Russia: Rtg
GM Aronian, Levon 2675 GM Svidler, Peter 2735
GM Lputian, Smbat 2634 GM Dreev, Alexey 2698
GM Sargissian, Gabr 2611 GM Khalifman, Alexander 2669
GM Minasian, Artash 2581 GM Zvjaginsev, Vadim 2650
France: Rtg China: Rtg
GM Lautier, Joel 2682 GM Bu Xiangzhi 2615
GM Fressinet, L 2640 GM Ni Hua 2611
GM Bauer, Christian 2622 GM Zhang Zhong 2596
GM Nataf, Igor 2565 GM Wang Yue 2536
Chinese team tied the last round with Russia to win the tournament, scoring 14 points. The French team defeated Armenia 2.5-1.5 to take the second place.
Final Standings:
1. China - 14.0
2. France - 13.0
3. Russia - 13.0
4. Armenia - 8.0
The results of the fifth round:
France-Russia 2.5-1.5; China-Armenia 2.5-1.5
The results of the fourth round:
Russia-Armenia 2.5-1.5; France-China 2-2
The results of the third round:
Armenia-China 0.5-3.5; Russia-France 3-1
The results of the second round:
China-Russia 2-2; France-Armenia 3-1;
The first round of the tournament has brought the following results:
Armenia-Russia 2-2; China-France 2-2;
Please visit the Official Site of the tournament for more detailed information. |
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