March 6, the 11th European Individual men and women’s Chess Championship started in Rijeka, Croatia.

Armenian 18 chess players participate in the championship: Vladimir Hakobyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, Arman Pashikyan, Tigran L. Petrosyan, Zaven Andreasyan, Hrant Melkumyan, Artashes Minasyan, Avetik Grigoryan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Robert Hovhannisyan, David Petrosyan, Vahe Baghdasaryan, Vladimir Poghosyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Elina Danielyan, Lilit Galoyan, Nelli Aghinyan, Anahit Kharatyan.

Armenian Diaspora representatives will also attend the tournament: Sergey Movsisian (Slovakia), David Harutyunyan (Georgia), Sergei Grigoriants (Russia), Elmira Skripchenko (France) and Eugeniya Dolukhanova (Ukraine).

L.A.