YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is also President of the Armenian Chess Federation, on Thursday will travel to Russia on a working visit.

On the same day, Sargsyan will attend the International TASHIR chess tournament in memory of Tigran Petrosian, and devoted to the 85th birth anniversary of the 9th World Chess Champion, which is held in Moscow. 

The Tashir Group and the Russian Chess Federation are the organizers of this event, in which the world’s top eight chess grandmasters are competing.  

Serzh Sargsyan is also chairman of the organization committee of the Tigran Petrosian memorial tournament.