Republican Party of Armenia

 Today, at Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theatre, the President of the Republic of Armenia and the Chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the European 15th Individual Chess Championship to be held on March 2-15 in Yerevan. The Championship in which 263 chess players of 27 countries, including 130 grandmasters participate is dedicated to the memory of the World 9th Champion Tigran Petrosyan.