Armenian chess players in Women’s Championship

 In the first round of European Women’s Championship held in Turkish city of Gaziantep Armenian chess players set a successful start. Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Lilit Galoyan and Maria Kursova have defeated Drljevic, Sandu, Kaya, Bozkurt. The latter two chess players are presenting Turkey.

During the reporting round Anna Hayrapetyan lost to Georgian Nino Khurtsidze.

In the second round Lilit Galoyan will play against Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian against Elena Sedina (Italy), Maria Kursova against Inna Gaponenko (Ukraine), Anna Hayraoetyan against Olena Martinkova (Ukraine), Nelly Aleksanyan (Russia) against Salome Melia (Georgia).