Stepan Avagyan Memorial-2019։ Opening Ceremony

Today Jermuk resort town hosted the participants of Stepan Avagyan Memorial: “Jermuk-2019” XIV International Open Youth Chess Tournament. 
The “Jermuk-2019” XIV International Open Youth Chess Tournament is an annual tournament for youth chess players from different countries of the world. This year over 220 young players from Armenia, Artsakh, Russia, India and Germany will take part in the Memorial. 
During the opening ceremony of the event, the President of Vayos Dzor Chess Federation Harutyun Sargsyan, the mayor of Jermuk Vardan Hovhannisyan, the son of Stepan Avagyan Vardan Avagyan and the President of the Chess Academy, Vice-president of the Armenian Chess Federation Smbat Lputian welcomed participants and guests wishing good luck to everyone.
Tomorrow at 09:00, you can see the parings of the groups here. The 1st round of the tournament will start tomorrow at 10:30, at "Jermuk Ashkhar" health center complex.