YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. A monument to 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosian opened in the town of Aparan. By now it was considered that tha famous chess-player was born in Tbilisi where he lived until he turned 17. But now it became known that the future champion was born in the village of Mulki of Aparan region and the family of Petrosians moved to Tbilisi when Tigran was 2. In 2004, at Petrosian's 75th birth anniversary, the residents of Aparan decided to perpetuate the memory of their compatriot. The initiative of setting a monument to the world champion in Aparan central square belongs to the Nig-Aparan compatriot union. The monument was built with its resources. The author of monument to Tigran Petrosian is sculptor Misha Margarian. An eternal fire will burn near the monument. Aghvan Hovsepian, RA Prosecutor General, honorable Chairman of the Nig-Aparan compatriot union, Serge Sargsian, RA Defence Minister, Chairman of Chess Federation of Armenia, Academician Vanik Zakarian, Honorable Chairman of the Chess Federation of Armenia, Academician Gevorg Brutian were present and spoke at the ceremony of monument's opening. Gagik Hovhannisian, Secretary General of Chess Federation of Armenia, read numerous telegrams they received, including a telegram from Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Chairman of International Chess Federation, former world champions Soris Spaski and Garry Kasparov. It was decided to name Aparan central square, where the monument was set, after Tigran Petrosian. A chess school, a museum of the world champion will also open in the town.

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