YEREVAN, JUNE 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian President, Chairman of the Republican Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan laid flowers at Monument to Tigran Petrosian on June 17 - the birthday of the world champion. Then the president watched a tournament, which was dedicated to the memory of the world-famous chess player. Armenian chess veterans, representatives of the Children's and Juvenile School of Chess, Olympic champions Artashes Minasian and Tigran Petrosian took part in the tournament. According to the RA presidential press service, a consultation with the participation of Serzh Sargsyan and members of the Chairmanship of the Chess Federation was held on the same day to discuss the jubilee events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of T. Petrosian's birth.

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