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Valley Chess Club Brings Action Chess Back to Glendale Chess Park
Saturday, July 26, 2008
The Valley Chess Club, which was formed by skittles players in the Food Court of the Panorama Mall, hosted an unrated Action Tournament in the Glendale Chess Park on Saturday, July 26. The $1,000 guaranteed prize fund was sponsored by the following: Mag's Staffing, Inc., South Lakewood Medical Clinic and Merchant Home Loans.
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There was a good turnout for the two sections with GM Melik and 2007 State Champion IM Enrico Sevillano adding prestige to this Glendale Chess Park event.
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Photos: Top Left - a good crowd for a warm day and a quickly organized action tournament. Top Right - David Khachiyan, in green shirt, was among the participants in the B section. Middle Left - The Valley Chess Club participants and Sponsors. Bottom right - Left to right, VCC President Nelson Cudiamat, co-winners IM Enrico Sevillano and GM Melik Khachiyan, Sponsor Laurence Cea. Bottom Left - Nelson Cudiamat with B section co-winners Anna Karapetyan.
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GM Melik's starts 2007 Tour Season on Top in Reno
April 22, 2007- Melik has started his 2007 tour by winning the 7th Far West Open held April 6-8 in Reno, Nevada. The Far West was the 1st of a series of tournaments across the country, including the US Championships, that Melik will compete in this spring and summer. Two of Melik's annotated games from the Far West will be posted later this week. Also read an excellent article covering the tournament by Michael Aigner at "Khachiyan Wins In Reno". IM Jack Peters featured Melik's win against Michael Aigner in his April 22 Los Angeles Times Chess Column, "Chess, by IM Jack Peters".
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AAA Scholastic Tournament
January 27, 2007
The first of AAA's 2007 semi-monthly tournaments was held at the Lutheran Church in Glendale and attracted 127 K-12 players.
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Head Coach Armen Ambartsoumian's son Michael won the K-12 section with 5 points. The same score won the K-8 section for Petros Ayrapetyan and the K-5 section for Gor Badikyan.
There will be another AAA Scholastic Tournament at the same location in April.
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GM Melik tied for 1st with IM Andranik Matikozyan in the 2007 Western Class Championships
GM Melik Khachiyan tied for 1st with IM Andranik Matikozyan in the 2007 Western Class Championship held over the Martin Luther King Weekend. The tournament took place at the beautiful Renaissance Agoura Hills Hotel on January 12-15, 2007. Playing in the 2 day section, GM Melik's and Andranik's scores were 5.5-1.5.
Among the top players at the tournament were GM Alex Yermolinsky of San Francisco, shown seated at right in this photo, analyzing with GM Melik their game, a very tough one which ended drawn.
Competing also were local IM's Enrico Sevillano and, also from the San Francisco Bay area, Alan Stein and Vladimir Mezentsev.
The photo on the left shows the large crowds that local GM Varuzhan Akobian attracts whenever he plays blitz. He's seated on the right playing against Alan Stein in the hotel lobby. GM Var dropped by the tournament to lend encouragement to one of his students playing in the tournament.
Watch this page for more details and games from the tournament.
Tatev Abrahamyan's Father Dies Suddenly at 54
We were deeply saddened to hear the news today of the unexpected passing away of Razmik Abrahamyan, beloved father of Tatev Abrahamyan. Razmik accompanied Tatev to Las Vegas last week, while she was participating in the North American Open Chess Tournament. The cause was a severe stroke. He was only 54.
Tatev Abrahamyan, 18, who has continuously represented the US in the World Youth Championships is among the strongest female chess players in the nation and the strongest in California. She received 2nd place in the 2005 US Women's Championship, won the Pan American Championship in 2006, and attained a WGM norm in the World Juniors, October 2006 in Armenia. Those who know Tatev are well acquainted with her father and his dedication and love for his daughter. He was a very pleasant man who will be missed tremendously.
Razmik untimely passing away came as a major shock to the family. Unfortunately, the family is at a dire financial situation and they are struggling to prepare the funeral services to be tentatively held on Friday, January 5th. Those who would like to contribute in donations, please contact:
Armen Ambartsoumian at (818) 640-5974 or
Nshan Keshishian at (323) 578-8424
If you would like to directly contribute to the family, the address is:
123 W. Chevy Chase Drive Apt. #4 Glendale, CA 91204
We will keep you updated on the exact time and place of the funeral services.
--Harut Akopyan
Tatev, our hearts go out to you and your family at this time of mourning.
-------GM Melik Khachiyan and Lola Nunn, MidKnight Kibitzer. Wednesday, January 3, 2007
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Controling the Field
by GM Melik Khachiyan
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View GM Melik's annotated games from the 42nd American Open
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MidKnight Kibitzer Wins CJA Award
August 17, 2006
The Chess Journalists of America Award announced the winners of it's national competition on August 17, 2006. MidKnight Kibitzer won the award for Most Improved Magazine. Samples of the winning editions are the 1st edition (top left-published October 1, 2004), and the May 17, 2006 edition (top right).
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MidKnight Kibitzer also won two Honorable Mentions in the Best Chess Photograph Category. “Sun Sets on 3rd Round” (Bottom right) and “Time Stands Still for Jared” (Bottom left).
A complete listing of the CJA Awards can be found at: http://www.chessjournalism.org/aw2006.htm.
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