On March 6-8, the Junior Chess Championship organized by the Tavush Region Representation of Armenian Chess Academy took place at Ijevan Secondary School N. 3.
“The tournament is the final round of the Tavush Region Junior Girls and Boys championship, as a result of which the participants of each age group who win get the opportunity to participate in the semi-final tournament of the Armenian Championship. Children of eight age groups play: 5 from boys and three from girls,” tells Artur Gevorgyan, Tavush Region Chess Academy Representative.
The Armenian Chess Academy organizes a chess tournament for 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16-year-olds every year. This year about 80 young people from various communities of Tavush region participated in the tournament.
The coaches note that the role of chess in the lives of children and young people is more prioritized every year and such tournaments contribute to the development of teenagers’ skills. According to Alvard Sahakyan, the coach of the Dilijan Chess club, “Chess is very important for children as they can perceive life correctly, and it also enables them to think a few steps ahead.”
