SMBAT LPUTIAN THE HIGHEST RATED PLAYER AT ABU DHABI CHESS FESTIVAL

SMBAT LPUTIAN THE HIGHEST RATED PLAYER AT ABU DHABI CHESS FESTIVAL
YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, ARMENPRESS: After Armenian GM Vladimir Hakobian withdrew from the annual Chess Festival organized by the Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Chess and Culture Club and the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation starting next week, the highest rated player in the Masters remains another Armenian player Smbat Lputian.
The annual tournament will be held from August 16 under the patronage of Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior. More