YEREVAN, MAY 31, ARMENPRESS: The Russian capital of Moscow will host a celebration from June 10-16 of the 75th anniversary of the birth of the late Armenian world champion Tigran Petrosian. The “Armenia v Rest of the World” six-player team tournament will see each player face all members of the opposing team.
The Armenian team will consist of three Armenians; Vladimir Hakobian, Smbat Lputian and Rafael Vahanian and three players with Armenian connections; Garry Kasparov, whose mother is Armenian, world title challenger Peter Leko, whose wife is Armenian, and Boris Gelfand, who studied under Tigran Petrosian.
The Rest of the World team is likely to include Vishy Anand, Michael Adams, Peter Svidler and Loek Van Wely.
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