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Panorama, ArmeniaJuly 5 2017 Chess: Armenia’s Tigran Petrosian wins World Openhttp://panorama.am/news_images/602/1803588_3/f595cef7011d6d_595cef7011daa.thumb.jpg World Open major international chess tournament is over in Philadelphia, U.S. 216 chess players, including 33 GMs, took part in the tournament. As the Chess Federation of Armenia told Panorama.am, Armenian GM Tigran Petrosian achieved great success at the tournament. The Armenian player gained 7.5 out of 9 points and became the sole winner of World Open chess tournament. http://www.panorama.am/en/news/2017/07/05/Tigran-Petrosian-win-World-Open/1803588

The Best of Two Worlds Published on May 15, 2017First it was her appearance - in our class Alina stood out as she did not look typically Caucasian, there was a different softness about her. Then, the surname - it did not end in “-yan” like the rest of us, it wasn't an Armenian name. She was often asked who she was, her favorite answer was simply, “I am half-Armenian, half-Assyrian.” She was obviously proud of who she was, a child of mixed ethnicity. She had something that we didn't.So did Karen. He was in another class, known as “the Russian,” and he indeed looked like one. Anna, my colleague, is always called when there is a need of a translation from Georgian - as her mother is Georgian, and Georgian is her second native tongue.Armenia is a largely homogeneous society and children of mixed ethnicity stick out - be it their appearance, their mindset, their traditions, or their favourite food. And they are aware of it with some feeling lost in a constant state of uncertainty, others navigating comfortably the world -in-between. Yet, all of them tend to represent the best of two, or more, worlds.