UAE bronze: Robert Philipousian became the winner of the U20 Blitz World Championship.
Armenian chess player Robert Philipousian took the podium at the World Junior Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship, which was held in El Ain.
In the blitz tournament, the international master from Armenia showed a result of 9.5 points in 13 rounds. After sharing places 2-4, Philiposian beat his opponents by further odds and secured third place. In total, the Armenian delegation at the World Championship included three chess players: Amin Ohanian, Robert Philiposian and Alex Sakhkian.