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Armenia’s Grandmaster Karen Movsziszian has been declared world senior chess champion.

The 28th World Senior Chess Championship which wrapped up Bled, Slovenia, was held in two age categories: 50+ and 65+.

Movsziszian garnered 8.5 points out of 11 possible and became world senior chess champion in the 50+ competition, the Armenian Chess Federation informed.

And Georgian Armenian Grandmaster Giorgi Bagaturov, who represents Georgia, placed second.

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