VTB Bank (Armenia) team wins second place at rapid chess tournament

YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. VTB Bank (Armenia) team was second in the team event of the 8th amateur championship of Armenia-based commercial banks and financial institutions in rapid chess.

The championship, devoted to Bank Employee Day, was hosted by Tigran Petrosyan Chess House in Yerevan.

VTB Bank (Armenia) team consisted of 12 employees from its Sevan, Moskva, Kapan, Yeghegnadzor, Number 4 and Khorerdayin branches as well as its head office. With 14.5 points the team won the 2nd place among the teams.

VTB Bank (Armenia) is owned entirely by Russian VTB Group. It runs 67 branches across Armenia, more than any other local bank.-0-

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