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CHESS: ARMENIA ON TRACK FOR NEW OLYMPIC SUCCESS
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News | 03.09.12 | 11:42
Team Armenia, the winner of two chess Olympiads in 2006 and 2008,
is in the middle of another effort to assure its world supremacy at
the biannual event in Istanbul, Turkey.
After five rounds of the World Chess Olympiad the team (consisting
of GMs Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel
Sargissian and Tigran Petrosian) is in the lead with five wins in as
many matches. The strong team of Ukraine was the latest to be beaten
by Armenia. The other teams defeated by Armenia at the current Olympiad
include Bolivia, Bangladesh, Spain and the Philippines.
Meanwhile, the women's chess team of Armenia is currently in 32nd
place among 126 teams after three victories and two defeats in the
Olympiad so far.
Play continues today. The 11-round tournament ends on September 9. For
more information and results visit: www.chessolympiadistanbul.com.
Meanwhile, the European Youth Chess Championship held in Prague in
late August proved the continuity of chess traditions in Armenia
as 12-year-old Hayk Martirosyan won the title for the second time
in his career. Manuel Petrosyan, 14, and Hovhannes Gabuzyan, 18,
won silver medals in their respective age groups.
http://armenianow.com/news/39666/armenia_chess_olympiad2012
News | 03.09.12 | 11:42
Team Armenia, the winner of two chess Olympiads in 2006 and 2008,
is in the middle of another effort to assure its world supremacy at
the biannual event in Istanbul, Turkey.
After five rounds of the World Chess Olympiad the team (consisting
of GMs Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel
Sargissian and Tigran Petrosian) is in the lead with five wins in as
many matches. The strong team of Ukraine was the latest to be beaten
by Armenia. The other teams defeated by Armenia at the current Olympiad
include Bolivia, Bangladesh, Spain and the Philippines.
Meanwhile, the women's chess team of Armenia is currently in 32nd
place among 126 teams after three victories and two defeats in the
Olympiad so far.
Play continues today. The 11-round tournament ends on September 9. For
more information and results visit: www.chessolympiadistanbul.com.
Meanwhile, the European Youth Chess Championship held in Prague in
late August proved the continuity of chess traditions in Armenia
as 12-year-old Hayk Martirosyan won the title for the second time
in his career. Manuel Petrosyan, 14, and Hovhannes Gabuzyan, 18,
won silver medals in their respective age groups.