Armenia Became World Chess Olympiad Champion

ARMENIA BECAME WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD CHAMPION

Lragir.am
05 June 06

On June 4 the men’s chess team of Armenia became champion on the
World Chess Olympiad. In the final round the game with the Hungarians
ended in a draw. Before the final round the Armenian team was ahead
of China, holding the second place, by 2.5 points, and in the final
13th game 2 points were enough to break away from its opponents. It
did not take our players great efforts, and they quickly led the game
to a draw. Specialists say the Armenian team deserved championship,
for its advantages were absolute. The Armenian team won an absolute
victory, say experts and reporters.

After the 6th round of the Olympiad the Armenian team topped the
tournament chart solely. With still two or three rounds before the
end of the tournament, the victory of the Armenian team was beyond
doubt. The Armenian chess players won 10 out of 13 games, three games
ended in a draw, no defeats. With 36 points, the Armenian team became
champion on the World Chess Olympiad for the first time. Armenia was
followed by the Chinese team with 34 points on the tournament chart.

The U.S. team won the bronze with 33 points. The victory of the
Armenian team is also absolute in the sense that it played especially
confidently with the main contenders for championship. Throughout
the 80-years-long history of the World Chess Olympiad Armenia is the
seventh country to win the title of winner on the Olympiad.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS