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