ARMENIAN MEN’S TEAM WON WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD IN TORINO
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.06.2006 13:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia reinforced its status of chess power by
winning the World Chess Olympiad in Torino. As reported by the Armenian
Chess Federation, the Armenian men’s team garnered 36 out of 42 points
and was recognized the winner of the Tournament of Nations. The
Armenian chess players were leading from the 5th round and headed
the tournament table up to the end. It’s remarkable that the Armenian
team was among the favorites along with Russia, France and China.
The Armenian men’s team included international grand masters Levon
Aronyan (the winner of the FIDE world cup), Vladimir Hakobyan, Karen
Asryan, Smbar Lputyan, Gabriel Sargsyan and Artashes Minasyan.
China won silver with 34 points, the U.S. and Israeli men’s teams
shared the third position with 33 points.
They are followed by Hungary (32.3), Russia, Spain, France, Ukraine
and Bulgaria (32 points). As for the women’s team, their achievements
are more modest. They shared the 8-10 positions with Slovenia and
Czechia garnering 24 out of 39 possible. The women’s team included
grand masters Lilit Lazarian, Elina Daniyelyan, Nelli Aghinyan and
Siranush Andreasyan.