CHESS TEAM OF ARMENIA ACHIEVES THE OLYMPIC GOLD

ArmRadio.am
05.06.2006 10:24

Men’s chess team of Armenia achieved gold medals at the 37th World
Olympic Games in Turin. In the last decisive game Armenians played
a draw with the Hungariam team. This was just enough to achieve the
desirable Olympic gold. Our team showed a wonderful result in Turin. It
was the only one to have no defeats in the tournament, registering 10
victories and 3 draws. Our rival in the last round was the Hungarian
team, which was occupying the 5th place with 30.5 points. The last
game was entrusted to Levon Aronyan, Vladimir Hakobyan, Karen Asryan
and Gabriel Sargsyan, who fully realized the trust, registering the
recurrent chess achievement of Armenia.

We congratulate al the chess players and all our compatriots on the
occasion of this great victory.