Chess: European Chess Championships: Armenian men’s team loses to Azerbaijan

Emil Lazarian 2017
Panorama, Armenia
Nov 4 2017
Sport 10:28 04/11/2017Armenia

The Armenian men’s team lost to Azerbaijan 1.5-2.5 at the sixth round of European Team Chess Championships underway in Crete, Greece.

According to the National Olympic Committee, Armenia’s leader Levon Aronian beat Azerbaijani player Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Gabriel Sargsyan drew his game, while Sergey Movsisyan and Hrant Melkumyan suffered a defeat.

The Armenian women’s team beat Hungary 3-1, with Elina Danielyan and Maria Kursova securing the team’s victory.

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