The Armenian national women’s lost to China in the fourth round of the FIDE World Team Championship underway in Astana, Kazakhstan. As the National Olympic Committee reported, Elina Danielyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Anna Sargsyan drew, while Siranush Ghukasyan lost her game. Tn previous rounds the Armenian team defeated Egypt and suffered losses from Russia and India.

In the fifth round our team will face the US. To note, 20 teams are participating in the tournament – 10 men’s and 10 women’s teams from China, Azerbaijan, Iran, USA, Egypt, Russia, Poland, England, India, Ukraine, Georgia, Hungary, Armenia and Kazakhstan.