Armenian women’s team beats Iran at Chess Olympiad

Armenian women’s team beats Iran at Chess Olympiad
September 7, 2012 - 12:17 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian women’s team scored a victory over Iran in the 9th round of the Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad. Elina Danielian and Maria Kursova won their games while Lilit Mkrtchyan and Lilit Galoyan played in a draw.

The team is currently 6th with 14 points and will rival Russia in the next round.

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