  Armenia win silver at FIDE Chess Olympiad August 9, 2022 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia won silver at the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad on Tuesday, August 9, with the young team from Uzbekistan snatching victory after all. In the final round on Tuesday, Armenia defeated Spain 2½-1½, thus leaving Uzbekistan in a must-win situation if they wanted to win gold, which they did. Uzbekistan, meanwhile, beat the Netherlands in the final round, while India 2 defeated Germany to take the bronze medal. Since the country's independence, the Armenian men's chess team has won the Chess Olympiad three times in 2006, 2008, and 2012. This time, however, the team were playing without top player Levon Aronian, who now represents the United States.   Top stories Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has said he is not going to return to the national squad. Karen Khachanov continued his career resurgence by moving into his second consecutive grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia dismisses Turkey’s demand to shut down nuclear plant as “inappropriate”  Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”.EU says Azerbaijan still “partner” despite brazen Karabakh attack European Council President Charles Michel has said that Baku remains an EU partner despite its attack on Nagorno-Karabakh.“The Power of One Dram”, the “Hayordi” camp team up to benefit for Artsakh IDBank and Idram sum up the results of the September program “The Power of One Dram”.Armenian parliament ratifies Rome Statute The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. |
