Armenian Men's Team Won World Chess Olympiad in Torino

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia reinforced its status of chess power by winning the World Chess Olympiad in Torino. As reported by the Armenian Chess Federation, the Armenian men's team garnered 36 out of 42 points and was recognized the winner of the Tournament of Nations. The Armenian chess players were leading from the 5th round and headed the tournament table up to the end. It's remarkable that the Armenian team was among the favorites along with Russia, France and China.



The Armenian men's team included international grand masters Levon Aronyan (the winner of the FIDE world cup), Vladimir Hakobyan, Karen Asryan, Smbar Lputyan, Gabriel Sargsyan and Artashes Minasyan.



China won silver with 34 points, the U.S. and Israeli men's teams shared the third position with 33 points. They are followed by Hungary (32.3), Russia, Spain, France, Ukraine and Bulgaria (32 points). As for the women's team, their achievements are more modest. They shared the 8-10 positions with Slovenia and Czechia garnering 24 out of 39 possible. The women's team included grand masters Lilit Mkrtchyan, Elina Daniyelyan, Nelli Aghinyan and Siranush Andreasyan.