Armenia wins World Chess Olympaid in Istanbul
Armenian men’s chess team won the World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, thus once again cementing its reputation as a chess superpower. Armenian golden team becomes champion for the third time.
Rivaling Hungary in the last and decisive round, Levon Aronian, Gabriel Sargissian and Vladimir Akopian played in a draw against Peter Leko, Ferenc Berkes and Judit Polgar, coresspondingly. The crucial victory for our golden team secured Sergei Movsesian, who celebrated a victory over Zoltan Almasi, thus finishing the final round 2,5:1.5.
Russia defeated Germany 3-1, but fell behind Armenia on tiebreak. China lost its match against Ukraine 3-1. Russia came second, the third is Ukraine.Armenia won the 2006 and 2008 Olympiads.