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ARMENIA SENDS TEAM TO CHINA FOR WORLD CHESS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Xinhua General News Service
July 12, 2011 Tuesday 7:55 AM EST
China
Armenia on Tuesday sent its five-player team to China to play in this
year's World Chess Team Championship to be held later this month in
the Chinese coastal city of Ningbo.
The Ningbo-bound Armenian team is consisted of Levon Aronian (third
on the FIDE July ratings), Sergei Movsesian (42nd), Vladimir Akopian
(81st), Gabriel Sargissian (84th) and Robert Hovhannisyan (398th).
Team coach is Arshak Petrosian.
Armenia, as the special pick by the FIDE president, is to join
in Ningbo Russia (winner of the previous world team championship),
Ukraine (winner of the 2010 chess Olympiad), Israel (third at the 2010
chess Olympiad), Hungary (third for all-time team championships),
Azerbaijan (qualifier from Europe), Egypt (qualifier from Africa),
India (qualifier from Asia), the United States (qualifier from the
Americas) and China (as the championship hosts) in the nine-round
round-robin tournament to set off on July 16.
Armenia is ranked sixth worldwide in team strength by FIDE, behind
Russia, Ukraine, France, China and Hungary, but above India, Israel,
the United States and Azerbaijan.
Russia won the last championship while the United States and India
finished runner-up and third.
Xinhua General News Service
July 12, 2011 Tuesday 7:55 AM EST
China
Armenia on Tuesday sent its five-player team to China to play in this
year's World Chess Team Championship to be held later this month in
the Chinese coastal city of Ningbo.
The Ningbo-bound Armenian team is consisted of Levon Aronian (third
on the FIDE July ratings), Sergei Movsesian (42nd), Vladimir Akopian
(81st), Gabriel Sargissian (84th) and Robert Hovhannisyan (398th).
Team coach is Arshak Petrosian.
Armenia, as the special pick by the FIDE president, is to join
in Ningbo Russia (winner of the previous world team championship),
Ukraine (winner of the 2010 chess Olympiad), Israel (third at the 2010
chess Olympiad), Hungary (third for all-time team championships),
Azerbaijan (qualifier from Europe), Egypt (qualifier from Africa),
India (qualifier from Asia), the United States (qualifier from the
Americas) and China (as the championship hosts) in the nine-round
round-robin tournament to set off on July 16.
Armenia is ranked sixth worldwide in team strength by FIDE, behind
Russia, Ukraine, France, China and Hungary, but above India, Israel,
the United States and Azerbaijan.
Russia won the last championship while the United States and India
finished runner-up and third.