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Sept 9 2012
Armenia is Chess Olympiad 2012 champion!
Sep 9, 2012
Armenia is the Chess Olympiad 2012 champion! The team of Armenia -
Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian,
and Tigran Petrosian - won the gold medals in Istanbul after
collecting 19,0/22,0 Match points. The team of Russia (silver medal)
finished with the same match points, but worse tiebreak. Third place
is for the team of Ukraine (bronze medal), who won against China in
the last round.
This is the third Olympic title of Armenia after winning the gold in
2006 and 2008.
Armenia wins Chess Olympiad 2012
The multiple Olympic champion Armenia started the Chess Olympiad race
as expected. Bolivia and Bangladesh fell victims to the powerful
machine with 3:1 and 4:0 scores.
The next rounds were more difficult with Spain, the Philippines, and
Ukraine as opponents. Exactly there Armenia employed their key team
strategy - win one game, draw the others. Aronian beating Vallejo,
Sargissian winning against Dimakiling, and again Aronian defeating
Ivanchuk were just 3 game points, but were worth 6 match points in the
standings.
With things going so well for the Armenian team, they tried to play a
secure draw against their main opposition, Russia. Sargissian and
Akopian secured their 1/2 point early, but just then Aronian's
position fell apart against Kramnik and Armenia was against the ropes.
It was up to Movsesian to save the team, and after a hard struggle on
board 2 Armenia got the desired 2:2 score.
The match against Russia clearly exhausted the team of Armenia, and
they were up against the powerful China the next round. The hero of
the previous day Movsesian was defeated and Armenia lost the match
2,5:1,5.
When everyone was wondering what will happen psychologically with
Armenia, they reacted in the best possible way. The team concentrated
and achieved victories against Uzbekistan, Germany, and Netherlands in
a convincing manner - Naiditsch, Giri, Dzhumaev, Meier, and Kvon all
tasted Armenia's power on the board.
The last round was also successful for the 2006 and 2008 Olympic
champions. They defeated the team of Hungary, with Movsesian taking
the full point on board 2, and won their third Olympic gold medal.
Watch videos at http://www.chessdom.com/armenia-is-chess-olympiad-2012-champion/
Sept 9 2012
Armenia is Chess Olympiad 2012 champion!
Sep 9, 2012
Armenia is the Chess Olympiad 2012 champion! The team of Armenia -
Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian,
and Tigran Petrosian - won the gold medals in Istanbul after
collecting 19,0/22,0 Match points. The team of Russia (silver medal)
finished with the same match points, but worse tiebreak. Third place
is for the team of Ukraine (bronze medal), who won against China in
the last round.
This is the third Olympic title of Armenia after winning the gold in
2006 and 2008.
Armenia wins Chess Olympiad 2012
The multiple Olympic champion Armenia started the Chess Olympiad race
as expected. Bolivia and Bangladesh fell victims to the powerful
machine with 3:1 and 4:0 scores.
The next rounds were more difficult with Spain, the Philippines, and
Ukraine as opponents. Exactly there Armenia employed their key team
strategy - win one game, draw the others. Aronian beating Vallejo,
Sargissian winning against Dimakiling, and again Aronian defeating
Ivanchuk were just 3 game points, but were worth 6 match points in the
standings.
With things going so well for the Armenian team, they tried to play a
secure draw against their main opposition, Russia. Sargissian and
Akopian secured their 1/2 point early, but just then Aronian's
position fell apart against Kramnik and Armenia was against the ropes.
It was up to Movsesian to save the team, and after a hard struggle on
board 2 Armenia got the desired 2:2 score.
The match against Russia clearly exhausted the team of Armenia, and
they were up against the powerful China the next round. The hero of
the previous day Movsesian was defeated and Armenia lost the match
2,5:1,5.
When everyone was wondering what will happen psychologically with
Armenia, they reacted in the best possible way. The team concentrated
and achieved victories against Uzbekistan, Germany, and Netherlands in
a convincing manner - Naiditsch, Giri, Dzhumaev, Meier, and Kvon all
tasted Armenia's power on the board.
The last round was also successful for the 2006 and 2008 Olympic
champions. They defeated the team of Hungary, with Movsesian taking
the full point on board 2, and won their third Olympic gold medal.
Watch videos at http://www.chessdom.com/armenia-is-chess-olympiad-2012-champion/