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Armenian male chess team wins world champion's title (photos)
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2012/09/09/chess-olympiad/
18:11 - 09.09.12
The Armenian male chess team has for the third time won the world
champion's title after successful games at the Istanbul Chess
Olympiad.
The team owes its success to Sergey Movsisyan. The other three
sportsmen - Levon Aronyan, Vladimir Hakobyan and Gabriel Sargsyan -
ended their matches in a draw.
Before the final round, Armenia had 17 points together with China and
Russia. It placed the second with additional scores, with China
topping the tournament list. After this round, Armenia shared 19
points with Russia, but the extra scores gave the team an advantage.
The competitions kicked off in Istanbul on August 27. The Armenian
male team had earlier won the world champions title in Turin (2006)
and Dresden (2008).
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2012/09/09/chess-olympiad/
18:11 - 09.09.12
The Armenian male chess team has for the third time won the world
champion's title after successful games at the Istanbul Chess
Olympiad.
The team owes its success to Sergey Movsisyan. The other three
sportsmen - Levon Aronyan, Vladimir Hakobyan and Gabriel Sargsyan -
ended their matches in a draw.
Before the final round, Armenia had 17 points together with China and
Russia. It placed the second with additional scores, with China
topping the tournament list. After this round, Armenia shared 19
points with Russia, but the extra scores gave the team an advantage.
The competitions kicked off in Istanbul on August 27. The Armenian
male team had earlier won the world champions title in Turin (2006)
and Dresden (2008).