news.az, Azerbaijan
Jan 6 2010
Azerbaijani team beats Armenia in world chess championship
Wed 06 January 2010 | 05:15 GMT Text size:
The world team chess championship has kicked off in Bursa (Turkey).
According to News.Az, in the first round the Azerbaijani team beat
Armenian team 2.5:1.5. The game on the third board where Shahriyar
Mammadyarov beat Armen Pashikyan was crucial. The rest three games
with participation of Vugar Hashimov, Teymur Rajabov and Rauf Mammadov
ended in a draw.
Today the Azerbaijani team will have to play against Turkey that lost
to the US at the start ` 1:3.
The results of the remaining games of the first round are as follows:
India-Greece – 2.5:1.5, Russia-Brazil – 2.5:1.5, Egypt-Israel -1:3.
Elmir Aliyev
News.Az
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