Armenia wins World Chess Olympaid in Istanbul

18:05, 9 September, 2012

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.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS