In the 7th round of the World Chess Olympiad held in the Indian city of Chennai, the Armenian men’s team will meet with the US team, in which the former leader of the Armenian team Levon Aronian performs for the first time. He will not play against the Armenian national team.
In previous rounds, the Armenian team beat Madagascar (4-0), Andorra (3-1), Egypt (2.5-1.5), Austria (3-1), England (2.5-1.5), second team of India (2.5-1.5) and tops the standings with 12 points. Team USA is in second place with 11 points.
The women’s team of Armenia in the 7th round will meet with the team of Israel.
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