The Armenian men’s chess team drew with the United States, the highest-rated team at the Chess Olympiad.
In the seventh round of the 46th Chess Olympiad, the Armenian men’s team drew 2-2 with the United States.
Levon Aronian did not play against Armenia in this round.
Robert Hovhannisyan (rating: 2642), playing with the black pieces, defeated Wesley So (rating: 2774).
Hayk Martirosyan (rating: 2664) drew with Fabiano Caruana (rating: 2789), while Shant Sargsyan (rating: 2630) drew with Hans Moke Niemann (rating: 2725).
After seven rounds, the Armenian men’s team has 12 team points out of a possible 14, with two points awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat.
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