Panorama, Armenia
March 7 2019
The Armenian national women’s lost to Russia in the second round of the FIDE World Team Championship underway in Astana, Kazakhstan. The tournament has brought together the strongest national teams of 14 countries.
As the National Olympic Committee reported, Elina Danielyan, Anna Sargsyan and Siranush Ghukasyan suffered defeats, while Lilit Mkrtchyan drew.
In Round 3 the Armenia team will face India. To note, 20 teams are participating in the tournament – 10 men’s and 10 women’s teams from China, Azerbaijan, Iran, USA, Egypt, Russia, Poland, England, India, Ukraine, Georgia, Hungary, Armenia and Kazakhstan.