Chess Olympiad: Armenia's teams started with a victory

Armenia's national teams kicked off the World Chess Olympiad—taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan—with convincing victories.

The men's team defeated the Barbados team with a score of 4–0.

Grandmasters Robert Hovhannisyan, Shant Sargsyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, and Manuel Petrosyan secured victories.

The women's team defeated the Hong Kong team with a score of 3.5–0.5.

Grandmaster Mariam Mkrtchyan, Woman International Master Susanna Gaboyan, and Anahit Mkrtchyan each scored one point.

Grandmaster Elina Danielian’s game ended in a draw.

The Olympiad will consist of 11 rounds.

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