HERAKLION, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Team Chess Championship continues in the city of Heraklion, Greece. The games of the 3rd tour were held on October 30. The men's national team of Armenia defeated the chess players of Austria with the score of 3:1, and the ladies' team drew the game with the national team of Germany, with the score of 2:2. In the men's tournament, 4 teams (Russia, Azerbaijan, Holland, Slovenia) are on the top of the tournament table with 6 points each. Tha national team of Armenia shares the 6-18th places with 4 points. In the ladies' tournament, the chess players of Russia, Poland, and Hungary gained 6 points each and formed the leading group. The national team of Armenia shares the 15-18th places with 3 points. On October 31, the men's national team of Armenia will compete with the chess players of Denmark, the ladies' team with the chess players of Montenegro.

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