ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS WIN BRONZE MEDALS IN 36TH WORLD
CHESS OLYMPIAD
01-11-2004 17:40:00 | Armenia | Sport
YEREVAN, November 1 (Noyan Tapan). Armenian chess-players
successfully performed in the 36th World Chess Olympiad held in
the Sapnish city of Calvia in Majorca Island.
Beating the Georgian team with a score of 3.5-0.5 in last D
14, the Armenian national male team earned 36.5 out of possible
56 points. The Russian team also showed the same standing. But
the latter had additional indices, that's why it was recognized
the second, and Armenian chess-players placed third and won
bronze medals. It is their third similar success: the Armenian
national male team became the medal holder in the 1992 and 2002
Olympiads. The Ukrainian team, earning 39.5 points, became the
champion of the 36th Olympiad.
In D 14 the Armenian national female team beat the
Azerbaijani team with a score of 2:1, earned 24.5 points and
shared 9-12th places. Armenian female chess-players are 11th
with their tournament coefficients.
The Chinese national team became the champion of the
Olympiad in women's contention, it earned 31 points out of
possible 42. The teams of the United States (28 points) and
Russia (27.5 points), respectively, won silver and bronze
medals.