GOTEBORG, AUGUST 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The 15th Team Chess Championship with the participation of 40 male and 26 female teams finished in Goteborg (Sweden). The competitions were held in nine rounds. A new order of point counting was used during the championship for the first time - 2 points were awarded for a team win, 1 point - for a draw. As a result of the 9-day competitions, the male team of the Netherlands and the female team of Poland became European champions. The Armenian male team competed below their capacities. In terms of the team players' ratings, Armenia was 4th and was considered one of the championship favorites, but the team members played with variable success, (4 wins, 2 draws, 3 defeats), which prevented the team from taking a high place. The Armenian team earned 10 ponts and placed 12th to 20th position, and thnaks to additional coefficients - 12th position. The Armenian female team was more successful at the championship. They earned 11 points and shared 5th to 7th positions with the teams of Ukraine and Romania (by coefficients - 6th position). Two Armenian chess players - Ashot Anastasian and Lilit Galoyan were awarded prizes for showing good results as reserve players. Anastasian became 3rd by earning 5 out of 7 points, and Galoyan - 2nd by earning 7 out of 8 points.

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