The India - Armenia match between U21 chess teams will be held from November 30 to December 2, 2008, in New Delhi, India. The match will be played on four boards, and the teams will encounter three times. The match will be held according to the World Chess Olympiad regulations: the winning team will get 2 points, the losing team zero point and in case of a draw 1 point each. The winner will be determined according to the results of three matches.

Here are the compositions of the teams:
India: GM Abhijit Gupta, IM Arun Prasad, IM Deep Sen Gupta, IM G. Rohit, IM B. Adhiban (reserve).
Armenia: GM Andriasian Zaven, GM Grigoryan Avetik, GM Melkumyan Hrant, FM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel.
 

The FIDE Congress in Dresden awarded Grandmaster titles to two Armenian chess players, Hrant Melkumyan and 15 year-old Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (conditional). Ter-Sahakyan's title will come into force after his official Elo reaches 2500.
 

The twice Olympic champion Armenian Team arrived in Yerevan from Dresden by the airplane of President of Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

Olympic Champions at the Zvartnots Airport in Yerevan.

Armenians greet their heroes in the streets of Yerevan.

The Olympic Champions were honored at the huge hall of the Yerevan Sport Complex. The President of Republic of Armenia personally awarded the players high governmental rewards.
 

Armenia-Champion!

Men tournament Online
Final standing
Rk. Team       + = -  TB1  TB2    TB3  TB4
 1 Armenia     9 1 1   19  400.5  152  31
 2 Israel      8 2 1   18  377.5  149  28
 3 USA         8 1 2   17  362    146  29
 4 Ukraine     7 3 1   17  348.5  163  25.5
 5 Russia      7 2 2   16  375    156  27
 6 Azerbaijan  7 2 2   16  359.5  147  29
 7 China       7 2 2   16  357.5  150  27
 8 Hungary     7 2 2   16  341.5  140  27.5
 9 Vietnam     7 2 2   16  340    137  29
10 Spain       7 2 2   16  337.5  142  27.5
11 Georgia     8 0 3   16  321    138  28
12 Netherlands 7 1 3   15  343    146  27.5
13 Germany 1   6 3 2   15  339    151  26.5
14 Bulgaria    7 1 3   15  327.5  132  29.5
15 England     6 3 2   15  320    147  26
16 India       7 1 3   15  310    142  26
17 Slovenia    7 1 3   15  288    134  26
18 Belarus     5 4 2   14  307    137  26.5
19 Romania     7 0 4   14  306.5  138  25.5
20 Serbia      7 0 4   14  302    144  25
21 Norway      5 4 2   14  300    139  24
22 France      6 2 3   14  295    147  25
23 Cuba        6 2 3   14  294.5  142  25.5
24 Greece      5 4 2   14  292.5  137  25.5
25 Sweden      6 2 3   14  286    133  25.5
26 Montenegro  6 2 3   14  279    129  25.5
27 Croatia     6 2 3   14  275.5  130  24.5
28 Canada      6 2 3   14  272.5  109  30
29 Poland      6 1 4   13  301    134  27
30 BIH         6 1 4   13  294    126  25.5
31 Slovakia    6 1 4   13  290    134  27
32 Finland     5 3 3   13  287.5  126  27.5
33 Estonia     5 3 3   13  282    115  28
34 Lithuania   5 3 3   13  278    134  24.5
Total 154 teams

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Annotationtion
TB1: Matchpoints (2 for wins, 1 for Draws, 0 for Losses)
TB2: Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger-Tie-Break
TB3: Sum Matchpoints (2,1,0) without lowest result 
TB4: points (game-points)

Results
   China (CHN) Rtg  -    Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  1½:2½
GM Wang Yue    2736 - GM Aronian Levon      2757 ½ - ½
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2714 - GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 ½ - ½
GM Ni Hua      2710 - GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 ½ - ½
GM Li Chao B   2622 - GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 0 - 1

China        1½  :  2½  Armenia

Lithuania    1½  :  2½  Germany 1

USA          3½  :  ½   Ukraine

Israel       2½  :  1½  Netherlands

Russia       2   :  2   Spain

France       1½  :  2½  Azerbaijan

Vietnam      2½  :  1½  Serbia

Hungary      2½  :  1½  Belarus

Georgia      2½  :  1½  Romania

Croatia      2   :  2   England

Bulgaria     3   :  1   Kazakhstan

Poland       1½  :  2½  Slovenia

India        3   :  1   Slovakia

Australia    1   :  3   Cuba

Egypt        1½  :  2½  Norway

Germany 2    2   :  2   Turkey

Greece       3   :  1   Scotland

Switzerland  1½  :  2½  Sweden

Montenegro   3½  :  ½   Uzbekistan

Austria      2   :  2   Estonia

BIH          2   :  2   Moldova

Denmark      2   :  2   Finland

Canada       2½  :  1½  Colombia

Women tournament Online
Final standing
Rk. Team       + = -  TB1  TB2    TB3  TB4
 1 Georgia     8 2 1   18  411.5  148  31
 2 Ukraine     7 4 0   18  406.5  146  30
 3 USA         8 1 2   17  390.5  145  30.5
 4 Russia      7 3 1   17  367    144  29.5
 5 Poland      8 1 2   17  364.5  157  27.5
 6 Armenia     8 0 3   16  353    145  28
 7 Serbia      7 2 2   16  318.5  146  26.5
 8 China       6 3 2   15  392.5  159  27.5
 9 Israel      6 3 2   15  325    137  27.5
10 Belarus     6 3 2   15  317.5  119  29.5
11 Romania     7 1 3   15  306.5  146  26.5
12 Italy       6 3 2   15  280    130  26.5
13 France      6 2 3   14  336.5  137  29.5
14 Hungary     6 2 3   14  321    148  26.5
15 India       6 2 3   14  320.5  145  25
16 Slovakia    7 0 4   14  299.5  134  26
17 Mongolia    6 2 3   14  289    140  23.5
18 Netherlands 7 0 4   14  286    143  24
19 Bulgaria    6 2 3   14  282    127  26.5
20 Croatia     7 0 4   14  281.5  123  27.5
21 Germany 1   5 4 2   14  279    132  24.5
22 Uzbekistan  6 2 3   14  267    137  24
23 Spain       7 0 4   14  266.5  135  24.5
24 Greece      6 1 4   13  307.5  124  29.5
25 Cuba        6 1 4   13  288    125  28
26 Vietnam     6 1 4   13  272.5  133  25
27 Austria     6 1 4   13  269.5  135  24.5
28 Latvia      5 3 3   13  266.5  124  26
Total 114 teams

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Annotationon
TB1: Matchpoints (2 for wins, 1 for Draws, 0 for Losses)
TB2: Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger-Tie-Break
TB3: Sum Matchpoints (2,1,0) without lowest result 
TB4: points (game-points)

Results
    India (IND)       Rtg  -     Armenia (ARM)   Rtg  1½:2½
 IM Harika Dronavalli 2462 -  IM Danielian Elina 2513 0 - 1
 IM Tania Sachdev     2425 -  IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2443 ½ - ½
WGM Swathi Ghate      2320 - WGM Aginian Nelly   2325 ½ - ½
WGM Gomes Mary Ann    2298 - WIM Galojan Lilit   2305 ½ - ½
 

Men tournament  
Results
   Serbia (SRB)    Rtg  -    Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  1 : 3
GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2658 - GM Aronian Levon      2757 0 - 1
GM Solak Dragan    2595 - GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 0 - 1
GM Perunovic Milos 2580 - GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 ½ - ½
GM Vuckovic Bojan  2561 - GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 ½ - ½

Ukraine      2½  :  1½  Israel

Germany 1    1½  :  2½  United States of America

Serbia       1   :  3   Armenia

England      1½  :  2½  China

Slovenia     ½   :  3½  Russia

Spain        3   :  1   Bulgaria

Netherlands  2½  :  1½  Poland

Slovakia     1   :  3   France

Georgia      2½  :  1½  Denmark

Hungary      3   :  1   Switzerland

Azerbaijan   4   :  0   Egypt

Colombia     ½   :  3½  Vietnam

Romania      2½  :  1½  Greece

Belarus      3   :  1   Cuba

Scotland     2   :  2   Norway

Moldova      2   :  2   Sweden

Italy        1½  :  2½  Lithuania

Uzbekistan   2   :  2   Austria

Czech Rep.   1   :  3   India

Iran         1   :  3   Croatia

Latvia       1½  :  2½  Kazakhstan

Turkey       3½  :  ½   New Zealand

Indonesia    2   :  2   Venezuela

Estonia      3½  :  ½   Mongolia

Qatar        1   :  3   Bosnia & Herzegovina

Brazil       1½  :  2½  Australia

Germany 3    2   :  2   Costa Rica

Finland      4   :  0   United Arab Emirates

Iceland      2   :  2   Argentina

Women tournament  
Results
    Armenia (ARM)   Rtg  -     Poland (POL)     Rtg  1½:2½
 IM Danielian Elina 2513 -  IM Socko Monika     2434 ½ - ½
 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2443 -  IM Rajlich Iweta    2404 1 - 0
WGM Aginian Nelly   2325 - WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2378 0 - 1
WIM Galojan Lilit   2305 - WIM Majdan Joanna    2284 0 - 1

Men tournament  
Results
   Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  -    Israel (ISR)    Rtg  1½:2½
GM Aronian Levon      2757 - GM Gelfand Boris   2719 0 - 1
GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 - GM Roiz Michael    2677 ½ - ½
GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 - GM Avrukh Boris    2657 1 - 0
GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 - GM Rodshtein Maxim 2609 0 - 1
 

Armenia          1½  :  2½  Israel

Poland           2   :  2   Germany 1

Russia           1½  :  2½  Ukraine

Serbia           2½  :  1½  Azerbaijan

France           1   :  3   China

Vietnam          1   :  3   England

Belarus          2   :  2   Slovakia

Kazakhstan       1   :  3   Netherlands

Cuba             2   :  2   Hungary

Sweden           1½  :  2½  Bulgaria

India            ½   :  3½  USA

Norway           1   :  3   Slovenia

UAE              1  :   3   Spain

New Zealand      0   :  4   Georgia

FYRM             1½  :  2½  Romania

Denmark          3   :  1   Turkey

Greece           2½  :  1½  Montenegro

BIH              1½  :  2½  Egypt

Croatia          2   :  2   Moldova

Switzerland      2½  :  1½  Indonesia

Austria          2   :  2   Lithuania

Tajikistan       1½  :  2½  Colombia

Argentina        2   :  2   Estonia

Women tournament  
Results
    Argentina (ARG) Rtg -     Armenia (ARM)   Rtg  ½ :3½
 IM Lujan Carolina 2366 -  IM Danielian Elina 2513 ½ - ½
WGM Amura Claudia  2344 -  IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2443 0 - 1
WFM Plazaola Maria 2126 - WGM Aginian Nelly   2325 0 - 1
WFM Amed Stephanie 2142 - WIM Galojan Lilit   2305 0 - 1

Men tournament  
Results
   France (FRA)       Rtg  -    Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  ½ :3½
GM Bacrot Etienne     2705 - GM Aronian Levon      2757 ½ - ½
GM Vachier Maxime     2716 - GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 0 - 1
GM Fressinet Laurent  2676 - GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 0 - 1
GM Tkachiev Vladislav 2664 - GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 0 - 1
 

France       ½   :  3½  Armenia

Israel       2½  :  1½  Germany 1

USA          1½  :  2½  Russia

China        2   :  2   Vietnam

Ukraine      4   :  0   New Zealand

Azerbaijan   2½  :  1½  Croatia

Bulgaria     2   :  2   Belarus

England      2½  :  1½  Georgia

Slovakia     3   :  1   Greece

Turkey       1½  :  2½  Poland

Slovenia     2   :  2   India

Romania      1½  :  2½  Serbia

Hungary      3   :  1   Italy

Netherlands  3½  :  ½   Philippines

Norway       3   :  1   Czech Republic

Spain        3   :  1   Bangladesh

Sweden       2½  :  1½  Uzbekistan

Estonia      1½  :  2½  Kazakhstan

Germany 2    ½   :  3½  Cuba

Women tournament  
Results
    Azerbaijan (AZE)   Rtg  -     Armenia (ARM)   Rtg  0 : 4
WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab 2351 -  IM Danielian Elina 2513 0 - 1
WGM Mamedjarova Turkan 2269 -  IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2443 0 - 1
WIM Umudova Nargiz     2219 - WGM Aginian Nelly   2325 0 - 1
    Kazimova Narmin    2171 - WIM Galojan Lilit   2305 0 - 1

Armenia - Russia Round 7.

Men tournament  
Results
   Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  -    Russia (RUS)       Rtg  2½:1½
GM Aronian Levon      2757 - GM Kramnik Vladimir   2772 ½ - ½
GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 - GM Svidler Peter      2727 ½ - ½
GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 - GM Grischuk Alexander 2719 1 - 0
GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 - GM Jakovenko Dmitry   2737 ½ - ½
 

Armenia      2½  :  1½  Russia

Germany 1    2½  :  1½  Romania

China        2   :  2   Ukraine

India        1½  :  2½  France

Israel       3   :  1   Spain

USA          2½  :  1½  Hungary

England      2   :  2   Azerbaijan

Greece       2   :  2   Belarus

Vietnam      2½  :  1½  Netherlands

Bulgaria     4   :  0   Australia

Poland       3   :  1   Mongolia

Italy        2   :  2   Sweden

Bangladesh   2   :  2   Norway

Costa Rica   ½   :  3½  Turkey

New Zealand  2½  :  1½  Bosnia & Herzegovina

Georgia      3½  :  ½   Scotland

Serbia       3   :  1   Finland

Slovakia     3   :  1   Latvia

Austria      1   :  3   Slovenia

Lithuania    1½  :  2½  Croatia

Czech Rep.   4  :   0   Mexico

Women tournament  
Results
    Armenia (ARM)       Rtg  -     Austria (AUT)  Rtg  3 : 1
 IM Mkrtchian Lilit     2443 -  IM Moser Eva      2376 ½ - ½
WGM Aginian Nelly       2325 - WFM Kopinits Anna  2270 1 - 0
WIM Galojan Lilit       2305 - WFM Novkovic Julia 2161 1 - 0
WIM Andriasian Siranush 2290 - WIM Mira Helene    2115 ½ - ½

Men tournament  
Results
   Azerbaijan (AZE)      Rtg  -    Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  1½:2½
GM Radjabov Teimour      2752 - GM Aronian Levon      2757 ½ - ½
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2731 - GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 0 - 1
GM Gashimov Vugar        2703 - GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 ½ - ½
GM Mammadov Rauf         2631 - GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 ½ - ½
 

Russia           3   :  1   England

Ukraine          2   :  2   Germany 1

Azerbaijan       1½  :  2½  Armenia

France           3   :  1   Poland

BIH              1½  :  2½  India

Sweden           1½  :  2½  Israel

Georgia          1½  :  2½  China

Romania          2½  :  1½  Bulgaria

Colombia         1½  :  2½  Hungary

Netherlands      3   :  1   Moldova

Finland          2   :  2   Norway

Philippines      1   :  3   Spain

Iceland          1   :  3   Vietnam

Germany 2        1½  :  2½  Greece

Cuba             1½  :  2½  USA

Belarus          4   :  0   Lebanon

Ireland          1½  :  2½  Serbia

Women tournament  
Results
    Armenia (ARM)   Rtg  -     Ukraine (UKR)     Rtg  ½ :3½
 IM Danielian Elina 2513 -  GM Lahno Kateryna    2488 0 - 1
 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2443 - WGM Zhukova Natalia   2488 0 - 1
WGM Aginian Nelly   2325 -  IM Ushenina Anna     2496 ½ - ½
WIM Galojan Lilit   2305 - WGM Zdebskaja Natalia 2419 0 - 1  

Men tournament  
Results
   Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  -    Netherlands (NED) Rtg  2½:1½
GM Aronian Levon      2757 - GM Van Wely Loek     2618 ½ - ½
GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 - GM Smeets Jan        2604 ½ - ½
GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 - GM Stellwagen Daniel 2605 1 - 0
GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 - GM L'Ami Erwin       2610 ½ - ½

Armenia            2½  :  1½  Netherlands

Germany 1          2   :  2   Russia

Hungary            1½  :  2½  Ukraine

Norway             1   :  3   Azerbaijan

England            2½  :  1½  Italy

India              3   :  1   Austria

Poland             3½  :  ½   Costa Rica

China              2½  :  1½  Scotland

Vietnam            2   :  2   Cuba

Denmark            ½   :  3½  Israel

Spain              2   :  2   Belarus

Slovenia           ½   :  3½  Bulgaria

Lithuania          ½   :  3½  Romania

Serbia             1½  :  2½  France

Croatia            1   :  3   Sweden

Slovakia           1½  :  2½  Georgia

Montenegro         1½  :  2½  Bosnia & Herzegovina

Paraguay           1   :  3   Finland

Uzbekistan         1½  :  2½  Moldova

Turkey             2   :  2   Latvia

Germany 2          3   :  1   Argentina

Greece             3   :  1   Kazakhstan

Philippines        2½  :  1½  Iran

Czech Republic     1½  :  2½  Colombia

Iceland            2½  :  1½  Brazil

USA                4   :  0   Hongkong

Yemen              2   :  2   Canada

Switzerland        3   :  1   Andorra

Iraq               2   :  2   Belgium

Bangladesh         3½  :  ½   Albania

South Africa       3½  :  ½   Luxembourg

Women tournament  
Results
    France (FRA)   Rtg  -     Armenia (ARM)       Rtg  1½:2½
 GM Sebag Marie    2533 -  IM Danielian Elina     2513 1 - 0
 IM Collas Silvia  2352 -  IM Mkrtchian Lilit     2443 0 - 1
WGM Milliet Sophie 2366 - WIM Galojan Lilit       2305 0 - 1
WGM Leconte Maria  2349 - WIM Andriasian Siranush 2290 ½ - ½

Men tournament  
Results
   Ukraine (UKR)    Rtg  -    Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  2 : 2
GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2786 - GM Aronian Levon      2757 ½ - ½
GM Karjakin Sergey  2730 - GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 ½ - ½
GM Efimenko Zahar   2680 - GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 ½ - ½
GM Volokitin Andrei 2659 - GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 ½ - ½
 

Ukraine                2   :  2   Armenia

Spain                  1½  :  2½  Germany 1

Norway                 2   :  2   England

Russia                 2½  :  1½  India

Romania                1   :  3   Hungary

Azerbaijan             3   :  1   United States of America

Faroe Islands          1½  :  2½  Netherlands

Malta                  ½   :  3½  Poland

Ireland                ½   :  3½  Bosnia & Herzegovina

Former Yug Rep of Macedonia   0   : 4     China

El Salvador            0   :  4   Lithuania

Italy                  2½  :  1½  Switzerland

Ecuador                ½   :  3½  Serbia

Portugal               ½   :  3½  Georgia

Malaysia               ½   :  3½  Slovakia

Israel                 2½  :  1½  Egypt

Denmark                2½  :  1½  Bangladesh

Greece                 2   :  2   Philippines

Bulgaria               3½  :  ½   Mongolia

Belgium                1½  :  2½  Croatia

Vietnam                3½  :  ½   Japan

Canada                 1½  :  2½  Scotland

Women tournament  
Results
    China (CHN) Rtg  -     Armenia (ARM)   Rtg  3½: ½
WGM Hou Yifan   2578 -  IM Danielian Elina 2513 1 - 0
 GM Zhao Xue    2518 -  IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2443 ½ - ½
WGM Shen Yang   2450 - WGM Aginian Nelly   2325 1 - 0
    Tan Zhongyi 2395 - WIM Galojan Lilit   2305 1 - 0

Men tournament  
Results
   Armenia            Rtg  -    Faroe Islands   Rtg  4 : 0
GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 - IM Ziska Helgi Dam 2416 1 - 0
GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 - FM Olsen Heini     2376 1 - 0
GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 - IM Rodgaard John   2383 1 - 0
GM Minasian Artashes  2541 -    Poulsen Martin  2281 1 - 0
 

Russia           3½  :  ½   Cuba

Germany 1        3½  :  ½   Malaysia

Georgia          1½  :  2½  Ukraine

China            1½  :  2½  Norway

Netherlands      2   :  2   Azerbaijan

Armenia          4   :  0   Faroe Islands

Tajikistan       1   :  3   Spain

India            3½  :  ½   El Salvador

Japan            1   :  3   Romania

England          4   :  0   Malta

Hungary          3½  :  ½   Czech Republic

France           2   :  2   Greece

Lithuania        2   :  2   Israel

South Africa     ½   :  3½  United States of America

Nicaragua        0   :  4   Bulgaria

Singapore        1   :  3   Poland

Serbia           3   :  1   Algeria

Kyrgyzstan       1   :  3   Belarus

United Arab Emirates 1  :   3 Croatia

Slovakia         4   :  0   Yemen

IBCA             ½   :  3½  Moldova

Bolivia          1   :  3   Slovenia

Bosnia & Herzegovina 2½ :   1½      Syria

Lebanon          1   :  3   Sweden

Argentina        2½  :  1½  Tunisia

Women tournament  
Results
    Armenia             Rtg  -     Germany 2     Rtg  4 : 0
 IM Danielian Elina     2513 -     Fuchs Judith  2238 1 - 0
 IM Mkrtchian Lilit     2443 -     Schoene Maria 2198 1 - 0
WIM Galojan Lilit       2305 - WFM Mader Manuela 2132 1 - 0
WIM Andriasian Siranush 2290 -     Endress Anna  2067 1 - 0

Men tournament  
Results
   Moldova (MDA)     Rtg  -    Armenia (ARM)           1 : 3
GM Bologan Viktor    2682 - GM Aronian Levon      2757 ½ - ½
GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2588 - GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 ½ - ½
GM Khruschiov Alexey 2499 - GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 0 - 1
GM Sanduleac Vasile  2443 - GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 0 - 1

Poland             1½  :  2½  Russia

Slovenia           1   :  3   Germany 1

Ukraine            2½  :  1½  Serbia

Moldova            1   :  3   Armenia

USA                2   :  2   Greece

Spain              2½  :  1½  Bosnia & Herzegovina

Sweden             1   :  3   India

Romania            2½  :  1½  Argentina

Denmark            1   :  3   England

Cuba               2½  :  1½  Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan         1½  :  2½  Georgia

Czech Republic     2   :  2   Lithuania

Germany 2          1   :  3   Norway

Netherlands        3   :  1   Venezuela

Women tournament  
Results
    Armenia             Rtg  -     Czech Republic   Rtg  2½:1½
 IM Danielian Elina     2513 -  IM Jackova Jana     2360 1 - 0
 IM Mkrtchian Lilit     2443 - WGM Nemcova Katerina 2369 ½ - ½
WGM Aginian Nelly       2325 - WGM Kulovana Eva     2286 ½ - ½
WIM Andriasian Siranush 2290 - WGM Richtrova Eliska 2270 ½ - ½

Slovenia     1   :  3   Russia

Germany 1    2½  :  1½  Argentina

Slovakia     1   :  3   China

Georgia      2½  :  1½  Romania

Netherlands  2½  :  1½  France

Armenia      2½  :  1½  Czech Republic

Israel       2½  :  1½  United States of America

Hungary      3½  :  ½   Spain

Vietnam      1   :  3   Poland

Serbia       2½  :  1½  Cuba

Latvia       1   :  3   India

Germany 2    2½  :  1½  Bulgaria
 

Men tournament  
Results
   Armenia (ARM)      Rtg  -    Italy (ITA)     Rtg  4 : 0
GM Aronian Levon      2757 - GM Caruana Fabiano 2640 1 - 0
GM Akopian Vladimir   2679 - GM Godena Michele  2517 1 - 0
GM Sargissian Gabriel 2642 - IM Shytaj Luca     2472 1 - 0
GM Petrosian Tigran L 2629 - IM Brunello Sabino 2455 1 - 0
 

Russia                 2½  : 1½  Switzerland

Germany 1              3½  : ½   Scotland

Vietnam                1½  : 2½  Ukraine

China                  2½  : 1½  Philippines

Former Yug Rep of Macedonia 0 :   4 Azerbaijan

Hungary                2   : 2   Iran

Germany 2              2½  : 1½  Bulgaria

France                 2   : 2   Montenegro

Latvia                 2   : 2   Israel

Armenia                4   : 0   Italy

Iceland                1½  : 2½  United States of America

Germany 3              ½   : 3½  Spain

India                  2½  : 1½  Canada

Egypt                  ½   : 3½  Romania

England                2½  : 1½  Turkey

Estonia                1   : 3   Cuba

Georgia                2½  : 1½  Finland

Australia              ½   : 3½  Czech Republic

Norway                 3   : 1   Austria

Bangladesh             ½   : 3½  Netherlands

Poland                 4   : 0   Ireland

Brazil                 1½  : 2½  Serbia

Belarus                3   : 1   Colombia

Venezuela              2½  : 1½  Croatia

Slovakia               3½  : ½   Portugal

Women tournament  
Results
    Italy (ITA)      Rtg  -     Armenia (ARM)   Rtg  ½ :3½
 IM Sedina Elena     2365 -  IM Danielian Elina 2513 ½ - ½
WGM Zimina Olga      2368 -  IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2443 0 - 1
WFM Ambrosi Eleonora 2128 - WGM Aginian Nelly   2325 0 - 1
WFM Brunello Marina  2117 - WIM Galojan Lilit   2305 0 - 1
 

Russia             4   :  0   Azerbaijan

Iran               2   :  2   Germany 1

Argentina          2   :  2   Ukraine

China              3½  :  ½   Croatia

England            1½  :  2½  Georgia

France             3   :  1   Moldova

Italy              ½   :  3½  Armenia

United States of America  3   :    1     Montenegro

Kazakhstan         ½   :  3½  Hungary

Poland             3   :  1   Austria

Ecuador            1½  :  2½  Serbia

India              2½  :  1½  Switzerland

Bulgaria           2½  :  1½  Norway

Luxembourg         ½   :  3½  Slovenia

Slovakia           3   :  1   Turkey

Uzbekistan         1   :  3   Romania

Netherlands        3   :  1   Colombia

Estonia            ½   :  3½  Czech Republic

Greece             2   :  2   Mongolia

Germany 2          2½  :  1½  Sweden

Israel             3½  :  ½   Portugal

Germany 3          ½   :  3½  Spain

Lithuania          2   :  2   Philippines

ICSC               ½   :  3½  Vietnam

Cuba               3½  :  ½   Canada

Australia          2   :  2   Belarus

Latvia             3½  :  ½   Bosnia & Herzegovina
 

The 38th World Chess Olympiad will be held from November 12 to 25, 2008, in Dresden, Germany.

You can follow the games of the Dresden Olympiad from November 13 to 23, starting 18:00, and November 25, starting 13:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

GM Leinier Dominguez Perez (Cuba) scored 11,5 points of 15 and won in the IV World Blitz Championship held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Armenian GM Rafael Vaganian took the 13th place with 5,5 points.
 

IM Larry Kaufman (USA) scored 9 points of 11 and became World Senior Champion in the tournament held in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. Armenian IM Eduard Mnatsakanian ended the event with 6 points.
 

Before the last round of the World Senior Championship, Armenian IM Eduard Mnatsakanian has 5,5 points. The leader is IM Larry Kaufman (USA) with 8,5 points.
 

Armenian GM Rafael Vaganian participates in the 4th World Blitz Championship to be held on November 8, 2008, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Vaganian's opponents are GMs Morozevich, Svidler, Grischuk, Rublevsky (Russia), Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Radjabov, Mamediarov (Azerbaijan), Kamsky (USA), Gelfand (Israel), Dominguez (Cuba), J. Polgar (Hungary), Sashikiran (India), Tkachev (France), Kazhgaleyev (Kazakhstan), Bassem (Egypt).

You can follow the games of the World Blitz Championship on our website on November 8, starting 12:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

GMs Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Sergei Movsesian (Slovakia) will participate in the main tournament of the Corus-2009 to be held from January 16 to February 1, 2009, in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. GMs Morozevich (Russia), Ivanchuk, Karjakin (Ukraine), Carlsen (Norway), Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Wang Yue (China), Adams (England), Kamsky (USA), Dominguez (Cuba), van Wely, Stellwagen, Smeets (Netherlands) will also participate in the event.

You can follow the games of the Corus-2009 tournament on our website from January 16 to February 1, 2009. Online
 

After nine rounds at the World Senior Championship, Armenian IM Eduard Mnatsakanian scored 5,5 points. The leaders are GM Mihai Suba (Romania), GM Wolfgang Uhlmann (Germany), IM Larry Kaufman (USA), GM Miso Cebalo (Croatia) and IM Alexander Zakharov (Russia) with 7,5 points each.

Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

The 38th World Chess Olympiad will be held from November 12 to 25, 2008, in Dresden, Germany.

You can follow the games of the Dresden Olympiad from November 13 to 23, starting 18:00, and November 25, starting 13:00 (Yerevan time). Online
 

After the eight round of the World Senior Championship, Armenian IM Eduard Mnatsakanian scored 5 points. The leaders are IM Vladimir Onoprienko (Russia), GM Mihai Suba (Romania) and IM Larry Kaufman (USA) with 7 points each.

Three rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

In the seventh round of the World Senior Championship, Armenian IM Eduard Mnatsakanian beat Dieter Villing (Germany) and has now 5 points. The leaders are IM Vladimir Onoprienko (Russia) and GM Mihai Suba (Romania) with 6 points each.

Four rounds are left before the end of the tournament.

In the eighth round Mnatsakanian will play with GM Algimantas Butnorius (Lithuania).
 

In the Vasylyshin Memorial in Lvov, Ukraine, where IM Levon Babujian shared the 2nd-3rd places, he also achieved a GM norm. This was the second similar success of the young Armenian. For the first time he achieved his GM norm earlier this year in Urmia, Iran.
 

Vladimir Akopian and Gabriel Sargissian gained silver medals in the composition of the Linex-Magic club at the Spanish Chess Championship. In the final match Linex-Magic (Shirov, Adams, Ponomariov, Akopian, Sargissian, Perez Candelario) drew Cajacanarias (Ivanchuk, Alekseev, Motylev, Bareev, Illescas, San Segundo), and Cajanarias took the champion title thanks to wins on the higher boards.
 

After six rounds of the World Senior Championship, Armenian IM Eduard Mnatsakanian has 4 points. The leaders are IM Onoprienko (Russia), GM Jansa (Czech Republic), GM Suba (Romania), GM Cebalo (Croatia) with 5,5 points each.

Five rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Young Armenian IM Levon Babujian scored 9,5 points of 15 and shared the 2nd-3rd places in the Vasylyshin Memorial held in Lvov, Ukraine. The winner was IM Yaroslav Zherebukh (Ukraine) with 11 points.
 

After five rounds of the World Senior Championship, Armenian IM Eduard Mnatsakanian has 3,5 points of 5. IM Vladimir Onoprienko (Russia) is leading with 5 points.

Six rounds are ahead before the end of the tournament.
 

In the 4th round of the World Senior Championship in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany, Armenian IM Eduard Mnatsakanian beat Karl-Heinz Budt (Germany) and has now 3,5 points. Mnatsakanian is only half a point behind the leaders, GMs Jansa (Czech Republic), Uhlmann (Germany), Westerinen (Finland), IMs Jakobsen (Denmark), Onoprienko (Russia).

Seven rounds are still ahead before the end of the tournament. In the 5th round Mnatsakanian will encounter GM Cebalo (Croatia).