Open section
Switzerland (SUI)  - Armenia (ARM)      1½:2½
Pelletier Yannick  - Aronian Levon      ½ - ½
Jenni Florian      - Akopian Vladimir   1 - 0
Ekstroem Roland    - Sargissian Gabriel 0 - 1
Gallagher Joseph G - Petrosian Tigran L 0 - 1

Final standing
Rk. Team      Games + = -  TB1 TB2   TB3
 1. Azerbaijan  9   7 1 1  15  22    180.5
 2. Russia      9   5 4 0  14  22.5  172.5
 3. Ukraine     9   5 3 1  13  23    161.5
 4. Armenia     9   6 1 2  13  21.5  179
 5. Germany     9   5 2 2  12  21.5  164
 6. Spain       9   5 2 2  12  21    170.5
 7. Poland      9   5 2 2  12  20.5  169
 8. Hungary     9   4 3 2  11  21    165
 9. Netherlands 9   3 5 1  11  20.5  171.5
10. Serbia 1    9   4 3 2  11  20    169
11. Israel      9   5 1 3  11  18    189
12. England     9   4 2 3  10  19.5  157.5
13. Georgia     9   4 2 3  10  19    180.5
14. Romania     9   4 2 3  10  19    167
15. Switzerland 9   4 2 3  10  18.5  178
Total 38 teams

Women section
Russia (RUS)        - Armenia (ARM)   2½:1½
Kosteniuk Alexandra - Danielian Elina ½ - ½
Kosintseva Tatiana  - Mkrtchian Lilit ½ - ½
Kosintseva Nadezhda - Galojan Lilit   1 - 0
Gunina Valentina    - Aginian Nelly   ½ - ½

Final standing
Rk. Team     Games + = -  TB1 TB2   TB3
 1. Russia     9   8 0 1  16  26    175
 2. Georgia    9   7 2 0  16  24    176.5
 3. Ukraine    9   4 4 1  12  20    188
 4. Azerbaijan 9   4 4 1  12  20    183
 5. Armenia    9   4 3 2  11  21    192
 6. France     9   4 3 2  11  21    165
 7. Czech Rep. 9   4 3 2  11  19.5  184.5
 8. Poland     9   4 2 3  10  22.5  166
 9. Slovenia   9   4 2 3  10  21    154.5
10. Hungary    9   4 2 3  10  20.5  166
11. Romania    9   4 2 3  10  19    176
12. Germany    9   4 2 3  10  18.5  177
13. Israel     9   5 0 4  10  18    176.5
Total 28 teams

You can follow the games of the European Team Championship on our website from October 22 to 30, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time). Online1  Online2  Online3  Online4
 

Open section
Armenia (ARM)      - Russia (RUS)         1½:2½
Aronian Levon      - Svidler Peter        ½ - ½
Akopian Vladimir   - Morozevich Alexander 0 - 1
Sargissian Gabriel - Jakovenko Dmitry     ½ - ½
Petrosian Tigran L - Tomashevsky Evgeny   ½ - ½

Women section
Armenia (ARM)   - Ukraine (UKR)   2 : 2
Danielian Elina - Lahno Kateryna  0 - 1
Mkrtchian Lilit - Zhukova Natalia ½ - ½
Galojan Lilit   - Ushenina Anna   1 - 0
Aginian Nelly   - Gaponenko Inna  ½ - ½
 

Open section
Azerbaijan (AZE)      - Armenia (ARM)      1½:2½
Radjabov Teimour      - Aronian Levon      ½ - ½
Gashimov Vugar        - Akopian Vladimir   ½ - ½
Guseinov Gadir        - Sargissian Gabriel 0 - 1
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar - Petrosian Tigran L ½ - ½

Women section
Armenia (ARM)   - Romania (ROU)         3½: ½
Danielian Elina - Cosma Elena-Luminita  1 - 0
Mkrtchian Lilit - Peptan Corina-Isabela 1 - 0
Galojan Lilit   - Voicu Carmen          1 - 0
Aginian Nelly   - Motoc Alina           ½ - ½
 

Open section
Armenia (ARM)      - Spain (ESP)             3 : 1
Aronian Levon      - Shirov Alexei           ½ - ½
Akopian Vladimir   - Vallejo Pons Francisco  ½ - ½
Sargissian Gabriel - Illescas Cordoba Miguel 1 - 0
Petrosian Tigran L - Salgado Lopez Ivan      1 - 0

Women section
France (FRA)     - Armenia (ARM)       2 : 2
Sebag Marie      - Danielian Elina     1 - 0
Milliet Sophie   - Mkrtchian Lilit     0 - 1
Collas Silvia    - Galojan Lilit       0 - 1
Guichard Pauline - Andriasian Siranush 1 - 0
 

Open section
France (FRA)      - Armenia (ARM)      2 : 2
Bacrot Etienne    - Aronian Levon      1 - 0
Fressinet Laurent - Akopian Vladimir   ½ - ½
Edouard Romain    - Sargissian Gabriel 0 - 1
Feller Sebastien  - Petrosian Tigran L ½ - ½

Women section
Armenia (ARM)       - Azerbaijan (AZE)    2 : 2
Danielian Elina     - Mamedjarova Zeinab  ½ - ½
Mkrtchian Lilit     - Kazimova Narmin     ½ - ½
Aginian Nelly       - Mamedjarova Turkan  ½ - ½
Andriasian Siranush - Isgandarova Khayala ½ - ½
 

Open section
Serbia 2 (SRB 2) - Armenia (ARM)      1 : 3
Miladinovic Igor - Aronian Levon      ½ - ½
Sedlak Nikola    - Akopian Vladimir   0 - 1
Brenjo Slavisa   - Pashikian Arman    ½ - ½
Roganovic Milos  - Petrosian Tigran L 0 - 1

Women section
Georgia (GEO)       - Armenia (ARM)       2½:1½
Dzagnidze Nana      - Danielian Elina     1 - 0
Khukhashvili Sopiko - Mkrtchian Lilit     ½ - ½
Khurtsidze Nino     - Galojan Lilit       1 - 0
Khotenashvili Bela  - Andriasian Siranush 0 - 1
 

Open section
Armenia (ARM)      - Serbia 1 (SRB 1) 1½:2½
Aronian Levon      - Ivanisevic Ivan  1 - 0
Sargissian Gabriel - Solak Dragan     0 - 1
Pashikian Arman    - Markus Robert    0 - 1
Petrosian Tigran L - Perunovic Milos  ½ - ½

Women section
Armenia (ARM)   - Poland (POL)       3 : 1
Danielian Elina - Socko Monika       1 - 0
Mkrtchian Lilit - Rajlich Iweta      1 - 0
Galojan Lilit   - Zawadzka Jolanta   1 - 0
Aginian Nelly   - Dworakowska Joanna 0 - 1
 

Open section
Armenia (ARM)      - Romania (ROU)          2½:1½
Aronian Levon      - Istratescu Andrei      1 - 0
Akopian Vladimir   - Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter ½ - ½
Sargissian Gabriel - Nevednichy Vladislav   ½ - ½
Pashikian Arman    - Szabo Gergely          ½ - ½

Women section
Slovenia (SLO) - Armenia (ARM)       1 : 3
Muzychuk Anna  - Danielian Elina     0 - 1
Krivec Jana    - Mkrtchian Lilit     ½ - ½
Srebrnic Ana   - Galojan Lilit       0 - 1
Rozic Vesna    - Andriasian Siranush ½ - ½
 

Open section
Denmark (DEN)    - Armenia (ARM)      1 : 3
Hansen Lars Bo   - Akopian Vladimir   ½ - ½
Hansen Sune Berg - Sargissian Gabriel ½ - ½
Schandorff Lars  - Pashikian Arman    0 - 1
Glud Jakob Vang  - Petrosian Tigran L 0 - 1

Women section
Armenia (ARM)   - Italy (ITA)      2½:1½
Danielian Elina - Sedina Elena     ½ - ½
Mkrtchian Lilit - Zimina Olga      1 - 0
Galojan Lilit   - Brunello Marina  ½ - ½
Aginian Nelly   - Ambrosi Eleonora ½ - ½
 

FIDE Congress, which was held in Halkidiki, Greece, awarded Artur Chibukhchian with the title of grandmaster. Vahagn Khachatryan got the title of FIDE Arbiter.
 

GMs Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Arman Pashikian and Tigran L. Petrosian are taking part in the 17th European Team Championship in composition of the Armenian national team. The tournament is being held in Novi Sad, Serbia from October 21 to 30, 2009.

The members of Armenian women's national team in the European Women's Team Championship are WGMs Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Lilit Galojan, Nelli Aginian and WIM Siranush Andriasian.
 

Men Tournament
Mika Yerevan       - Alkaloid Skopje       4:2
Aronian Levon      - Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 0:1
Akopian Vladimir   - Kamsky Gata           1:0
Sargissian Gabriel - Volokitin Andrei      ½:½
Pashikian Arman    - Guseinov Gadir        1:0
Andriasian Zaven   - Mamedov Rauf          ½:½
Petrosian Tigran L - Nedev Trajko          1:0

Final standing
Rk. Team                    Games + = -  TB1 TB2  TB3
 1. Economist-SGSEU-1 Saratov 7   7 0 0  14  27.5 179.5
 2. Mika Yerevan              7   6 0 1  12  24.5 195.5
 3. Ural Svedrdlovskaya       7   5 1 1  11  28.5 161.5
 4. SPbChFed Sankt-Peterburg  7   5 1 1  11  26   187
 5. OSG Baden-Baden           7   5 0 2  10  33   146.5
 6. PVK - Kievchess           7   5 0 2  10  29   152
 7. Beer Sheva Chess Club     7   5 0 2  10  29   150
 8. ShSM-64 Moscow            7   5 0 2  10  29   142
 9. Tomsk-400                 7   4 2 1  10  28   163
10.Ashdod Illit Chess Club    7   5 0 2  10  27   171
11. Alkaloid Skopje           7   5 0 2  10  25.5 170.5
12. A DAN DZO & PGMB          7   3 3 1   9  26.5 156.5
13. CC Margiris Kaunas        7   4 1 2   9  25.5 126
14. 1. Novoborsky SK          7   4 0 3   8  23.5 160.5
15. Lasta Belgrade            7   3 2 2   8  23   146.5
Total 54 teams

Women Tournament
Economist-SGSEU Saratov - Mika Yerevan     2½:1½
Muzychuk Anna           - Danielian Elina   0:1
Iljushina Olga          - Harika Dronavalli ½:½
Ushenina Anna           - Khurtsidze Nino   1:0
Paehtz Elisabeth        - Galojan Lilit     1:0

Final standing
Rk. Team                      Games + = - TB1 TB2  TB3
 1. Spartak Vidnoe              7   5 2 0 12  21    97.5
 2. Cercle d'Echecs Monte Carlo 7   3 3 1  9  18.5  86.5
 3. Samaia Tbilisi              7   3 3 1  9  15.5 105.5
 4. Economist-SGSEU Saratov     7   3 3 1  9  15.5 101
 5. T-com Podgorica             7   4 1 2  9  15    81.5
 6. CS Cotnari-Politehnica Iasi 7   2 4 1  8  15    80
 7. Polonia Votum Wroclaw       7   3 2 2  8  13    91
 8. Radnicki Rudovci            7   3 1 3  7  11    90.5
 9. Mika Yerevan                7   2 2 3  6  12.5  94.5
10. BAS Beograd                 7   2 1 4  5  11.5  80
11. Vandoeuvre Echecs           7   1 0 6  2   5.5  86.5
Total 11 teams

You can follow the games of the European Club Cup-2009 on our website from October 4 to 10, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time). Online1  Online2  Online3  Online4
 

Men Tournament
Ural Svedrdlovskaya - Mika Yerevan      2½-3½
Grischuk Alexander  - Aronian Levon      0:1
Shirov Alexei       - Akopian Vladimir   ½:½
Malakhov Vladimir   - Sargissian Gabriel ½:½
Rublevsky Sergei    - Pashikian Arman    ½:½
Dreev Alexey        - Andriasian Zaven   ½:½
Bareev Evgeny       - Petrosian Tigran L ½:½

Women Tournament
Mika Yerevan      - Cercle d'Echecs Monte Carlo 2:2
Danielian Elina   - Koneru Humpy                ½:½
Harika Dronavalli - Kosteniuk Alexandra         ½:½
Khurtsidze Nino   - Cramling Pia                ½:½
Galojan Lilit     - Skripchenko Almira          ½:½
 

Men Tournament
Mika Yerevan       - Economist-SGSEU-1  2½-3½
Aronian Levon      - Alekseev Evgeny     1:0
Akopian Vladimir   - Eljanov Pavel       0:1
Sargissian Gabriel - Tomashevsky Evgeny  ½:½
Pashikian Arman    - Bu Xiangzhi         ½:½
Andriasian Zaven   - Ni Hua              0:1
Petrosian Tigran L - Moiseenko Alexander ½:½

Women Tournament
BAS Beograd          - Mika Yerevan      ½:3½
Gaponenko Inna       - Danielian Elina   0-1
Vasilevich Tatjana   - Harika Dronavalli 0-1
Stojanovic Andjelija - Khurtsidze Nino   ½-½
Drljevic Ljilja      - Galojan Lilit     0-1
 

Men Tournament
OSG Baden-Baden        - Mika Yerevan      2½:3½
Movsesian Sergei       - Aronian Levon      ½:½
Bacrot Etienne         - Akopian Vladimir   0:1
Vallejo Pons Francisco - Sargissian Gabriel ½:½
Naiditsch Arkadij      - Pashikian Arman    0:1
Adams Michael          - Andriasian Zaven   1:0
Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter - Petrosian Tigran L ½:½

Women Tournament
Mika  -  bye  
 

Men Tournament
PVK - Kievchess        - Mika              2½:3½
Onischuk Alexander     - Aronian Levon      ½:½
Miroshnichenko Evgenij - Akopian Vladimir   ½:½
Areshchenko Alexander  - Sargissian Gabriel 0:1
Beliavsky Alexander G  - Pashikian Arman    ½:½
Baklan Vladimir        - Andriasian Zaven   1:0
Vysochin Spartak       - Petrosian Tigran L 0:1

Women Tournament
Mika              - Polonia Votum Wroclaw 1½:2½
Danielian Elina   - Rajlich Iweta          ½:½
Harika Dronavalli - Zawadzka Jolanta       0:1
Khurtsidze Nino   - Szczepkowska-Horowska  1:0
Galojan Lilit     - Krupa Monika           0:1
 

Men Tournament
Mika               - ShSM-64 Moscow    3½:2½
Aronian Levon      - Gelfand Boris      ½:½
Akopian Vladimir   - Karjakin Sergey    ½:½
Sargissian Gabriel - Caruana Fabiano    1:0
Pashikian Arman    - Najer Evgeniy      ½:½
Andriasian Zaven   - Nepomniachtchi Ian ½:½
Petrosian Tigran L - Grachev Boris      ½:½

Women Tournament
Mika              - CS Cotnari-Politehnica Iasi 2:2
Danielian Elina   - Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan     1:0
Harika Dronavalli - Dembo Yelena                ½:½
Khurtsidze Nino   - Peptan Corina-Isabela       ½:½
Galojan Lilit     - Motoc Alina                 0:1
 

Men Tournament
Mika               - Borgerhout     4:2
Aronian Levon      - Docx Stefan    1-0
Akopian Vladimir   - Wemmers Xander ½-½
Sargissian Gabriel - Vedder Henk    ½-½
Pashikian Arman    - De Haan Eric   0-1
Andriasian Zaven   - Vedder Richard 1-0
Petrosian Tigran L - Nieto Emanuel  1-0

Women Tournament
Spartak Vidnoe      - Mika              4:0
Kosintseva Tatiana  - Danielian Elina   1-0
Stefanova Antoaneta - Harika Dronavalli 1-0
Kosintseva Nadezhda - Khurtsidze Nino   1-0
Lahno Kateryna      - Galojan Lilit     1-0
 

WGM Elina Danielian, as the first board of "Timishoara" club, took the title of the champion of Roumania in this country's team Championship.
 

We are presenting the composition of the women's top eight (by average rating) teams (first four boards):

Monte Carlo (Monaco) Koneru, Kosteniuk, Cramling, Socko
Spartak (Russia) T. Kosintseva, Stefanova, N. Kosintseva, Lahno
Samaia (Georgia) Chiburdanidze, Javakhishvili, Lomineishvili, Khukhashvili
Economist (Russia) Kursova, Muzychuk, Iljushina, Ushenina
Telecom (Montenegro) Cmilyte, Maric, Hoang, Kovalevskaya
Politehnica (Rumania) Arakhamia-Grant, Dembo, Peptan, Paulet
Mika (Armenia) Danielian, Dronavalli, Khurtsidze, Galojan
Beograd (Serbia) Bojkovic, Gaponenko, Vasilevich, Stojanovic
 

We are presenting the composition of the men's top eight (by average rating) teams (first six boards):

Economist (Russia), 2702: Alekseev, Tomashevsky, Andreikin, Ni Hua, Bu Xiangzhi, Eljanov
Ural (Russia), 2696: Grischuk, Shirov, Malakhov, Rublevsky, Dreev, Bareev
Baden-Baden (Germany), 2691: Bacrot, Movsesian, Adams, Naiditsch, Vallejo Pons, Nisipeanu
ShSm-64 (Russia), 2689: Gelfand, Karjakin, Wang Hao, Caruana, Grachev, Najer
Ashdod (Israel), 2682: Ivanchuk, Gashimov, Sutovsky, Avrukh, Smirin, Golod
Tomsk-400 (Russia), 2678: Motylev, Bologan, Tiviakov, Tkachiev, Timofeev, Inarkiev
Mika (Armenia), 2671: Aronian, Akopian, Sargissian, Pashikian, Petrosian, Andriasian
Saint-Petersburg (Russia), 2655: Svidler, Zvjaginsev, Sakaev, Vitiugov, Efimenko, Yemelin