Armenia advances to quarterfinals at FIDE Online Olympiad

Armenia national team won their matches in Thursday's preliminary round of the FIDE Online Olympiad's playoff. As the Chess Federation reports, our team defeated Greece twice, first by 4.5-1.5 and then by 3.5-2.5. The national team top board, GM Levon Aronian, scored two wins. Our team will face India in the quarterfinals to be played on Friday.

 

To note, the FIDE Online Olympiad is a major online chess event for national teams that runs July 25-August 30. More than 1,500 participants and 163 teams from all over the world are playing. Each team consists of six players, including at least two women, at least one player who is 20 or younger, and at least one female player who is 20 or younger. The time control for all matches is 15 minutes for the game and a five-second increment per move, starting from move one.