2008 Chess Olympiad: Armenian Women's Team

Article from panorama.am 17:11 12/12/2008 WOMEN CHESS TEAM SATISFIED BY THEIR RESULTS Women chess team of Armenia gained the sixth horizontal in World Chess Olympiad in Dresden. The representatives of the team say they have had a successful participation but the most important victory has been the game with Azeri team who has been defeated by 4-0 points. “I am content of the results. It has been the most successful result we have ever gained. If we were luckier then we could have even better results,” says Arsen Eghiazaryan, the trainer of the team in a press conference. The champion of Armenia Lilit Galoyan gained 6.5 points from 10 possible ones, the second was champion of Europe Nelli Aghinyan – 5.5 points from 9 ones, and the third was Lilit Mkrtchyan – 8 points from 11 ones. The Armenian Women's Team: IM Elina Danielian. She will be joined by IM Lilit Mkrtchian, WGM Nelly Aginian, WIM Siranush Andriasian, and L. Galoian.