I am trying to compile some very special statistics: World Champions, who also ranked #1 in the world, as well as winning Olympiad Gold. Please feel free to add more names if you can think of any, or correct...
Big pay day for Armenian team
Armenian chess-players who got the title of the World Olympiad Champion at the 40th World Olympiad in Istanbul will be awarded with 20 million AMD. Levon Aronian, Sergey Movsisyan, Vladimir Hakobyan, Gabriel Sargsyan and Tigran Petrosyan will get the...
There is no political or psychological pressure on us
There is no political or psychological pressure on us – Armenian chess grandmaster – newspaperSeptember 15, 2012 | 07:54 YEREVAN. – “To our reporter’s observation that sports and politics are interconnected, international chess grandmaster [, and member of Armenia’s...
What are their secrets?
In your opinion, what are the reasons for the success of the Armenian national team? They have never had the #1 ranked team and yet 3 Gold medals in the past 4 Olympiad! How did they do it? Chess...
Chess players awarded with medals by S. Ohanyan
Chess players awarded with medals by S. Ohanyan Today Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received a delegation of members of Armenian national chess team led by coach Arshak Petrosyan, press service of the Defense Ministry reported. The Minister congratulated...
Reception at the Presidential Palace for Olympiad heroes
Reception at the Presidential Palace in honor of the Armenian chess team 10.09.2012 21:36 The President of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan held a reception in honor of the members of the...
BBC report: “Armenia: the cleverest nation on earth”
Armenia: the cleverest nation on earth BBC news agency wrote an article and made a report about the Armenian victory at World Chess Olympiad. “Armenia – a tiny, poor country of around three million people – has won the...
Olympiad Champs honored at the airport
Armenia’s Olympiad winning chess team honored at home Armenian chess players have returned home to heroes’ welcome after winning the 40th World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday. President Serzh Sargsyan personally went to the airport on Monday...
Armenian President to meet Olympiad Champs at airport
Serzh Sargsyan to meet Armenian chess players at Zvartnots Airport Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who is also the Chairman of Armenian Chess Federation, will meet Armenian chess players at Zvartnots Airport tonight, Presidential Administration told Panorama.am. Also, Armenia’s Presidential...
Congrats from Parliament Chairman
Armenian Parliament chairman congratulates national chess teamSeptember 09, 2012 | 23:30 YEREVAN. – In his Facebook account, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan congratulated everyone in connection with Armenia’s men’s national team’s victory at the 40th World Chess Olympiad,...