YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the representatives of the Armenian men s team who won silver medals at the 44th World Chess Olympiad: head coach Arman Pashikyan, team captain Hrachik Tavadyan, chess players Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Manuel Petrosyan. Chess players Hrant Melkumyan and Gabriel Sargsyan were not present at the meeting because of their absence from the country, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister.
YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the representatives of the Armenian men s team who won silver medals at the 44th World Chess Olympiad: head coach Arman Pashikyan, team captain Hrachik Tavadyan, chess players Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Manuel Petrosyan. Chess players Hrant Melkumyan and Gabriel Sargsyan were not present at the meeting because of their absence from the country, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister.
YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the representatives of the Armenian men s team who won silver medals at the 44th World Chess Olympiad: head coach Arman Pashikyan, team captain Hrachik Tavadyan, chess players Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Manuel Petrosyan. Chess players Hrant Melkumyan and Gabriel Sargsyan were not present at the meeting because of their absence from the country, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister.
In the absence of Russia and China, the young Uzbek team surprised everyone by winning the gold medal at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai. The victory comes at the right time, as the 2026 Chess Olympiad will be held in Tashkent, reports FIDE. But gold for the best individual performances on board 1 and 2 went to Gukesh D. and Nihal Sarin from the team of India 2. | Photos: FIDE (Lennart Ootes, Stev Bonhage)