Armenian National Chess teams had a successful start at the 17th Team Championship in the Serbian town of Novi Sad. In the 1st round, Armenian chess players defeated the Danish team with a score of 3:1.
Grandmasters Vladimir Akopian and Gabriel Sargsian played a tie, while Arman Pashikian and Tigran Petrosian secured the team's victory defeating their competitors.
In the second round the Armenian chess players will compete with the Romanian national team, which won over the Belgian team (3:1) in the 1st round.
Armenian women's chess team took precedence over the Italian team by the score 2,5:1,5 in the 1st round.
Armenian GM Lilit Mkrtchian beat her competitor, while Elina Danielian, Lilit Galoyan and Nelly Aghinian played ties.
In the next round the team will face the Slovanian chess players which won over the Slovenian team (4:0) in the previous round.