The 46th Chess Olympiad is set to begin

The 46th Chess Olympiad starts today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

The first round will start at 14:00 Armenian time.

The Armenian men's national team is represented by GM Haik Martirosyan, GM Robert Hovhannisyan, GM Shant Sargsyan, GM Gabriel Sargissian, and GM Manuel Petrosyan. The head coach of the team is GM Arman Pashikian.

The Armenian women's national team is represented by IM Lilit Mkrtchian, WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan, GM Elina Danielian, WIM Susanna Gaboyan, and Anahit Mkrtchyan. The head coach of the team is GM Zaven Andriasian.

Today, our men's team will face Barbados, while the women's team will face Hong Kong.

You can follow the games here.

We wish our teams the best of luck!