Armenian teams start the Olympiad with confident victories

The Armenian teams started the 2026 Chess Olympiad with convincing victories.

The men's team defeated the Barbados team with a score of 4:0.

GM Robert Hovhannisyan, GM Shant Sargsyan, GM Gabriel Sargissian, and GM Manuel Petrosyan all secured victories.

The women's team defeated the Hong Kong team with a score of 3.5:0.5.

WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan, WIM Susanna Gaboyan, and Anahit Mkrtchyan won their games.

GM Elina Danielian drew her game.

In the 2nd round, the Armenian men's team will face Scotland, while the women's team will face Singapore.

We wish our teams the best of luck!