45th FIDE Chess Olympiad

From September 10 to 23, the 45th Chess Olympiad will be held in Budapest, Hungary.

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

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

Our men's team ranks 17th among 197 countries in the starting rank, and the women's team ranks 11th among 184 countries.

The full list of participating teams can be found here.

The first round will start on September 11 at 17:00 Armenian time.

We wish good luck and a victorious return to our teams.