ArmInfo: Armenia Win Impressive Victory After a Row of Defeats

Armenia-men are riding high again just three rounds before the end of the
35th Chess Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia. after their impressive victory over
the European champion Ukraine, 3:1. They seem to have come round after a row
of regrettable defeats from Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic and Sweden.
Especially resounding was the victory of the “first board” of Armenia,
Vladimir Akopyan, over the FIDE world champion, Ruslan Ponomaryov. Armenia is
now breathing on the neck of the leaders, Russia and Hungary. The Armenian
women are a good match to their male compatriots. Their historical draw with
the favorite China brought them closer to the top three, Georgia, Russia and
China.