Mallorca Chess Olympiad Update

Armenian News Network / Groong
October 26, 2004
By Aram Hajian
YEREVAN, ARMENIA
With just three rounds to go, Armenia (men's team) is in 3rd place in
the 2004 Chess Olympiad being held in Mallorca, Spain. The fourteen
round Olympiad, where four of six players from a given country play on
any given day, is a grueling event in which consistency and
determination are every bit as important as talent and team-spirit.
To date, Armenia has played impressively, losing only two of the 11
matches it has played, and scoring big when needed. Of course, all
will be decided in the final rounds, but clearly the 4th highest rated
Armenians have established themselves as a chess powerhouse - not a
team you would want to face.
Team composition:
Board #, Name, Rating, Result, Performance Rating
1 GM Akopian Vladimir 2692 2.5/5 2683
2 GM Aronian Levon 2675 6.0/9 2739
3 GM Vaganian Rafael 2640 7.5/9 2869
4 GM Lputian Smbat 2634 6.0/9 2666
5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2611 5.5/8 2630
6 GM Minasian Artashes 2584 1.5/4 2348
Round 1: Armenia-Mongolia 3.5-0.5
Round 2: Armenia-Uzbekistan 3-1
Round 3: Armenia-Estonia 3-1
Round 4: Armenia-Bosnia 2-2
Round 5: Armenia-India 1.5-2.5
Round 6: Armenia-Canada 3.5-0.5
Round 7: Armenia-Israel 3-1
Round 8: Armenia-Russia 1.5-2.5
Round 9: Armenia-Ukraine 2-2
Round 10: Armenia-Slovenia 3.5-0.5
Round 11: Armenia-Switzerland 2.5-1.5
Round 12: Armenia-USA
Standings after Round 11 (top 36 of 129 shown)
1 Ukraine 32.0
2 Russia 29.5
3 Armenia 29.0
4 Israel 28.0
5-6 India, USA 27.5
7 Poland 27.0
8-10 Bulgaria, Georgia, France 26.5
11-16 Cuba, Azerbaijan, Switzerland,
Czech Rep, China, Slovenia 26.0
17-23 Spain A, Serbia, Moldova, Germany
Bosnia, Hungary, Greece 25.5
24-28 Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
Sweden, Australia 25.0
29-36 Netherlands, Estonia, England
Canada, Latvia, Belarus, Spain B, Macedonia 24.5
Armenia's women are likewise performing well, currently in a tie for
11-16th places.
Tune in again at the end of the week for a final report from Mallorca.