Armenian women’s team to take part in the FIDE World Chess Championship

Armenia’s women’s chess team will take part in the World Championship, the chess federation reported. The Championship comprising of Open and Women sections will be staged in Astana, Kazakhstan between March 4 and March 15. Among contenders of the title are the defending world team chess champion China, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, USA, India, Egypt,  and Hungary.

Meanwhile, the men’s team failed to qualify for the championship due to poor results at the Olympiad.

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