Armenia in final push for European gold
10.11.11 | 23:13
Reigning world champions Armenia are close to adding the European title to their collection of remarkable achievements in chess after outstripping current holder and arch-foe Azerbaijan in the penultimate round of championship play on Thursday.
FIDE’s current No. 3 player Levon Aronian and company need a victory in the ninth and final round of the ending tournament in Greece to finish first among 38 competing nations.
The Armenians scored a signal 3-1 victory against the Dutch team to rise to 13 points in team standings, a point ahead of Azerbaijan that inadvertently helped the Armenia cause by losing to Germany 1.5-2.5. Germany are second despite 13 points, yielding to Armenia on overall games statistics.
In the women’s section Armenia rose to 10 points and sixth place after beating Serbia 2.5-1.5. Russia is leader with 15 points.
Friday fixtures beginning at 1:00 pm Greece time, or 3:00 pm Yerevan time, are available for live online watching at the tournament’s official website http://euro2011.chessdom.com.
Source: http://armenianow.com
I bet on Germany.