Armenia gets Bronze medal


11 November 2005: Armenia placed third in Chess World championship that took place in Israel. AZG Daily has an article in Armenian on the championship. Russia won the the first place; and China (who had been defeated by the Armenian team), got the silver medal.

This is the 3rd time Armenia is getting bronze in Chess Int'l championship.

Below is the list of the final results from the Website of the World Chess Federation.

Final Standings
Rank Team

Game Points
Win Draw Loss Match Points
1st Russia 22 8 0 0 8
2nd China 21.5 6 0 2 6
3rd Armenia 18.5 4 3 1 5.5
4 Ukraine 17.5 4 1 3 4.5
5 USA 16.5 3 2 3 3
6 Israel 14.5 2 1 5 2.5
7 Georgia 13.5 2 1 5 2.5
8 Cuba 13 1 3 4 2.5
9 China Women 7 0 1 7 0.5

To learn more about the Armenian team, visit the official website of the World Team Chess Championship.