Armenian men’s chess team again wins in Serbia

In round three of the 17th Team Chess Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia, Armenian men’s team lost1.5-2.5 to Serbia’s first team. Despite Levon Aronyan won over Ivan Ivanichev, Armenian team couldn’t reach advantage over their competitors.
Gabriel Sarkisyan lost to Dragan Solak, Arman Pashikyan was defeated by Robert Markus; Tigran Petrosyan-Milosh Perunovich set ended in a draw.

In round four, however, Armenia’s team managed to win over Serbia’s second team. Vladimir Hakopyan won over Nikola Sedlak, Tigran Petrosyan defeated Milosh Roganovich; Levon Aronyan and Arman Pashikyan shared a point with Igor Miladinovich and Slavic Brenier.

Thus, after the forth round Armenian team earned 6 points and seeded 3-9 together with teams of France, Spain, Holland, Russia, Israel, and the first team of Serbia. Georgian and Azerbaijani teams are top-seeded and have a 100-percent advantage.

Additionally, in round five which will be held today, Armenian team will play against France.

Round three: Armenia 1.5-2.5 Serbia 1

Levon Aronyan – Ivan Ivanichev 1:0

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nf3 e4 8. Nd4 Bc5 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. a4 Be6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bh3 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e3 Qe5 16. a5 Nc4 17. b3 Nd6 18. Ne2 g5 19. c4 dxc4 20. b4 Bxb4 21. Qa4 Qb5 22. Qxb5 Nxb5 23. Rfb1 Bc3 24. Ra4 a6 25. Bxe6 Be5 26. Bxc4 Nd6 27. Bd5 O-O-O 28. Rb6 Rh7 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Re7 31. Bb3 Kc7 32. Rd5 Ree8 33. Kg2 Re7 34. Bd1 Nf7 35. Rc5 Kb8 36. Be2 Rd6 37. Rf5 Rxb6 38. axb6 Kc8 39. Rf6 Kd8 40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 Ne5 42. Rxh6 Rg7 43. Kf1 Ke7 44. Rh8 Nf3 45. Bxf3 exf3 46. h5 Rg5 47. h6 Rb5 48. Ke1 Kf7 49. Rb8 Kg6 50. Rxb7 Kxh6 51. Rf7 Rxb6 52. Rxf3 Kg5 53. Rf4 a5 54. Ra4 Ra6 55. Kd2 Kf5 56. Kc3 Ke5 57. Kb3 Rb6 58. Kc3 Ra6 59. f3 Ra8 60. Kb3 Rb8 61. Kc4 Rc8 62. Kd3 Ra8 63. Kc3 Ra7 64. Kc4 Rc7 65. Kb3 Rb7 66. Ka3 Ra7 67. Re4 Kf5 68. Ka4 Rb7 69. Kxa5 Rb1 70. Rb4 Re1 71. Rf4 Ke5 72. Re4 Kd5 73. Kb4 Rf1 74. Rd4 Ke5 75. f4 Kf5 76. Rd5 Kg4 77. Kc5 Rc1 78. Kd6 Rc3 79. Rg5 Kf3 80. Re5 Kg4 81. Ke6 Ra3 82. Kf6 Ra6 83. Re6 Ra5 84. Kg6 Rf5 85. Re4 1:0.

Gabriel Sarkisyan - Dragan Solak 0:1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nf1 Re8 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Ng3 Nf8 11. Qd2 c5 12. O-O Ne6 13. Nf5 Nd4 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. c3 dxc3 17. Qxc3 Qf6 18. d4 exd4 19. Qd3 b6 20. Rfe1 Bb7 21. Nxd4 d5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. b3 h6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rd1 Be4 26. Qe3 Bc6 27. Qc1 Ba8 28. Qd2 Rd8 29. Qe3 Bb7 30. Rd2 Rd5 31. Qe8 Kh7 32. Qe4 g6 33. Qd3 Rg5 34. f3 Qf4 35. Ne6 Qf6 36. Nxg5 Qxg5 37. Kh1 Bc8 38. Qd5 Qf4 39. Qd6 Qe3 40. Kh2 Be6 41. Qd4 Qe1 42. Qf2 Qc1 43. Re2 Qd1 44. Qe3 a5 45. Qd2 Qb1 46. Qb2 Qf5 47. Qe5 Qd3 48. Re4 Qd8 49. Rd4 Qe7 50. Rd6 b5 51. Rb6 b4 52. f4 1:0.

Arman Pashikyan - Robert Markus 0:1

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. Re1 Nbd7 9. Be3 Re8 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. a3 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. c5 Rd8 15. Bf1 Nd4 16. Qb1 Be6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Qb2 b6 19. cxb6 axb6 20. b5 Nd7 21. Rac1 Nc5 22. bxc6 Rab8 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bh4 Kh8 25. Ne3 Qxc6 26. Ned5 g5 27. Bg3 Qd6 28. Rcd1 Qf8 29. Bc4 b5 30. Ba2 Na4 31. Nxa4 bxa4 32. Nb4 Qf7 33. Bxe6 Qxe6 34. Qc1 Bf8 35. Nd5 Rdc8 36. Qd2 Bxa3 37. h4 h6 38. Rb1 Bf8 39. Rxb8 Rxb8 40. Qa5 a3 41. Kh2 Qf7 42. Qa4 gxh4 43. Bxh4 Qh5 44. Kg3 Bg7 45. f3 f5 46. Qa7 Rg8 47. Kh3 Ne6 48. exf5 Ng5 49. Kg3 Nxf3 50. Re4 Nxh4 0:1.

Tigran Petrosyan - Milosh Perunovich 0.5-0.5

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Nh5 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. Qe3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. g3 Be6 13. Nf3 Bg7 14. Nd4 Nf6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. e5 Ng4 17. Qe4 Nxe5 18. f4 Nf7 19. Qxe6 Qe7 20. Qg6 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qe3 22. Kb2 Qb6 23. Ka1 Kf8 24. Bc4 d5 25. Qf5 c6 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Rhf1 Qc7 28. Bd3 Re8 29. Qxg5 Qe5 30. Qd2 Kg7 31. Rde1 Qd6 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Qf2 Re7 34. Qf5 Qe5 35. Qh7 Kf8 36. Kb2 Qg7 37. Qf5 Ke8 38. Qc8 Nd8 39. Rf4 Qh6 40. Rg4 Rg7 41. Bf5 Qf6 42. Rh4 Qd6 43. Bd3 Ke7 44. Qf5 Qf6 45. Qh5 Ne6 46. Qh8 Qf8 47. Qxf8 Kxf8 48. c4 Ke7 49. cxd5 cxd5 50. Bf5 Ng5 51. Rh6 Nf3 52. Kc3 Kf8 53. Kd3 Rg5 54. Bc8 Kg7 55. Rh3 Ng1 56. Rh4 Nf3 57. Ra4 Nxh2 58. Rxa7 Kf6 59. Rxb7 Ke5 60. g4 Nxg4 61. Bxg4 Rxg4 62. Kc3 Kd6 63. Kb3 Kc5 64. Rc7 Kb6 65. Rc3 Kb5 66. a3 Rf4 67. Rh3 1 / 2: 1 / 2.

Round Four: Armenia 3:1 Serbia 2

Levon Aronyan - Igor Miladinovich 0.5:0.5

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Re8 10. b4 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 14. Bg5 Bf5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxf6 Qxf6 17. d5 Rad8 18. Qb3 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Bh3 20. Bg2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Re2 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. Kxf3 Rb2 24. Rfb1 Rd3 25. Kg2 Rdd2 26. Rxb2 Rxb2 27. a3 Rb3 28. h4 h5 29. f3 Rb2 30. Kh3 Rf2 31. Rc1 Rxf3 32. Rc7 Rxa3 33. Rxb7 Ra2 34. b5 Kg7 35. Rb8 Kf6 36. b6 axb6 37. Rxb6 Ke5 38. Rb7 Rf2 39. Rb4 f6 40. Ra4 Kf5 41. Rb4 Re2 42. Ra4 g5 43. hxg5 fxg5 44. g4 hxg4 45. Kg3 Re3 46. Kg2 g3 47. Rb4 Re4 48. Rxe4 1 / 2: 1 / 2.

Vladimir Hakopyan - Nikola Sedlak 1:0

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. Rd1 Qb8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Ned7 15. g3 Re8 16. Nf5 Bc7 17. Be3 a6 18. Rac1 c5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Be5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Bxb2 23. Rc2 Bf6 24. Qb6 Bd8 25. Qd6 Re5 26. Qd7 Ra7 27. d6 Be4 28. Ne7 Kf8 29. Nc6 Qa8 30. Nxa7 Bxc2 31. Nc6 Rxe2 32. Nxd8 Qf3 33. Ne6 Rxe6 34. Qc8 Re8 35. Qxc2 g6 36. d7 Rd8 37. Qc5 Kg7 38. Rd6 Qf5 39. Qd4 f6 40. h4 Kf7 41. Rxa6 Rxd7 42. Rxf6 Qxf6 43. Qxd7 Kg8 44. Qd5 Kg7 45. Kg2 Qb6 46. Qd7 Kg8 47. h5 gxh5 48. Qd5 Kg7 49. Qg5 Kf7 50. Qxh5 Kg7 51. Qg5 Kf7 52. Qd5 Kg7 53. f4 Qg6 54. Qe5 Kf7 55. Qd5 Kg7 56. Kf3 Qc2 57. Qd4 Kg8 58. Qd5 Kg7 59. Kg4 Qe2 60. Kh3 Qc4 61. Qe5 Kf7 62. a3 Qd3 63. Qc5 Qf1 64. Kh4 Qh1 65. Kg4 Qd1 66. Kg5 Qd8 67. Kh5 Qd1 68. Kh6 Qd3 69. Qc7 Kf8 70. Qg7 Ke8 71. Qh8 1:0.

Arman Pashikyan - Slavic Brenier 0.5:0.5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8 Kxd8 9. Rd1 Ke8 10. Nc3 h6 11. h3 Ne7 12. Nd4 Ng6 13. f4 Bc5 14. Be3 h5 15. Nce2 Ne7 16. Bf2 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Nf5 18. Nf3 Be6 19. b3 b6 20. Rd2 Rd8 21. Rad1 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 h4 23. c4 Ke7 24. Kf1 Bc8 25. Ng5 Bb7 26. e6 fxe6 27. c5 Rf8 28. Ke1 Ng3 29. Rd4 Rf5 30. Ra4 a6 31. Nf3 b5 32. Rd4 Rxc5 33. Nxh4 Nf5 34. Nxf5 Rxf5 35. g4 Rd5 36. Rxd5 cxd5 1 / 2: 1 / 2.

Tigran Petrosyan - Milosh Roganovich 1:0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 Re8 13. d6 Bd7 14. Bh6 Bf6 15. h4 Bc6 16. h5 Nd7 17. Ng5 c4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bxc4 Qe5 20. f3 Rad8 21. Be2 Nb6 22. Nh7 Bh8 23. Bf4 Qc5 24. Bg5 Qe5 25. f4 Qxd6 26. Qxd6 1:0.