DRESDEN, NOVEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The solemn closure ceremony of the 38th World Chess Olympiad took place on November 25 in Dresden. The Armenian men's national team including Levon Aronian, Vladimir Hakobian, Gabriel Sargsian, Tigran L. Petrosian, and Artashes Minasian took the first place with 19 points in the competition of 154 teams by gaining the title of the champion for the second time uninterruptedly and receiving Olympiad's gold medals. Thus, Hamilton-Russell Cup again returned to Armenia. Vladimir Hakobian (8 out of 11 possible points) and Gabriel Sargsian (9 points) representing the second and third boards in Armenia's national team received gold medals. The teams of Israel (18 points) and the U.S. (17 points) took the next prize places. In the last, 11th tour the Armenian women's national team beat the Indian women's national team with the score of 2.5 to 1.5 and took the 6th honorary place with 16 points in the competition of 114 teams. The Armenian women chess players (Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Nelly Aghinian, Lilit Galoyan, Siranush Andriasian) improved their results by 2 places. Lilit Mkrtchian performed excellently by gaining 8 out of 11 possible points and gained a bronze medal. The Georgian national team (with the additional index of 18 points) gained the title of the champion in the women's tournament. The delegates of the Ukraine (18 points) and the U.S. (17 points) took the next prize places. Katerina Rohunian and Tatev Abrahamian gained a bronze medal in the national team of the U.S. Varuzhan Hakobian received a bronze medal in the men's national team of the U.S. It should be mentioned that RA President, Chairman of the Republican Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan followed Armenian chess players' last tour's games.

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