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Armenia wins US in World Team Chess Championship 2015

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Armenia's chess team won the second victory in the World Team Chess Championship in Tsakhkadzor. In Round 5 held on April 23, the Armenian team took a victory over the Americans with the score 2.5:1.5. The winning point was given to Armenians by Hrant Melkumyan.  The other 3 matches ended peace. This was Armenia’s second victory in the current championship and now the team has 4 points. Now Armenia is four points behind Ukraine and China, and three points behind Israel and Cuba. In order to equal them, Armenia needs to win the upcoming four rounds.