FIDE has published the participants and team lineups for the World Chess Olympiad, which will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 16 to 27.
Armenia will be represented by five chess players: Hayk Martirosyan, Shant Sargsyan, Robert Hovhannisyan, Gabriel Sargissian, and Manuel Petrosyan. The Armenian team ranks ninth in the rating standings.
This year’s Olympiad has attracted a record number of participating teams. A total of 400 teams will compete in the tournament, with 208 taking part in the open event and 192 in the women’s competition. The Russian team, meanwhile, will not participate in the tournament, Factor.am reports.
The U.S. team has the highest rating among the participants and includes former Armenian team leader Levon Aronian.
The U.S. lineup also includes Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Hans Niemann and Awonder Liang.
