In the 3rd round of 17 European Team Championship taking place in Novi Sad, Serbia, Armenian chess team suffered its first defeat, falling behind Serbians by score 1.5:2.5.
The only winner of Armenia’s team was Levon Aronyan. Gabriel Sargsyan and Arman Pashikyan were beaten by their rivals, while Tigran Petrosyan ended the match in a draw.
After three rounds, Armenian team earned 4 points, appearing on the 12th position of tournament table.
In the fourth round, Armenian chess players will compete against the Serbian team.
Armenia (ARM) – Serbia 1 (SRB 1) 1½:2½
Aronian Levon – Ivanisevic Ivan 1 – 0
Sargissian Gabriel – Solak Dragan 0 – 1
Pashikian Arman – Markus Robert 0 – 1
Petrosian Tigran L – Perunovic Milos ½ – ½
