Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian—who plays first board for the three-time World Chess Olympiad champions and the World Team Chess champions Armenian national team, and who is ranked second in the FIDE ratings—told Armenian News-NEWS.am that if they manage to enter the top three in both tournaments, this can be considered a good result.
“But I will only be happy if we can win both tournaments. We are trying to come out as the winners; we do not think about anything else,” Aronian added.
To note, the World Chess Team Championship will be held from November 24 to December 6 in
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