October 22, 2009 Armenian national teams made a good showing in the first round of European Team Chess Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Men’s national team defeated Danish chess players (3:1). Armenian Grandmasters Vladimir Hakobyan and Gabriel Sargsyan drew with Lars Bo Hansen and Sune Berg Hansen, whereas Arman Pashikyan and Tigran L. Petrosyan won a victory over Lars Schandorff and Jakob Vang Glod respectively.

Elina Danielyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Lilit Galoyan, Nelli Aginyan and Siranush Andreasyan won Italian national team (2.5:1.5).

In the second round of the championship Armenian men’s team will face Romanian chess players, and women players-Slovenian national team.