UKRAINE WON OVER ARMENIA

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Olympiad-2006 winner Ukraine beat Armenian 3:1 in the first tour of the Women’s World Chess Championship held in Yekaterinburg. Armenian chess players Elina Danielyan and Siranush Andreasyan got 0,5 points each. Lilit Mkrtchyan and Nelly Aghinyan came off second-best.

Russia, Georgia and China also enjoyed victories.

Georgia beat the Czech Republic 2.5:1.5. Maya Chiburdanidze stood out among the Georgian players.

China beat Vietnam 3.5:0.5 and Russia beat Germany 3:1. The most striking was Poland-Botswana meeting during which Poland beat its opponent 4:0