Rapid match between the national teams of France and Armenia will be held in Paris on 24-25 June, 2009. Armenian team will include Olympic champions Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Tigran L. Petrosian and Artashes Minasian.

The composition of the French team is as follows: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Laurent Fressinet, Joel Lautier and Christian Bauer.

The organizer of the match is French company Modd' Ailleurs (responsible: Vartan Kaprielian) together with Chess Federations of Armenia and France.