European Team Chess Championship 1st round kicked off in Porto Carras Grand Resort November 3, with Armenia squad to face Austria.

Armenia’s Sergei Movsesian was the first to finis his set, sharing points (0,5:0,5) with Markus Ragger.

The following games: Vladimir Akopian vs. Stefan Kindermann, Gabriel Sargissian vs. David Shengelia, Robert Hovhannisyan vs. Robert Kreisl are in progress.