On September 22, Armenia's chess payers defeated Australia's team 3.5-0.5 in the second round of the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk.

Levon Aronyan, Gabriel Sargsyan and Arman Pashikyan won their matches, while Vladimir Akopian tied his game.

In the first round, the Armenian chess players defeated the team of Costa Rica 3:1.