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In Round 1 of the 17th European Team Championship held in Novi Sad, Serbia Armenian women's team won against Italy 2,5:1,5. Lilit Mkrtchyan defeated Olga Zimina, the other three games ended in draw. The Armenian team has 2 points now and leads with 12 other teams. In Round 2 the Armenian women’s team is to play against Slovenia’s team.

Olga Zimina – Lilit Mkrtchian 0:1

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. c3 f6 7. Bd3 fxe5 8. dxe5 Ndxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qh5+ Nf7 11. Bxh7 Bd7 12. Nf3 Qf6 13. Ng5 Bd6 14. h4 e5 15. Be3 Kf8 16. O-O-O c6 17. f4 exf4 18. Rhf1 g6 19. Nxf7 gxh5 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bxf4 Qe6 22. Be5+ Ke7 23. Bxh8 Qh6+ 24. Rd2 Rxh8 0:1.

Elina Danielian – Elena Sedina 0,5:0,5

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3 Nbd7 9. Bg2 Bb4 10. Qb3 a5 11. Bd2 O-O 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc7 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. O-O a4 16. Qa2 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Qa5 18. Rb1 Nb6 19. c5 Nc4 20. Re1 b6 21. Bf1 bxc5 22. Bxc4 cxd4 23. exd4 dxc4 24. Qxc4 Rab8 25. Re5 Qa7 26. Rc5 Rxb2 27. Rxc6 Rd8 28. Rc8 Rb8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Qc5 Qb7 31. Rc4 Qb1+ 32. Rc1 Qd3 33. Rc4 Qb1+ 34. Rc1 1/2:1/2.

Lilit Galoyan – Marina Brunello 0,5:0,5

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Bb3 e4 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. Qb1 Bg4 16. Rfc1 Rae8 17. Bc2 Be2 18. Ra3 a6 19. b4 Bb5 20. Re1 g6 21. Qb2 Qd6 22. h3 Re7 23. Qc3 Rfe8 24. Qc5 Qd8 25. Bb3 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Rc1 b6 28. Qc2 Qd6 29. Qb2 Rc7 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 31. Rc3 Qd6 32. Qb3 Bd3 33. Qa3 Kg7 34. Qb2 Rb8 35. a3 h5 36. Qc1 Bb5 37. Qc2 Bd3 38. Qc1 Bb5 39. Qc2 Bd3 1/2:1/2.

Eleonora Ambrosi – Nelly Aginian 0,5:0,5

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. g3 a6 11. Bg2 Qc7 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Ne2 Nb6 15. b3 a5 16. a3 Bd7 17. Kh1 a4 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. b4 Qe7 20. Nd4 Rac8 21. Rf3 Nc4 22. Qf2 f6 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Re1 Rcf8 25. Bf1 Qd6 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Re5 h6 28. Qe3 g5 29. Kg2 gxf4 30. Rxf4 Rxf4 31. gxf4 Rf6 32. Qe4 Kg7 33. Kf2 c3 34. Qg2+ Rg6 35. Qe4 Rf6 36. Qg2+ Rg6 37. Qe4 Rf6 38. Qg2+ 1/2:1/2.