Publish Date: 3 August 2022 - 02:28

Iran men’s chess team wins in 5th round of World Chess Olympiad

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian men’s chess team on the 5th round of the Turkey 2022 World Chess Olympiad faced the home team, Turkey, which they beat 3-1.

On Table No. 1, Grand Master Parham Maqsudlu ended the game equal with Grand Master Mustafa Ilmaz.

On Table No. 2, Grand Master Mohammad-Amin Tabatabai ended the game equal with a Turkish grand master.

On Table No. 3, Grand Master Puya Idini beat Grand Master Wahhap Senal.

And finally, on Table No, 4, International Master Bardia Daneshvar gained a sweet victory versus Grand Master Jamil Khan Ali Marandi, so that the Iranian chess team will win the day’s match 3-1 versus Turkey.

That is while the Iranian women’s chess team faced the strong Bulgaria and lost the match 3-1.

Iran’s only winner in women’s team was Mitra Asghar-Zadeh, who beat Bulgarian Grand Master Victoria Radiova on Table No. 4.

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