Armenians celebrate the victory of the national men's team in the 2012 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul

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The grandmasters led by Levon Aronian, the world’s second highest ranked chess player, received a hero’s welcome on their return to Armenia late on Monday.
President Serzh Sarkisian personally greeted them at Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport after sending his plane to Istanbul to fly them back home. ​​The five players and their coach Arshak Petrosian then headed to the city’s Liberty Square where hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the triumph. The celebration ended in a fireworks display.

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5 Comments

  1. And imagine this. While Armenians celebrate chess heroes, Azeris celebrate axe terrorists they label as a ‘hero’ who is a coward and kills people while they sleep for no reason.

  2. And bravo to our team, the legacy of Petrossian lives on.

  3. Cool.

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