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National chess team competing for European medals


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The national men’s chess team of Moldova played the fifth match within the European Championship held in Iceland. Moldova drew with Montenegro 2-2, IPN reports.

Earlier, Moldova tied with Hungary (2-2), beat Lithuania (3-1) and lost to Poland (1-3) and Slovenia (1.5-2.5). With the 9.5 points scored, Moldova ranks 26th out of 35 competing countries.

The national team includes international grand masters Viorel Bologan, Viorel Iordachescu, and Dumitru Svetushkin, FIDE master Valerii Iovcov and international master Vladimir Hamitsevich. The competition ends on November 22.