Golden Palace Tsaghkadzor hosted the 2015 FIDE World Team Chess Championship between 18 and 29 April 2015 . The opening ceremony of the championship took place in the large lobby of the hotel with an artistic performance attended by the president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan ( who is also the president of the Armenian Chess Federation ) , the FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov , and the delegates of the 10 participant countries . The event coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide which had its reflection in the opening ceremony . The Chinese national team had eventually won the title
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
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