Question: Who were the players of the Armenian chess tournaments that were held in Batumi , Georgia ?

text: Chess in Armenia
Team records -- Chess Olympiads
See also : Chess Olympiad A billboard in central Yerevan celebrating Armenia 's victory at the 38th Chess Olympiad . It shows members of the Armenian team with the caption `` The Kings of Chess '' . Open Year Event Location Players Position Ref 1992 30th Chess Olympiad Manila , Philippines Vaganian , Akopian , Lputian , Minasian , A. Petrosian , Anastasian 1994 31st Chess Olympiad Moscow , Russia Vaganian , Akopian , Lputian , Anastasian , Minasian , Yegiazarian 13 1996 32nd Chess Olympiad Yerevan , Armenia Akopian , Vaganian , Lputian , Minasian , Anastasian , A. Petrosian 5 1998 33rd Chess Olympiad Elista , Russia Vaganian , Lputian , Akopian , Minasian , Asrian , Anastasian 16 2000 34th Chess Olympiad Istanbul , Turkey Vaganian , Lputian , Minasian , Anastasian , Asrian , Sargissian 17 2002 35th Chess Olympiad Bled , Slovenia Akopian , Lputian , Asrian , Sargissian , Minasian , Anastasian 2004 36th Chess Olympiad Calviá , Spain Akopian , Aronian , Vaganian , Lputian , Sargissian , Minasian 2006 37th Chess Olympiad Turin , Italy Aronian , Akopian , Asrian , Lputian , Sargissian , Minasian 2008 38th Chess Olympiad Dresden , Germany Aronian , Akopian , Sargissian , T. Petrosian , Minasian 2010 39th Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk , Russia Aronian , Akopian , Sargissian , Pashikian , Grigoryan 7 2012 40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul , Turkey Aronian , Movsesian , Akopian , Sargissian , T. Petrosian 2014 41st Chess Olympiad Tromsø , Norway Aronian , Sargissian , Movsesian , Akopian , Kotanjian 8 2016 42nd Chess Olympiad Baku , Azerbaijan did not participate — — 2018 43rd Chess Olympiad Batumi , Georgia Aronian , Sargissian , Melkumyan , Hovhannisyan , Martirosyan 8 Women 's
Chess has been played in Armenia since the early Middle Ages; however, it was institutionalized during the early Soviet period. Highly popular in Armenia today, chess gained widespread recognition during the 1960s, when Soviet Armenian grandmaster Tigran Petrosian became the World Chess Champion. A country of about three million people, Armenia is considered one of the strongest chess nations today. Among countries, Armenia has one of the most chess grandmasters per capita. Since the country's independence, the Armenian men's chess team has won the European Team Championship (1999), the World Team Championship (2011) and the Chess Olympiad (2006, 2008, 2012). The women's team had its crowning victory at the 2003 European Championship. As of December 2019, Armenia ranks sixth in the world by the average rating of its top players. Levon Aronian, Armenia's best chess player, has placed as high as world No. 2 in the FIDE rankings, and has been a World Champion candidate on six occasions. Since the 2011-12 school year, chess lessons have been made part of the curriculum in every public school in Armenia, making it the first country in the world to make chess mandatory in schools.
Year Event Location Players Position
1992 30th Chess Olympiad Manila , Philippines Aslanian , Khalafian , Danielian , Karakashian 33
1994 31st Chess Olympiad Moscow , Russia Danielian , Aslanian , Grigorian , Airapetian 24
1996 32nd Chess Olympiad Yerevan , Armenia Danielian , Hlgatian , Mkrtchian , Khalafian 20
1998 33rd Chess Olympiad Elista , Russia Danielian , Hlgatian , Mkrtchian , Aginian 21
2000 34th Chess Olympiad Istanbul , Turkey Danielian , Mkrtchian , Hlgatian , Aginian 10
2002 35th Chess Olympiad Bled , Slovenia Danielian , Mkrtchian , Hlgatian , Galojan 15
2004 36th Chess Olympiad Calviá , Spain Danielian , Mkrtchian , Aginian , Andriasian 11
2006 37th Chess Olympiad Turin , Italy Mkrtchian , Danielian , Aginian , Andriasian 8
2008 38th Chess Olympiad Dresden , Germany Danielian , Mkrtchian , Aginian , Galojan , Andriasian 6
2010 39th Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk , Russia Danielian , Mkrtchian , Galojan , Aginian , Kharatian 11
2012 40th Chess Olympiad Istanbul , Turkey Danielian , Mkrtchian , Galojan , Kursova , Hairapetian 6
2014 41st Chess Olympiad Tromsø , Norway Danielian , Mkrtchian , Galojan , Kursova , Sargsyan 5
2016 42nd Chess Olympiad Baku , Azerbaijan did not participate
2018 43rd Chess Olympiad Batumi , Georgia Danielian , Mkrtchian , Sargsyan , Kursova , Ghukasyan