The Ukrainian national chess team in the second round of the World Team Championship, which is taking place in Israel, lost to the Armenian team with a score of 1.5:2.5. Vasyl Ivanchuk lost to Levon Aronian, while Serhiy Karyakin, Oleksandr Moiseyenko and Andriy Volokitin drew their games.
The Russian team retains the lead after three matches, with eight points.
In second place with 7.5 points is the Chinese team, and in third is the Armenian team - 7.5.
The Ukrainian team with four points occupies seventh place.