All photos by Anastasia Balakhontseva
Round six
The FIDE Open and Women’s World Team Chess Championships is taking place from June 16 to June 27, 2017 (June 21 is a free day) in the the Ugra Chess Academy of the oil-book town of Khanty-Mansiysk, in western Siberia. Ten open and ten women's teams are participating. Games start at 3 p.m. local time – 12 noon CEST, 6 a.m. New York (check your location).
Open section
Open section - Round 6 on 2017/06/23 at 15:00 |
No. |
SNo. |
Team |
Res. |
Team |
SNo. |
1 |
10 |
Belarus |
3.5-0.5 |
Norway |
8 |
2 |
9 |
Poland |
1-3 |
Russia |
7 |
3 |
1 |
China |
2.5-1.5 |
Ukraine |
6 |
4 |
2 |
India |
2-2 |
Turkey |
5 |
5 |
3 |
USA |
3-1 |
Egypt |
4 |
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The Polish team before the start of their match with Russia

Vladimir Fedoseev came to the game with peaceful intentions it seemed, but after a point his opponent...

...Grzegorz Gajewski went wrong and the game ended in just 32 moves
Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) vs Grzegorz Gajewski (POL) (annotated by GM Aleks Lenderman)
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e3!? 5.Qa4+ 5.a3 5.Qb3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 6...Nc6!? 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Nxc5 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Be3 Nce4 11.Qe5 Qxe5 11...0-0!? 12.Nxe5 Nd5 13.Bc1 Nc5 14.Rb1 f6 15.Nc4 e5 16.f3 Ke7 17.e4 Nf4 18.Be3 Ncd3+ 19.Bxd3 Nxd3+ 20.Ke2 Nf4+ 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.Na5 b6?! 22...Rd8 23.Nc6+ Kd6?! 23...Kf7 24.Rbc1! Ba6+ 25.Kf2 5...0-0 6.Bd2 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Rc1!? 8.Be2 Bb7 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.Rc1 a6 11.a3 Bd6 12.b4 Qe7 13.Qb3 Qd8 13...c6!? 8...Be7 8...Bb7 9.Nb5!? 9.Bd3 9...Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 10.Qxd2!? c5!? 10...c6 10...c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Rxc5 Nc6 11.Nc3 Nbd7 12.Be2 9.Bd3 Bb7 9...c5!? 10.0-0 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Ne5 Bd6 15.Qf3 15.f4!? 15...Nbd7 16.Nc6 Qc7 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Qxd5 Rac8 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Be1!? 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.f4 Nc5 14.Bb1 d4 15.Nb5 d3 11...c5 12.Ne5 cxd4 13.Nxd7!? 13.exd4 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.f4 Nc5 16.Ne2 d4 17.Ng3 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 Qd5 13...Nxd7 13...Qxd7 14.Nb5 14.exd4 Ne4= 14...Rfc8 15.Nxd4 Rxc1 16.Qxc1 Rc8 17.Qd1 g6 18.Ne2 14.exd4 Nf6 15.f3!? 15.Nb5 Ne8 15...Ne4!? 16.Bd2 a6 17.Nc3 Bf6 15...g6?! 15...Nh5! 16.Bd2 g6 17.Nb5 Bf6 18.Be3 Re8! 18...Ng7?! 19.Qd2 Ne6 20.f4 a6 21.f5 axb5 22.fxe6 fxe6 23.Bxb5 Rxa2 24.Bh6 Rf7 25.Rf3 Ra5 26.Rcf1 Rxb5 27.Qf2 Ra5 28.Rxf6 Rxf6 29.Qxf6 Qxf6 30.Rxf6 Ra8 31.Rxe6 Kf7 32.Rxb6 19.Qd2 a6! 20.Nc7 Rxe3 21.Qxe3 Rc8 22.Nxa6 Rc4! 23.Bxc4 dxc4 24.Rfd1 24.Rcd1 Bxa6 24...Bg5 16.Bh4 Nh5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Qd2 Qf6 19.Bb1 19.Bc2!? Nf4 20.g3 Ne6 21.Rcd1 Ba6 22.Rf2 Rad8 23.f4 Rfe8 24.Ba4! Re7 25.Re1! 19.Bb5!? 19...Rfe8?! 19...Nf4 20.g3 Ne6 21.Rcd1 Ba6 22.Rf2 22.Nxd5? Qd8 22...Rad8 23.f4 Rfe8! 24.f5 Ng5 25.fxg6 25.Kg2 Ne4 25...Nh3+ 26.Kg2 Nxf2 27.gxh7+ Kh8 28.Qxf2 Rd6= 20.f4 Re7 20...Rac8 21.g4 21.Rcd1!? 21...Ng7 22.f5 Qh4! 21.g4 Ng7 22.f5 g5? 22...gxf5 23.Bxf5 Qh4! 24.Qf2 Qh3 24...Qxf2+ 25.Rxf2 Rae8 26.Kg2 25.Qf3 Qh6 22...Qh4? 23.f6 Qxg4+ 24.Kh1± 23.h4 h6 24.hxg5 hxg5 25.Rf3 Kf8 26.Rh3 Ke8 27.Nb5 Kd8 28.Qh2! Rc8 29.Rxc8+ Bxc8 30.Rh6 Re1+ 31.Kf2 Qe7 32.Qd6+ 1–0
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Fedoseev,V | - | Gajevski,G | - | 1–0 | 2017 | E51 | FIDE World Team Championship | 6 |
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Nepomniachtchi in his favourite t-shirt beat Jan Kryzsztof Duda, which helped Russia score a 3-1 victory over Poland

Belarus led by Sergei Zhilgalko beat Norway 3.5-0.5

Indian coach R.B. Ramesh flanked by Eteri Kublashvili and Anna Burtasova

Yilmaz Mustafa was the hero for the Turkish team as he beat B. Adhiban and helped Turkey draw the match
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qe7 9...b5 10.h3 e5 11.Bb3 Bc7 12.Rd1 h6?! 12...Rd8 13.Nh4 13.Ng5 Rf8= 13...Nf8= 13.Nh4 Rd8 14.Nf5 Qf8 15.Nb5! Bb8 15...Bb6 16.Nbd6+- 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Rxd8 Qxd8 18.Nbd4 a5 19.a4 Ba7 20.Bd2 c5!? 21.Nb5 c4 22.Ba2 Nf3+ 22...Bxf5 23.Qxf5 Qxd2 24.Qxe5± 23.gxf3 Bxf5 24.Qxf5 Qxd2 25.Bxc4 25.Nxa7! Qxb2 26.Rd1‼ Qxa2 27.Nc8 g6 28.Rd8+ Kg7 29.Qc5 Qb1+ 30.Kg2 Qb4 31.Qc7‼ h5 32.e4‼+- 25...Bb6 26.Qd3 Rd8 27.Qb3 Qd7 28.Kg2± Nh7 29.h4 Bc5 30.Nc3 Qe7 31.Rd1 Rxd1 32.Qxd1 Nf6 32...Qxh4 33.Bxf7+ Kxf7 34.Qd5+± 33.Qd3 Bb4 34.Ne2 Nd7 35.Qf5 Ne5 36.Bd5 b6 37.f4 Nd7 38.Ng3 Nf6 39.Bb3 Qc7 40.e4 Qc6 41.Qg6 Qb7 42.Kf1 Kf8 43.Qf5 Qd7! 44.Qxd7 Nxd7 45.Bc2 Bd2 46.f5 Ne5 47.Ke2 Bf4 48.Nh5 Bc1 49.b3 Ng4 50.Kf3 Ne5+ 51.Kg3 Nc6 52.Bd1 Nd4 53.Nf4 Bxf4+? 53...b5! 54.Kxf4 Ke7 55.e5 f6 56.Ke4 fxe5 57.f4! Nc6 58.fxe5+- Nb4 59.Be2 Nc6 60.Bf3 Nb4 61.Bg2 Nc2 62.Bf1 Nb4 63.Be2 Nc2 64.Kd3 Nb4+ 65.Kc4 Nc6 66.Kd5 Nb4+ 67.Kd4 Nc6+ 68.Ke4 Nb4 69.Bb5 Nc2 70.Bf1 Nb4 71.Kd4 71.Be2 71...Nc2+ 72.Kd3 Ne1+ 73.Ke3 Nc2+ 74.Ke4 Nb4 75.Kd4 Nc2+ 76.Kd3 Ne1+ 77.Kc4! Nf3 78.Kb5 Nxe5 79.Kxb6 Kd6 80.Kxa5 Nc6+ 81.Kb6 Nd4 82.a5 Nxb3 83.a6 Nc5 84.a7 Nd7+ 85.Ka5 1–0
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Yilmaz,M | 2630 | Adhiban,B | 2670 | 1–0 | 2017 | D46 | 11th World Teams 2017 | 6.2 |
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Photographic draw in chess:
Most of us know the rule of three fold repetition. If the same moves are repeated thrice the position is drawn. However, there is another draw in chess which not many are aware of. It's called the photographic draw. This means that if the same position is reached three times over the board on any move number during the game, the battle is drawn. All that is required is for the same position to arise thrice.

This position arose on Adhiban's board thrice. Once on move 59, second on move 63 and third on move 68. So why didn't Adhiban claim a photographic draw. One very important detail here is that on the first and second occasion it was Black to play in this position. While in the last repetition it was White's turn to move! That's the reason why the game was't drawn. Or else India would have won the match against Turkey!

Sasikiran beat Can Emre and equalized the score for India

You can read the full report on ChessBase India about the Turkey versus India encounter.
Crosstable of Open section
Rank |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
MP |
Pts. |
1 |
Russia |
* |
|
3 |
2 |
|
|
2½ |
3 |
3 |
3½ |
11 |
17 |
2 |
China |
|
* |
|
2 |
2½ |
2 |
2½ |
3½ |
|
3½ |
10 |
16 |
3 |
Poland |
1 |
|
* |
1½ |
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
|
|
3 |
8 |
13½ |
4 |
Turkey |
2 |
2 |
2½ |
* |
2 |
|
2 |
|
2½ |
|
8 |
13 |
5 |
India |
|
1½ |
1½ |
2 |
* |
3½ |
|
2½ |
|
2½ |
7 |
13½ |
6 |
USA |
|
2 |
1½ |
|
½ |
* |
|
2 |
2½ |
3 |
6 |
11½ |
7 |
Ukraine |
1½ |
1½ |
1 |
2 |
|
|
* |
2 |
3 |
|
4 |
11 |
8 |
Belarus |
1 |
½ |
|
|
1½ |
2 |
2 |
* |
3½ |
|
4 |
10½ |
9 |
Norway |
1 |
|
|
1½ |
|
1½ |
1 |
½ |
* |
2½ |
2 |
8 |
10 |
Egypt |
½ |
½ |
1 |
|
1½ |
1 |
|
|
1½ |
* |
0 |
6 |

Women's section
Women's section - Round 6 on 2017/06/23 at 15:00 |
No. |
SNo |
Team |
Res |
Team |
SNo |
1 |
10 |
Ukraine |
2.5-1.5 |
Azerbaijan |
8 |
2 |
9 |
Georgia |
3-1 |
Vietnam |
7 |
3 |
1 |
USA |
1-3 |
China |
6 |
4 |
2 |
India |
1-3 |
Russia |
5 |
5 |
3 |
Poland |
3.5-0.5 |
Egypt |
4 |
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Ju Wenjun and Kateryna Lagno discussing before the start of the match

Lei Tingje is showcasing some amazing chess here and has scored 5.0/6. China beat USA with a score of 3.0-1.0

Georgia led by Nana Dzagnidze has not been doing well at the event, but in round six they were able to beat Vietnam 3.0-1.0

Kosteniuk showing great concentration before the start of the match against India

Russia won the match 3.0-1.0 and Olga Girya managed to beat S. Vijayalakshmi right out of the opening, when the latter blundered a piece
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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Qc2 Qd7 11.e4! Bf4 12.Ne5! Qxd4 12...Qd6 13.Ndc4+- 12...Qe8 13.Ndc4! Bxc1 14.Raxc1+- 13.Ndf3 Qd6 13...Bxf3 14.Nxf3 14.Bxf4 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Nh5 16.Rad1 16.Rfd1 16.Bg3!? Nxg3 17.Nc4+- 16...Qe7 17.Bg3+- f6 18.Nxc6 Qf7 19.Rd2 e5 20.Rfd1 Qxa2 21.Rd7 g5 22.Rxc7 Rf7 23.Rxf7 Qxf7 24.Nd8 Qe7 25.Qc4+ Kg7 26.Nc6 Qf7 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Rd7+ Kg8 29.Rxa7 Rxa7 30.Nxa7 Ng7 31.Nc6 Kf7 32.Nxe5+ fxe5 33.Bxe5 Ne6 34.b4 Ke7 35.Kg2 Kd7 36.Kg3 Kc6 37.Kg4 Kb5 38.Kf5 Nd8 39.Bd6 h6 40.Be7 Nc6 41.Bc5 Kc4 42.e5 Kd5 43.e6 Nd8 44.e7 Ne6 45.Kf6 1–0
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Girya,O | 2480 | Vijayalakshmi,S | 2375 | 1–0 | 2017 | D25 | 11th World Teams Women | 6.4 |
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Crosstable of Women's section
Rank |
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
MP |
Pts. |
1 |
Russia |
* |
|
3 |
|
3 |
2½ |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
10 |
15½ |
2 |
Ukraine |
|
* |
2 |
2 |
2½ |
|
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
|
10 |
14½ |
3 |
China |
1 |
2 |
* |
|
|
3½ |
3 |
2 |
2½ |
|
8 |
14 |
4 |
Poland |
|
2 |
|
* |
1½ |
2 |
2 |
3½ |
|
3½ |
7 |
14½ |
5 |
India |
1 |
1½ |
|
2½ |
* |
2 |
2½ |
|
|
3 |
7 |
12½ |
6 |
Georgia |
1½ |
|
½ |
2 |
2 |
* |
|
|
3 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
7 |
USA |
2 |
1½ |
1 |
2 |
1½ |
|
* |
|
|
3½ |
4 |
11½ |
8 |
Azerbaijan |
2 |
1½ |
2 |
½ |
|
|
|
* |
1½ |
4 |
4 |
11½ |
9 |
Vietnam |
1 |
1 |
1½ |
|
|
1 |
|
2½ |
* |
4 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
Egypt |
|
|
|
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
* |
0 |
2 |
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