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The Azerbaijani team will have to face Georgia. With a significant rating advantage it is clear that the Azeris are the favorites, but with dangerous players such as Jobava in the line-up Georgia simply cannot be underestimated.

Serbia and Bulgaria would not have been most people's choice for a second board game, but with impressive results both of these teams have certainly earned their spot. Bulgaria's Valentin Yotov (spelled Iotov in the official lists, but he prefers the spelling with the Y) is currently on 5-0, the only player in the Open section with this score.

Cuba has had a strong showing so far and they play the relatively weak team of Kazakhstan. The Latin Americans are certainly the clear favorites to take this match.

There are plenty of teams that will try to play catch-up as they are being paired against relatively weaker squads. It will be interesting to see who comes out leader tomorrow, but don't be surprised if it is Cuba.

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China will face Hungary to retain their lead and it is hard to say that this match will not go the Asian country's way. The rating difference seems to be simply too much; with Hou Yifan's fantastic play combined with the sheer strength of their other boards it would be a big surprise if Hungary can do better than a 3-1.

Russia gets a relatively accessible team in Serbia who has had a good showing; The heroes of the first four rounds, Indonesia and Iran, have a chance to go back to the top as they face teams that are not so strong in Italy and Greece respectively. The USA is trying to bounce back to the top boards and after a 2.5-1.5 win against Azerbaijan they will try to beat Estonia, which they should, to go back to the very top of the scoreboard.

We will be bringing a report on the Free Day's activities and some insights in the Bermuda Party in our next report.

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