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Round 7 on 2014/08/09 at 14:00 | |||||||||||||||
No. | SNo | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | SNo | ||||
1 | 13 | Cuba | 18½ | 11 | : | 11 | 18 | Azerbaijan | 8 | ||||||
2 | 16 | Czech Republic | 17½ | 10 | : | 10 | 18 | Russia | 1 | ||||||
3 | 14 | Norway | 14½ | 9 | : | 9 | 16½ | Germany | 12 | ||||||
4 | 29 | Serbia | 17 | 10 | : | 10 | 17½ | China | 7 | ||||||
5 | 18 | Bulgaria | 16½ | 10 | : | 10 | 17½ | Netherlands | 11 | ||||||
6 | 24 | Croatia | 17½ | 10 | : | 10 | 18 | Romania | 32 | ||||||
7 | 4 | Armenia | 17½ | 10 | : | 10 | 17 | Hungary | 5 | ||||||
8 | 3 | France | 17½ | 9 | : | 9 | 16 | Georgia | 21 | ||||||
9 | 57 | Qatar | 16 | 9 | : | 9 | 17½ | India | 19 | ||||||
10 | 6 | USA | 16½ | 9 | : | 9 | 15½ | Uzbekistan | 33 | ||||||
11 | 15 | Poland | 17 | 9 | : | 9 | 16½ | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 42 | ||||||
12 | 49 | Kazakhstan | 15½ | 9 | : | 9 | 17 | Ukraine | 2 | ||||||
13 | 30 | Brazil | 17½ | 8 | : | 9 | 14½ | Latvia | 23 | ||||||
14 | 37 | Canada | 14 | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | England | 10 | ||||||
15 | 59 | Mongolia | 13 | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Israel | 9 | ||||||
16 | 38 | Egypt | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 15 | Norway 2 | 58 | ||||||
17 | 17 | Spain | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 13 | Sweden | 34 | ||||||
18 | 28 | Slovenia | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 14½ | Venezuela | 61 | ||||||
19 | 39 | Iran | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 17 | Austria | 41 | ||||||
20 | 47 | Lithuania | 17½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15 | Belarus | 27 |
The number one match will be between Cuba and Azerbaijan. Both teams had a tremendous win, both crushing their opponents with a 3.5-0.5 score. The Czech Republic isn't Russia's toughest opponent, but the form that the Russians have been showing in this tournament is far from impressive. It will be interesting to see how much resistance the Czechs can put up.
There are a number of strong matches between teams with 10/12 points. The most noteworthy of these is probably Armenia vs. Hungary that is currently featuring Levon Aronian duking it out against Peter Leko. Aronian seems to be playing confidently and quickly as he has the White pieces and seems to have surprised his opponent.
With one less match point France and USA are in desperate need of a win to return to the top boards. USA faces the surprising Uzbekistan that has had a great tournament so far, led by Kasimdzhanov who has a 2925 (!) performance.
Speaking of rating performance...
No. | Ti. | Name | Rtg | Team | Rp | Pts. |
Gms
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Bo.
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1 | GM | Moiseenko Alexander | 2707 | Ukraine | 3185 | 5.0 |
5
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5
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2 | GM | Beliavsky Alexander | 2618 | Slovenia | 3114 | 4.0 |
4
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2
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3 | GM | Shankland Samuel | 2624 | USA | 3108 | 5.0 |
5
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5
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4 | GM | Polgar Judit | 2676 | Hungary | 3099 | 4.0 |
4
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5
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5 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2877 | Norway | 2931 | 4.0 |
5
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1
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6 | GM | Adams Michael | 2740 | England | 2926 | 3.0 |
4
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1
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7 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2700 | Uzbekistan | 2925 | 4.0 |
5
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1
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8 | GM | Iotov Valentin | 2553 | Bulgaria | 2899 | 5.5 |
6
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3
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9 | GM | Ortiz Suarez Isan | 2603 | Cuba | 2893 | 3.5 |
4
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4
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10 | GM | Mamedyarov Shak. | 2743 | Azerbaijan | 2881 | 4.0 |
5
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1
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11 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2772 | Bulgaria | 2867 | 3.0 |
4
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1
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12 | GM | Giri Anish | 2745 | Netherlands | 2844 | 4.5 |
6
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1
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13 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2668 | China | 2834 | 5.0 |
6
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3
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14 | GM | Ding Liren | 2742 | China | 2831 | 4.0 |
5
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2
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15 | GM | Edouard Romain | 2680 | France | 2828 | 3.5 |
4
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4
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16 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2795 | Russia | 2824 | 3.5 |
4
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2
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17 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | 2649 | Azerbaijan | 2823 | 4.5 |
5
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4
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18 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2659 | USA | 2821 | 4.5 |
5
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3
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19 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2686 | Armenia | 2811 | 5.0 |
6
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2
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20 | GM | Saric Ivan | 2671 | Croatia | 2808 | 5.0 |
6
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1
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Isan Ortiz Suarez is Cuba's fourth board today
Topalov-Giri headlines the Netherlands vs. Bulgaria match
Valentin Iotov hopes to keep adding to his score and fantastic tournament. He sits at 5.5/6 with a 2899 performance.
Aronian-Leko is definitely a must-see game
Nakamura has a tough opponent in Kasimdzhanov
Bruzon is using his typical solid Nimzo-Indian setup against Radjabov
Round 7 on 2014/08/09 at 14:00 | |||||||||||||||
No. | SNo | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | SNo | ||||
1 | 2 | Russia | 19 | 12 | : | 12 | 21 | China | 1 | ||||||
2 | 38 | Norway | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 15 | Vietnam | 20 | ||||||
3 | 8 | Poland | 16½ | 11 | : | 10 | 18½ | France | 9 | ||||||
4 | 13 | Hungary | 17½ | 10 | : | 10 | 17½ | Romania | 6 | ||||||
5 | 10 | Armenia | 17 | 10 | : | 10 | 17½ | United States of America | 7 | ||||||
6 | 23 | Indonesia | 17 | 10 | : | 9 | 19 | Iran | 21 | ||||||
7 | 4 | Georgia | 17 | 9 | : | 9 | 14½ | Serbia | 15 | ||||||
8 | 32 | Greece | 16 | 9 | : | 9 | 17½ | Colombia | 30 | ||||||
9 | 17 | Kazakhstan | 15 | 9 | : | 9 | 16 | Ukraine | 3 | ||||||
10 | 16 | Netherlands | 14½ | 9 | : | 8 | 17 | India | 5 | ||||||
11 | 18 | Slovakia | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 17½ | Belarus | 40 | ||||||
12 | 19 | Cuba | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 17 | Israel | 26 | ||||||
13 | 42 | Switzerland | 14½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Spain | 11 | ||||||
14 | 29 | Sweden | 16½ | 8 | : | 8 | 14½ | Lithuania | 36 | ||||||
15 | 33 | Turkey | 14 | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Germany | 12 | ||||||
16 | 22 | Azerbaijan | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 13½ | Italy | 31 | ||||||
17 | 47 | Estonia | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 16½ | Argentina | 24 | ||||||
18 | 46 | Uzbekistan | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 12½ | Bolivia | 71 | ||||||
19 | 52 | Scotland | 12½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Slovenia | 37 | ||||||
20 | 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 16½ | Montenegro | 54 |
All eyes today will be in the Russia vs. China match. If Lagno is able to beat Hou Yifan than the Russian team has a great chance, but the 100+ rating point difference be a significant factor in this top board. It seems that Lagno is playing quickly and confidently so it might mean that she at least has the surprise factor on her side.
In a duel of the Cinderella stories Indonesia is playing Iran. Both teams have exceeded their expectations by far already and hope to keep accumulating points.
Another team that is doing very well for their starting rank is Colombia. Melissa Castrillon is at 4.0/5 and today will be fourth board against Markantonaki from Greece.
Armenia faces USA in the fourth board and it will definitely be an interesting encounter of two top teams. Interestingly enough, USA has two Armenians in their women's squad: the captain Melik Khachiyan (standing) and third board Tatev Abrahamyan.
After a problematic and controversial transfer it is time to see if Russia's troubles pay off. Can Kateryna Lagno take on Hou Yifan successfully?
Even without their top board, Koneru Humpy, the Indian team was expected to do a lot better than how they are doing. Today they play against the Netherlands in a match they should theoretically win.
No. | Title | Name | Rtg | Team | Rp | Pts. |
Gms
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Bo.
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1 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2661 | China | 3196 | 4.0 |
4
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1
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2 | IM | Bulmaga Irina | 2354 | Romania | 2835 | 5.0 |
5
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4
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3 | WGM | Cosma Elena-Luminita | 2327 | Romania | 2792 | 5.0 |
5
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5
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4 | WFM | Markantonaki Haritomeni | 2180 | Greece | 2708 | 5.0 |
5
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5
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5 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2252 | USA | 2673 | 4.0 |
4
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5
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6 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2531 | Russia | 2669 | 4.5 |
5
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3
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7 | GM | Harika Dronavalli | 2521 | India | 2637 | 4.5 |
5
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1
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8 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2550 | Georgia | 2631 | 4.5 |
5
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1
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9 | GM | Gunina Valentina | 2524 | Russia | 2615 | 4.0 |
5
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2
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10 | WGM | Ju Wenjun | 2559 | China | 2609 | 5.0 |
6
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2
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11 | WGM | Khademalsharieh S. | 2324 | Iran | 2605 | 4.5 |
5
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2
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12 | GM | Lagno Kateryna | 2540 | Russia | 2571 | 4.0 |
5
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1
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13 | WGM | Muhren Bianca | 2314 | Netherlands | 2563 | 4.5 |
5
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4
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14 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2505 | Bulgaria | 2563 | 4.0 |
5
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1
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15 | GM | Cramling Pia | 2500 | Sweden | 2549 | 5.5 |
6
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1
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16 | WIM | Dauletova Gulmira | 2252 | Kazakhstan | 2547 | 4.0 |
4
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5
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17 | GM | Sebag Marie | 2480 | France | 2538 | 2.5 |
4
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1
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18 | WGM | Zawadzka Jolanta | 2398 | Poland | 2535 | 4.0 |
5
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2
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19 | FM | Stetsko Lanita | 2261 | Belarus | 2531 | 5.5 |
6
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2
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20 | GM | Muzychuk Anna | 2555 | Ukraine | 2510 | 3.5 |
5
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1
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