World Team Ch: Russia and China secure gold with a round to spare

by Antonio Pereira
3/14/2019 – Before completing the nine rounds stipulated in the regulations, Russia and China won the open and women's section of the World Team Championships, respectively. In both cases, a fierce struggle for silver and bronze awaits: China still have good chances of finishing on the podium of the open category, while among the women the Russian defending champions might be taken out of the top three by Georgia, but only if the latter score a big win. | Photo: David Llada / Official site
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Three match points ahead

Russia grabbed gold after scoring 14/16 match points in eight rounds, drawing only against England and Azerbaijan while getting 2½:1½ victories over China, Iran and the United States. It has been a solid collective performance by the rating favourites, with only Sergey Karjakin not going undefeated thus far — in fact, Russia's board one gave up nine rating points in Astana, and is now the fifth highest rated player from his country.

The star of the winning team was Vladislav Artemiev, who was the only Russian to play all eight rounds — he will rest, however, in Thursday's final round. His impressive 6½/8 performance included two key wins — over Alireza Firouzja in round one and over Zviad Izoria in round seven. Vladislav arrived in 2019 with a 2709 rating and is now on 2746, after his first place at the Gibraltar Masters and his great showing in Astana. We expect him to get some invitations to closed events, where he will try his hand against the world's elite. 

The new 'Vlad' of Russian chess | Photo: David Llada

Dmitry Andreikin was instrumental for his team as well. He scored 4/6 despite having played four times with the black pieces. In the match against Sweden from round eight, he took over Erik Blomqvist, after infiltrating White's position through the light squares:

 
Blomqvist vs. Andreikin
Position after 36.Qc2

Blomqvist tried to unravel on the queenside but ended up creating holes on his position. After 36...♛b5, rook and queen have free range to coordinate an attack. The game finished after 37.♘c5 ♖e1+ 38.♔f2 ♛f1+ 39.♔g3 ♜e2 and White resigned.

Andreikin during round five | Photo: David Llada

England arrived in round eight in sole second place, but now share that spot with India after losing 3:1 against China. Mickey Adams lost for a fourth time in Astana, while David Howell let go of his undefeated streak after falling prey to Wei Yi's tactical ability. The English team will finish the event facing Sweden, while India will confront the Russian champions. China are a match point behind the chasers and are paired against Kazakhstan in round nine.

The over-performing Indian team is still well within range of getting medals in the Kazakh capital. Curiously, they are still undefeated in the championship, after getting clear wins over Kazakhstan, Sweden and Egypt (3½:½) and drawing against all the favourites. With a tie against Russia tomorrow, they will secure at least the third spot on the podium, unless England win and China beat Kazakhstan 4:0.

India face Russia in the last round | Photo: David Llada

In the penultimate round, they traded wins with the United States — Sam Sevian took advantage of Krishnan Sasikiran's over-ambitious play and Ganguly tied the score with a technical win over Alexander Onischuk. On board four, Aleksandr Lenderman and Sethuraman signed a 31-move draw, so everything was to be decided on top board, where Dariusz Swiercz was a piece up against Baskaran Adhiban. The endgame was tricky though, and the Indian managed to finally hold the balance:

 
Adhiban vs. Swiercz
Position after 71.Kg5

Instead of 71...♞b4, Swiercz could have kept control over f4 and f6 by patiently manoeuvring with his bishop — 71...♝e8. White has few wasting moves available, so he would have seen it necessary to block his bishop with d4 or allow the d3-pawn to be captured by Black's bishop. Nonetheless, it was a tough conversion, and Adhiban showed great fighting spirit to finally bag the half point after 88 moves.

Adhiban a.k.a. 'The Beast' | Photo: David Llada

It was also a good day for the underdogs from Egypt, who had already drawn China in round six and now defeated the local squad from Kazakhstan, thanks to wins by Bassem Amin and Adham Fawzy. The latter tricked Murtas Kazhgaleyev from an inferior position to give his team a remarkable victory.

Egypt defeated Kazakhstan | Photo: David Llada

Standings after Round 8

Rk. Team  TB1 
1 Russia 14
2 India 11
3 England 11
4 China 10
5 United States of America 9
6 Iran 8
7 Azerbaijan 6
8 Kazakhstan 4
9 Sweden 4
10 Egypt 3

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.0-0 d6 6.c3 h6 7.Re1 0-0 C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3 8.Nbd2 a5 9.Nf1 Be6 10.Bb5 Ne7 11.d4 exd4 LiveBook: 3 Games 12.cxd4 Bb6 13.Ng3 d5 14.e5 Ne4! 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Rxe4 c5N 17.Bd3 Bf5 18.Rf4 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 cxd4 20.Rg4 20.Nxd4 Ng6 20...Qd7 21.h3
aiming for Bxh6. 21...Qe6 22.Bd2 Rad8 23.Re1       White mounts an attack. Nf5 24.Bg5 24.a3= 24...hxg5 25.Nxg5 Qc8! Strongly threatening ...Rd5. 26.Rf4!       g6 Threatens to win with ...Rde8. 27.g4!
27...Ne7?       27...Ne3!       28.fxe3 dxe3 28.Qg3+- White wants to mate with Qh4. Kg7 29.Qh4 Rh8 30.Rxf7+ Kg8 31.Rh7 Precision: White = 89%, Black = 50%. 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Adhiban,B2683Grandelius,N26941–02019C50World Team-ch Open 20191.1
Blomqvist,E2488Sasikiran,K2678½–½2019B53World Team-ch Open 20191.2
Ganguly,S2633Smith,A24871–02019C77World Team-ch Open 20191.3
Johansson,L2479Sethuraman,S26370–12019A37World Team-ch Open 20191.4
Maghsoodloo,P2673Karjakin,S2753½–½2019E10World Team-ch Open 20191.5
Nepomniachtchi,I2771Idani,P2604½–½2019A13World Team-ch Open 20191.6
Tabatabaei,M2600Andreikin,D2725½–½2019E15World Team-ch Open 20191.7
Artemiev,V2736Firouzja,A26571–02019A49World Team-ch Open 20191.8
Amin,B2709Swiercz,D26550–12019C54World Team-ch Open 20191.9
Sevian,S2642Adly,A2611½–½2019B29World Team-ch Open 20191.10
Fawzy,A2461Onischuk,A2647½–½2019C78World Team-ch Open 20191.11
Izoria,Z2603Hesham,A24501–02019D31World Team-ch Open 20191.12
Ding,L2812Mamedov,R27011–02019D12World Team-ch Open 20191.13
Guseinov,G2664Yu,Y27610–12019C68World Team-ch Open 20191.14
Wei,Y2733Safarli,E26621–02019A05World Team-ch Open 20191.15
Abasov,N2627Bu,X2731½–½2019D52World Team-ch Open 20191.16
Adams,M2708Jumabayev,R26090–12019C07World Team-ch Open 20191.17
Ismagambetov,A2545McShane,L2661½–½2019C65World Team-ch Open 20191.18
Howell,D2693Makhnev,D24761–02019C65World Team-ch Open 20191.19
Kostenko,P2466Jones,G26810–12019C50World Team-ch Open 20191.20
Swiercz,D2655Ding,L2812½–½2019C88World Team-ch Open 20192.1
Yu,Y2761Sevian,S2642½–½2019D70World Team-ch Open 20192.2
Onischuk,A2647Wei,Y2733½–½2019D85World Team-ch Open 20192.3
Ni,H2683Lenderman,A26370–12019E06World Team-ch Open 20192.4
Adhiban,B2683Maghsoodloo,P26731–02019B22World Team-ch Open 20192.5
Idani,P2604Sasikiran,K26781–02019C45World Team-ch Open 20192.6
Ganguly,S2633Tabatabaei,M2600½–½2019B67World Team-ch Open 20192.7
Firouzja,A2657Sethuraman,S2637½–½2019C50World Team-ch Open 20192.8
Naiditsch,A2710Adams,M27081–02019C67World Team-ch Open 20192.9
McShane,L2661Mamedov,R27011–02019B33World Team-ch Open 20192.10
Guseinov,G2664Howell,D2693½–½2019C67World Team-ch Open 20192.11
Jones,G2681Safarli,E26621–02019A14World Team-ch Open 20192.12
Karjakin,S2753Amin,B27091–02019E98World Team-ch Open 20192.13
Adly,A2611Grischuk,A2771½–½2019D79World Team-ch Open 20192.14
Andreikin,D2725Fawzy,A2461½–½2019E06World Team-ch Open 20192.15
Hesham,A2450Artemiev,V27360–12019D73World Team-ch Open 20192.16
Grandelius,N2694Jumabayev,R2609½–½2019C60World Team-ch Open 20192.17
Ismagambetov,A2545Tikkanen,H25101–02019B11World Team-ch Open 20192.18
Blomqvist,E2488Kazhgaleyev,M25870–12019C01World Team-ch Open 20192.19
Makhnev,D2476Smith,A2487½–½2019D11World Team-ch Open 20192.20
Ding,L2812Karjakin,S2753½–½2019A40World Team-ch Open 20193.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2771Yu,Y27611–02019C43World Team-ch Open 20193.2
Wei,Y2733Grischuk,A2771½–½2019C50World Team-ch Open 20193.3
Artemiev,V2736Bu,X2731½–½2019A07World Team-ch Open 20193.4
Adams,M2708Swiercz,D2655½–½2019C84World Team-ch Open 20193.5
Sevian,S2642McShane,L2661½–½2019A56World Team-ch Open 20193.6
Howell,D2693Onischuk,A2647½–½2019World Team-ch Open 20193.7
Lenderman,A2637Jones,G2681½–½2019D85World Team-ch Open 20193.8
Amin,B2709Adhiban,B26830–12019A06World Team-ch Open 20193.9
Sasikiran,K2678Adly,A2611½–½2019World Team-ch Open 20193.10
Fawzy,A2461Ganguly,S26330–12019B48World Team-ch Open 20193.11
Aravindh,C2599Abdelnabbi,I24351–02019C92World Team-ch Open 20193.12
Jumabayev,R2609Naiditsch,A2710½–½2019E04World Team-ch Open 20193.13
Mamedov,R2701Ismagambetov,A25450–12019B90World Team-ch Open 20193.14
Kazhgaleyev,M2587Guseinov,G2664½–½2019E70World Team-ch Open 20193.15
Abasov,N2627Kostenko,P24661–02019A90World Team-ch Open 20193.16
Maghsoodloo,P2673Grandelius,N26941–02019A04World Team-ch Open 20193.17
Tikkanen,H2510Idani,P2604½–½2019A04World Team-ch Open 20193.18
Tabatabaei,M2600Smith,A24871–02019A08World Team-ch Open 20193.19
Johansson,L2479Firouzja,A26570–12019E91World Team-ch Open 20193.20
Nepomniachtchi,I2771Adams,M2708½–½2019C84World Team-ch Open 20194.1
McShane,L2661Grischuk,A2771½–½2019C65World Team-ch Open 20194.2
Andreikin,D2725Howell,D2693½–½2019B18World Team-ch Open 20194.3
Jones,G2681Artemiev,V2736½–½2019A11World Team-ch Open 20194.4
Adhiban,B2683Ding,L2812½–½2019D41World Team-ch Open 20194.5
Yu,Y2761Ganguly,S26330–12019E21World Team-ch Open 20194.6
Sethuraman,S2637Wei,Y2733½–½2019C42World Team-ch Open 20194.7
Bu,X2731Aravindh,C25991–02019E62World Team-ch Open 20194.8
Swiercz,D2655Jumabayev,R2609½–½2019C50World Team-ch Open 20194.9
Ismagambetov,A2545Sevian,S2642½–½2019C65World Team-ch Open 20194.10
Lenderman,A2637Kazhgaleyev,M25871–02019B06World Team-ch Open 20194.11
Makhnev,D2476Izoria,Z26031–02019A40World Team-ch Open 20194.12
Maghsoodloo,P2673Amin,B2709½–½2019E11World Team-ch Open 20194.13
Adly,A2611Idani,P2604½–½2019E08World Team-ch Open 20194.14
Tabatabaei,M2600Hesham,A24501–02019D35World Team-ch Open 20194.15
Abdelnabbi,I2435Firouzja,A26570–12019B23World Team-ch Open 20194.16
Grandelius,N2694Naiditsch,A27101–02019C65World Team-ch Open 20194.17
Mamedov,R2701Tikkanen,H25101–02019B15World Team-ch Open 20194.18
Blomqvist,E2488Guseinov,G26641–02019B38World Team-ch Open 20194.19
Safarli,E2662Johansson,L24790–12019C06World Team-ch Open 20194.20
Jumabayev,R2609Karjakin,S27531–02019D37World Team-ch Open 20195.1
Grischuk,A2771Ismagambetov,A25451–02019A06World Team-ch Open 20195.2
Makhnev,D2476Andreikin,D27250–12019D11World Team-ch Open 20195.3
Artemiev,V2736Kostenko,P24661–02019A21World Team-ch Open 20195.4
Adams,M2708Adhiban,B2683½–½2019B31World Team-ch Open 20195.5
Sasikiran,K2678McShane,L26610–12019C50World Team-ch Open 20195.6
Howell,D2693Ganguly,S2633½–½2019E68World Team-ch Open 20195.7
Sethuraman,S2637Jones,G26811–02019C72World Team-ch Open 20195.8
Naiditsch,A2710Swiercz,D26551–02019C67World Team-ch Open 20195.9
Sevian,S2642Mamedov,R2701½–½2019D14World Team-ch Open 20195.10
Guseinov,G2664Onischuk,A2647½–½2019C68World Team-ch Open 20195.11
Lenderman,A2637Abasov,N26270–12019D35World Team-ch Open 20195.12
Ding,L2812Maghsoodloo,P2673½–½2019E19World Team-ch Open 20195.13
Idani,P2604Wei,Y27330–12019C45World Team-ch Open 20195.14
Bu,X2731Tabatabaei,M26001–02019D37World Team-ch Open 20195.15
Firouzja,A2657Ni,H26831–02019C42World Team-ch Open 20195.16
Amin,B2709Grandelius,N26941–02019C45World Team-ch Open 20195.17
Blomqvist,E2488Adly,A2611½–½2019B00World Team-ch Open 20195.18
Fawzy,A2461Smith,A24870–12019C68World Team-ch Open 20195.19
Johansson,L2479Hesham,A24501–02019E91World Team-ch Open 20195.20
Karjakin,S2753Naiditsch,A27100–12019B32World Team-ch Open 20196.1
Mamedov,R2701Nepomniachtchi,I27710–12019B51World Team-ch Open 20196.2
Grischuk,A2771Safarli,E2662½–½2019C42World Team-ch Open 20196.3
Abasov,N2627Artemiev,V2736½–½2019D15World Team-ch Open 20196.4
Adhiban,B2683Jumabayev,R2609½–½2019C67World Team-ch Open 20196.5
Ismagambetov,A2545Sasikiran,K26780–12019C84World Team-ch Open 20196.6
Ganguly,S2633Kazhgaleyev,M25871–02019C55World Team-ch Open 20196.7
Makhnev,D2476Sethuraman,S26370–12019A62World Team-ch Open 20196.8
Maghsoodloo,P2673Adams,M27080–12019D37World Team-ch Open 20196.9
Mcshane,L2661Idani,P26041–02019A13World Team-ch Open 20196.10
Tabatabaei,M2600Howell,D26930–12019A35World Team-ch Open 20196.11
Speelman,J2516Firouzja,A26570–12019A05World Team-ch Open 20196.12
Grandelius,N2694Swiercz,D2655½–½2019B51World Team-ch Open 20196.13
Onischuk,A2647Blomqvist,E24881–02019E11World Team-ch Open 20196.14
Smith,A2487Lenderman,A26370–12019D35World Team-ch Open 20196.15
Izoria,Z2603Johansson,L24791–02019E10World Team-ch Open 20196.16
Amin,B2709Ding,L2812½–½2019C88World Team-ch Open 20196.17
Wei,Y2733Adly,A26110–12019B61World Team-ch Open 20196.18
Fawzy,A2461Bu,X2731½–½2019B94World Team-ch Open 20196.19
Ni,H2683Abdelnabbi,I24351–02019C84World Team-ch Open 20196.20
Swiercz,D2655Nepomniachtchi,I2771½–½2019D90World Team-ch Open 20197.1
Grischuk,A2771Sevian,S2642½–½2019D30World Team-ch Open 20197.2
Lenderman,A2637Andreikin,D2725½–½2019E17World Team-ch Open 20197.3
Artemiev,V2736Izoria,Z26031–02019A05World Team-ch Open 20197.4
Naiditsch,A2710Adhiban,B2683½–½2019C68World Team-ch Open 20197.5
Sasikiran,K2678Guseinov,G2664½–½2019B36World Team-ch Open 20197.6
Safarli,E2662Ganguly,S2633½–½2019C67World Team-ch Open 20197.7
Sethuraman,S2637Abasov,N2627½–½2019C42World Team-ch Open 20197.8
Adams,M2708Amin,B27090–12019C95World Team-ch Open 20197.9
Adly,A2611McShane,L2661½–½2019D79World Team-ch Open 20197.10
Howell,D2693Fawzy,A24611–02019A04World Team-ch Open 20197.11
Hesham,A2450Jones,G26810–12019D70World Team-ch Open 20197.12
Yu,Y2761Grandelius,N2694½–½2019B90World Team-ch Open 20197.13
Blomqvist,E2488Wei,Y2733½–½2019B94World Team-ch Open 20197.14
Bu,X2731Smith,A2487½–½2019B36World Team-ch Open 20197.15
Johansson,L2479Ni,H26830–12019E91World Team-ch Open 20197.16
Jumabayev,R2609Maghsoodloo,P2673½–½2019A80World Team-ch Open 20197.17
Idani,P2604Ismagambetov,A2545½–½2019B31World Team-ch Open 20197.18
Kazhgaleyev,M2587Tabatabaei,M2600½–½2019A40World Team-ch Open 20197.19
Firouzja,A2657Kostenko,P24661–02019C11World Team-ch Open 20197.20
Grandelius,N2694Karjakin,S2753½–½2019C50World Team-ch Open 20198.1
Grischuk,A2771Tikkanen,H25101–02019C18World Team-ch Open 20198.2
Blomqvist,E2488Andreikin,D27250–12019B13World Team-ch Open 20198.3
Artemiev,V2736Smith,A24871–02019D06World Team-ch Open 20198.4
Ding,L2812Adams,M27081–02019A06World Team-ch Open 20198.5
McShane,L2661Yu,Y2761½–½2019C42World Team-ch Open 20198.6
Wei,Y2733Howell,D26931–02019A05World Team-ch Open 20198.7
Jones,G2681Bu,X2731½–½2019B51World Team-ch Open 20198.8
Adhiban,B2683Swiercz,D2655½–½2019E04World Team-ch Open 20198.9
Sevian,S2642Sasikiran,K26781–02019C88World Team-ch Open 20198.10
Ganguly,S2633Onischuk,A26471–02019E06World Team-ch Open 20198.11
Lenderman,A2637Sethuraman,S2637½–½2019A05World Team-ch Open 20198.12
Maghsoodloo,P2673Naiditsch,A27101–02019A13World Team-ch Open 20198.13
Mamedov,R2701Idani,P26041–02019B23World Team-ch Open 20198.14
Tabatabaei,M2600Guseinov,G2664½–½2019E91World Team-ch Open 20198.15
Abasov,N2627Firouzja,A2657½–½2019D74World Team-ch Open 20198.16
Amin,B2709Jumabayev,R26091–02019A06World Team-ch Open 20198.17
Ismagambetov,A2545Adly,A2611½–½2019B00World Team-ch Open 20198.18
Fawzy,A2461Kazhgaleyev,M25871–02019C15World Team-ch Open 20198.19
Makhnev,D2476Hesham,A24501–02019D30World Team-ch Open 20198.20
Karjakin,S2753Adhiban,B2683½–½2019B12World Team-ch Open 20199.1
Ganguly,S2633Nepomniachtchi,I2771½–½2019A33World Team-ch Open 20199.2
Grischuk,A2771Sethuraman,S26371–02019D38World Team-ch Open 20199.3
Aravindh,C2599Andreikin,D2725½–½2019B13World Team-ch Open 20199.4
Adams,M2708Grandelius,N26941–02019B51World Team-ch Open 20199.5
Blomqvist,E2488McShane,L2661½–½2019C67World Team-ch Open 20199.6
Howell,D2693Smith,A24871–02019A35World Team-ch Open 20199.7
Johansson,L2479Jones,G26810–12019D85World Team-ch Open 20199.8
Jumabayev,R2609Ding,L2812½–½2019C84World Team-ch Open 20199.9
Yu,Y2761Ismagambetov,A25451–02019E47World Team-ch Open 20199.10
Kazhgaleyev,M2587Wei,Y2733½–½2019E62World Team-ch Open 20199.11
Ni,H2683Makhnev,D2476½–½2019C65World Team-ch Open 20199.12
Swiercz,D2655Maghsoodloo,P26731–02019C50World Team-ch Open 20199.13
Idani,P2604Sevian,S26420–12019C45World Team-ch Open 20199.14
Onischuk,A2647Tabatabaei,M26001–02019E20World Team-ch Open 20199.15
Firouzja,A2657Lenderman,A26371–02019C42World Team-ch Open 20199.16
Naiditsch,A2710Amin,B2709½–½2019C92World Team-ch Open 20199.17
Adly,A2611Mamedov,R2701½–½2019D79World Team-ch Open 20199.18
Guseinov,G2664Fawzy,A24611–02019B24World Team-ch Open 20199.19
Hesham,A2450Safarli,E2662½–½2019D79World Team-ch Open 20199.20

Birthday girl Lei Tingjie wins it all

A 3:1 win over the United States gave China a well-deserved first place, after scoring eight straight wins in Astana! The Asian team had two great performers in Tan Zhongyi and Lei Tingjie, who got to celebrate her 22nd birthday with a white win over Sabina Foisor — the 2017 women's Chinese champion is on 6/7 so far, after winning five and drawing two in the tournament. Foisor erred by opening the centre with 30...d5, and seven moves later Lei found a nice winning move:

 
Lei Tingjie vs. Foisor
Position after 36...Qf8

37.♘f5! and the threats are impossible to parry. Black was busted after 37...gxf5 38.♕g5+ ♚h8 39.♕xd2.

What a way to celebrate your birthday! | Photo: David Llada

China's top board Tan Zhongyi also had an amazing performance. She played all eight games and scored 6½ points. Tan gained no less than 14.4 rating points and is currently the ninth highest rated woman in the world ranking. Against Tatev Abrahamyan, she gave up a pawn from the white side of a Benoni structure. In exchange, she got the initiative and managed to plant a pawn on e6. Her conversion was merciless:

 
Tan Zhongyi vs. Abrahamyan
Position after 28...Bxg4

Tatev resigned after 29.♕b3, threatening both mate on f7 and the b6-knight. A handbook performance by the leader of the new World Team champions.

Tan Zhongyi playing White against Abrahamyan | Photo: David Llada

The fight for second place is still alive, despite Russia's 4:0 victory over Hungary, as Ukraine got the better of India thanks to Anna Muzychuk's single win on board two. Georgia are on fourth place, a match point behind Ukraine, but they also have the chance to take down the Russian defending champions on Thursday's last round. It will certainly be a fun round to watch, with the top four teams coincidentally facing each other in the final day of action.

Standings after Round 8

Rk. Team  TB1 
1 China 16
2 Russia 13
3 Ukraine 12
4 Georgia 11
5 India 8
6 Kazakhstan 8
7 United States of America 5
8 Armenia 4
9 Hungary 3
10 Egypt 0

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1.c4 0 Nf6 0 2.Nc3 5 e6 13 3.d4 4:33 d5 2:25 4.Nf3 1:46 Be7 2:52 5.Bf4 1:53 0-0 1:13 6.a3 49 c6 8:15 7.e3 49 Nh5 3:33 8.Qc2 9:04 Nxf4 7:22 9.exf4 4 Nd7 13:16 10.Bd3 1:13 Nf6 3:14 11.c5 11:57 Re8 10:05 12.Ne5 4:19 Bf8 4:32 13.Rd1 3:34 g6 6:00 14.h4 6:08 Nh5 4:57 15.Ne2 2:40 Bh6 3:04 16.Qd2 4:59 f6 3:26 17.g4 9:44 fxe5 3:15 18.dxe5 2:53 Nxf4 35 19.Nxf4 19 Rf8 37 20.g5 2:26 Bg7 2:02 21.Ne2 5:34 Qe8 3:55 22.f4 1:37 b6 1:41 23.Qc2 6:23 bxc5 7 24.Qxc5 32 a5 25 25.h5 8:36 Ba6 3:59 26.h6 13 Bh8 11 27.Rh3 4:58 Bxd3 1:39 28.Rdxd3 48 Rf5 44 29.Rb3 1:57 Qd7 5:33 30.Rb6 3:37 Rc8 58 31.Rc3 27 d4 3:35 32.Rxc6 1:20 Rxc6 58 33.Qxc6 4 Qxc6 40 34.Rxc6 3 d3 9 35.Rc8+ 43 Kf7 9 36.Ng3 1:07 Rxf4 46 37.Rxh8 7 Rg4 19 38.Rxh7+ 44 Kf8 1:27 39.Ra7 47 Kg8 35 40.Nf1 0 Re4+ 0 41.Kd2 2:49 Rxe5 25 42.Rg7+ 9 Kh8 5 43.Rxg6 9 Re2+ 1:39 44.Kxd3 5 Rxb2 4 45.Rxe6 27 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Mkrtchian,L2390Wafa,S21751–02019D37World Team-ch Women 20191.1
Wafa,S2166Sargsyan,A23400–12019B18World Team-ch Women 20191.2
Gevorgyan,M2264Moaataz,A20361–02019B13World Team-ch Women 20191.3
Elansary,E1944Ghukasyan,S22210–12019D04World Team-ch Women 20191.4
Lagno,K2559Abdumalik,Z24691–02019C84World Team-ch Women 20191.5
Saduakassova,D2462Kosteniuk,A2545½–½2019E35World Team-ch Women 20191.6
Gunina,V2515Assaubayeva,B2376½–½2019E73World Team-ch Women 20191.7
Nakhbayeva,G2295Goryachkina,A25040–12019E48World Team-ch Women 20191.8
Karavade,E2357Khotenashvili,B2474½–½2019C50World Team-ch Women 20191.9
Arabdize,M2392Soumya,S24010–12019D85World Team-ch Women 20191.10
Padmini,R2332Batsiashvili,N24540–12019B06World Team-ch Women 20191.11
Melia,S2385Kulkarni Bhakti2322½–½2019B12World Team-ch Women 20191.12
Tan,Z2513Hoang,T24541–02019A81World Team-ch Women 20191.13
Gara,A2384Huang,Q24410–12019B23World Team-ch Women 20191.14
Lei,T2477Gara,T23241–02019A50World Team-ch Women 20191.15
Havanecz,B2270Ding,Y2432½–½2019D35World Team-ch Women 20191.16
Abrahamyan,T2377Muzychuk,M25600–12019B19World Team-ch Women 20191.17
Ushenina,A2443Yip,C22790–12019E73World Team-ch Women 20191.18
Foisor,S2276Gaponenko,I2427½–½2019D37World Team-ch Women 20191.19
Buksa,N2416Wu,R2120½–½2019B90World Team-ch Women 20191.20
Danielian,E2402Lagno,K25590–12019D26World Team-ch Women 20192.1
Gunina,V2515Mkrtchian,L2390½–½2019C03World Team-ch Women 20192.2
Sargsyan,A2340Goryachkina,A25040–12019D17World Team-ch Women 20192.3
Girya,O2456Ghukasyan,S22211–02019D10World Team-ch Women 20192.4
Khotenashvili,B2474Tan,Z25130–12019E06World Team-ch Women 20192.5
Shen,Y2453Arabdize,M2392½–½2019D27World Team-ch Women 20192.6
Javakhishvili,L2455Huang,Q2441½–½2019A38World Team-ch Women 20192.7
Lei,T2477Batsiashvili,N2454½–½2019C65World Team-ch Women 20192.8
Hoang,T2454Abrahamyan,T2377½–½2019E32World Team-ch Women 20192.9
Nemcova,K2315Gara,A2384½–½2019A04World Team-ch Women 20192.10
Gara,T2324Yip,C22790–12019E73World Team-ch Women 20192.11
Wu,R2120Terbe,J23061–02019B33World Team-ch Women 20192.12
Wafa,S2175Muzychuk,A25550–12019C89World Team-ch Women 20192.13
Ushenina,A2443Wafa,S21661–02019A46World Team-ch Women 20192.14
Moaataz,A2036Gaponenko,I24270–12019A10World Team-ch Women 20192.15
Buksa,N2416Elansary,E19441–02019B04World Team-ch Women 20192.16
Abdumalik,Z2469Karavade,E2357½–½2019B15World Team-ch Women 20192.17
Soumya,S2401Saduakassova,D2462½–½2019B35World Team-ch Women 20192.18
Assaubayeva,B2376Padmini,R23321–02019D37World Team-ch Women 20192.19
Kulkarni Bhakti2322Dauletova,G22631–02019E46World Team-ch Women 20192.20
Kosteniuk,A2545Wafa,S21751–02019B22World Team-ch Women 20193.1
Wafa,S2166Gunina,V25150–12019C67World Team-ch Women 20193.2
Goryachkina,A2504Elansary,E19441–02019B03World Team-ch Women 20193.3
Ehab,T1841Girya,O24560–12019D00World Team-ch Women 20193.4
Muzychuk,M2560Hoang,T24541–02019A40World Team-ch Women 20193.5
Gara,A2384Muzychuk,A25550–12019B12World Team-ch Women 20193.6
Gaponenko,I2427Terbe,J23061–02019B24World Team-ch Women 20193.7
Havanecz,B2270Buksa,N2416½–½2019A05World Team-ch Women 20193.8
Tan,Z2513Abdumalik,Z2469½–½2019D70World Team-ch Women 20193.9
Saduakassova,D2462Shen,Y24531–02019C50World Team-ch Women 20193.10
Lei,T2477Assaubayeva,B23761–02019E90World Team-ch Women 20193.11
Nakhbayeva,G2295Ding,Y24320–12019D90World Team-ch Women 20193.12
Abrahamyan,T2377Khotenashvili,B24740–12019B13World Team-ch Women 20193.13
Javakhishvili,L2455Nemcova,K23151–02019D37World Team-ch Women 20193.14
Yip,C2279Batsiashvili,N2454½–½2019B15World Team-ch Women 20193.15
Melia,S2385Wu,R21201–02019B94World Team-ch Women 20193.16
Karavade,E2357Danielian,E2402½–½2019C08World Team-ch Women 20193.17
Mkrtchian,L2390Soumya,S24011–02019D71World Team-ch Women 20193.18
Padmini,R2332Sargsyan,A23401–02019B11World Team-ch Women 20193.19
Gevorgyan,M2264Kulkarni Bhakti23220–12019B10World Team-ch Women 20193.20
Lagno,K2559Karavade,E23571–02019B51World Team-ch Women 20194.1
Soumya,S2401Kosteniuk,A2545½–½2019C50World Team-ch Women 20194.2
Goryachkina,A2504Tania,S24001–02019E20World Team-ch Women 20194.3
Kulkarni Bhakti2322Girya,O24560–12019E46World Team-ch Women 20194.4
Danielian,E2402Tan,Z2513½–½2019E53World Team-ch Women 20194.5
Huang,Q2441Mkrtchian,L2390½–½2019A40World Team-ch Women 20194.6
Sargsyan,A2340Lei,T2477½–½2019D78World Team-ch Women 20194.7
Ding,Y2432Ghukasyan,S22211–02019A06World Team-ch Women 20194.8
Khotenashvili,B2474Muzychuk,M2560½–½2019D71World Team-ch Women 20194.9
Muzychuk,A2555Arabidze,M23920–12019B22World Team-ch Women 20194.10
Javakhishvili,L2455Ushenina,A2443½–½2019E04World Team-ch Women 20194.11
Gaponenko,I2427Batsiashvili,N24541–02019B06World Team-ch Women 20194.12
Abdumalik,Z2469Abrahamyan,T23771–02019C19World Team-ch Women 20194.13
Nemcova,K2315Saduakassova,D24621–02019A47World Team-ch Women 20194.14
Assaubayeva,B2376Yip,C22791–02019A05World Team-ch Women 20194.15
Foisor,S2276Dauletova,G2263½–½2019D38World Team-ch Women 20194.16
Wafa,S2175Gara,A23841–02019B32World Team-ch Women 20194.17
Gara,T2324Wafa,S21751–02019B31World Team-ch Women 20194.18
Moaataz,A2036Terbe,J23060–12019A15World Team-ch Women 20194.19
Havanecz,B2270Ehab,T1841½–½2019E97World Team-ch Women 20194.20
Tan,Z2513Lagno,K25591–02019D20World Team-ch Women 20195.1
Kosteniuk,A2545Huang,Q2441½–½2019B51World Team-ch Women 20195.2
Lei,T2477Gunina,V25151–02019A40World Team-ch Women 20195.3
Goryachkina,A2504Ding,Y24321–02019D41World Team-ch Women 20195.4
Muzychuk,M2560Abdumalik,Z2469½–½2019D85World Team-ch Women 20195.5
Saduakassova,D2462Muzychuk,A2555½–½2019A04World Team-ch Women 20195.6
Ushenina,A2443Assaubayeva,B2376½–½2019D12World Team-ch Women 20195.7
Dauletova,G2263Buksa,N2416½–½2019C70World Team-ch Women 20195.8
Hoang,T2454Khotenashvili,B24740–12019D78World Team-ch Women 20195.9
Arabidze,M2392Gara,A23841–02019D96World Team-ch Women 20195.10
Gara,T2324Javakhishvili,L24551–02019B46World Team-ch Women 20195.11
Melia,S2385Terbe,J23061–02019B31World Team-ch Women 20195.12
Soumya,S2401Wafa,S21751–02019B67World Team-ch Women 20195.13
Wafa,S2166Padmini,R23320–12019C67World Team-ch Women 20195.14
Tania,S2400Elansary,E19441–02019D16World Team-ch Women 20195.15
Ehab,T1841Kulkarni Bhakti23220–12019A45World Team-ch Women 20195.16
Abrahamyan,T2377Danielian,E24021–02019C01World Team-ch Women 20195.17
Mkrtchian,L2390Nemcova,K23150–12019D20World Team-ch Women 20195.18
Yip,C2279Sargsyan,A23401–02019B18World Team-ch Women 20195.19
Gevorgyan,M2264Foisor,S22761–02019B23World Team-ch Women 20195.20
Karavade,E2357Tan,Z2513½–½2019C50World Team-ch Women 20196.1
Shen,Y2453Soumya,S2401½–½2019D85World Team-ch Women 20196.2
Padmini,R2332Huang,Q2441½–½2019B92World Team-ch Women 20196.3
Lei,T2477Kulkarni Bhakti23221–02019B12World Team-ch Women 20196.4
Lagno,K2559Abrahamyan,T2377½–½2019C07World Team-ch Women 20196.5
Nemcova,K2315Gunina,V25151–02019E08World Team-ch Women 20196.6
Goryachkina,A2504Yip,C22791–02019A50World Team-ch Women 20196.7
Wu,R2120Girya,O2456½–½2019E35World Team-ch Women 20196.8
Danielian,E2402Muzychuk,M2560½–½2019D71World Team-ch Women 20196.9
Muzychuk,A2555Mkrtchian,L23901–02019C11World Team-ch Women 20196.10
Sargsyan,A2340Gaponenko,I2427½–½2019A41World Team-ch Women 20196.11
Buksa,N2416Gevorgyan,M2264½–½2019B43World Team-ch Women 20196.12
Wafa,S2175Khotenashvili,B24740–12019B15World Team-ch Women 20196.13
Arabidze,M2392Moaataz,A2036½–½2019D58World Team-ch Women 20196.14
Elansary,E1944Batsiashvili,N24540–12019A80World Team-ch Women 20196.15
Melia,S2385Ehab,T18411–02019B27World Team-ch Women 20196.16
Abdumalik,Z2469Hoang,T24540–12019C11World Team-ch Women 20196.17
Gara,A2384Saduakassova,D2462½–½2019C47World Team-ch Women 20196.18
Assaubayeva,B2376Gara,T23241–02019A34World Team-ch Women 20196.19
Terbe,J2306Nakhbayeva,G22950–12019D02World Team-ch Women 20196.20
Tan,Z2513Wafa,S21661–02019A05World Team-ch Women 20197.1
Moaataz,A2036Shen,Y24530–12019A11World Team-ch Women 20197.2
Huang,Q2441Elansary,E19441–02019D02World Team-ch Women 20197.3
Ehab,T1841Ding,Y24320–12019A45World Team-ch Women 20197.4
Muzychuk,M2560Lagno,K25591–02019C67World Team-ch Women 20197.5
Kosteniuk,A2545Muzychuk,A25551–02019C54World Team-ch Women 20197.6
Ushenina,A2443Goryachkina,A2504½–½2019D11World Team-ch Women 20197.7
Girya,O2456Gaponenko,I2427½–½2019D26World Team-ch Women 20197.8
Khotenashvili,B2474Abdumalik,Z24691–02019A45World Team-ch Women 20197.9
Saduakassova,D2462Arabidze,M2392½–½2019A13World Team-ch Women 20197.10
Javakhishvili,L2455Assaubayeva,B23761–02019E62World Team-ch Women 20197.11
Nakhbayeva,G2295Batsiashvili,N24540–12019D37World Team-ch Women 20197.12
Abrahamyan,T2377Karavade,E23570–12019B48World Team-ch Women 20197.13
Soumya,S2401Nemcova,K23151–02019B32World Team-ch Women 20197.14
Yip,C2279Padmini,R23320–12019C24World Team-ch Women 20197.15
Kulkarni Bhakti2322Foisor,S22761–02019E16World Team-ch Women 20197.16
Hoang,T2454Danielian,E24020–12019A47World Team-ch Women 20197.17
Sargsyan,A2340Gara,A23841–02019D71World Team-ch Women 20197.18
Gara,T2324Gevorgyan,M22641–02019B41World Team-ch Women 20197.19
Ghukasyan,S2221Havanecz,B22700–12019C54World Team-ch Women 20197.20
Tan,Z2513Abrahamyan,T23771–02019A62World Team-ch Women 20198.1
Yip,C2279Huang,Q2441½–½2019B90World Team-ch Women 20198.2
Lei,T2477Foisor,S22761–02019C95World Team-ch Women 20198.3
Wu,R2120Ding,Y2432½–½2019D35World Team-ch Women 20198.4
Kosteniuk,A2545Hoang,T24541–02019C11World Team-ch Women 20198.5
Gara,T2324Gunina,V25150–12019D02World Team-ch Women 20198.6
Goryachkina,A2504Terbe,J23061–02019D18World Team-ch Women 20198.7
Havanecz,B2270Girya,O24560–12019E35World Team-ch Women 20198.8
Danielian,E2402Khotenashvili,B24741–02019D71World Team-ch Women 20198.9
Javakhishvili,L2455Mkrtchian,L2390½–½2019A40World Team-ch Women 20198.10
Sargsyan,A2340Batsiashvili,N2454½–½2019D31World Team-ch Women 20198.11
Melia,S2385Ghukasyan,S22211–02019C54World Team-ch Women 20198.12
Karavade,E2357Muzychuk,M2560½–½2019A53World Team-ch Women 20198.13
Muzychuk,A2555Soumya,S24011–02019B31World Team-ch Women 20198.14
Padmini,R2332Ushenina,A2443½–½2019A06World Team-ch Women 20198.15
Gaponenko,I2427Kulkarni Bhakti2322½–½2019B12World Team-ch Women 20198.16
Wafa,S2175Saduakassova,D24620–12019C70World Team-ch Women 20198.17
Assaubayeva,B2376Wafa,S21661–02019E11World Team-ch Women 20198.18
Moaataz,A2036Nakhbayeva,G22950–12019A20World Team-ch Women 20198.19
Dauletova,G2263Elansary,E1944½–½2019B03World Team-ch Women 20198.20
Muzychuk,M2560Tan,Z2513½–½2019C67World Team-ch Women 20199.1
Shen,Y2453Muzychuk,A25551–02019A81World Team-ch Women 20199.2
Ushenina,A2443Lei,T24770–12019E06World Team-ch Women 20199.3
Ding,Y2432Gaponenko,I24271–02019B35World Team-ch Women 20199.4
Khotenashvili,B2474Lagno,K2559½–½2019D90World Team-ch Women 20199.5
Kosteniuk,A2545Arabidze,M2392½–½2019B85World Team-ch Women 20199.6
Javakhishvili,L2455Gunina,V2515½–½2019A06World Team-ch Women 20199.7
Goryachkina,A2504Batsiashvili,N2454½–½2019A62World Team-ch Women 20199.8
Hoang,T2454Karavade,E2357½–½2019A46World Team-ch Women 20199.9
Soumya,S2401Gara,A23840–12019B22World Team-ch Women 20199.10
Gara,T2324Padmini,R2332½–½2019D35World Team-ch Women 20199.11
Kulkarni Bhakti2322Havanecz,B22701–02019D21World Team-ch Women 20199.12
Abdumalik,Z2469Danielian,E24021–02019C16World Team-ch Women 20199.13
Mkrtchian,L2390Assaubayeva,B23761–02019D35World Team-ch Women 20199.14
Nakhbayeva,G2295Sargsyan,A23401–02019D11World Team-ch Women 20199.15
Gevorgyan,M2264Dauletova,G22630–12019B23World Team-ch Women 20199.16
Nemcova,K2315Wafa,S2175½–½2019A04World Team-ch Women 20199.17
Wafa,S2166Yip,C22791–02019B51World Team-ch Women 20199.18
Foisor,S2276Moaataz,A20361–02019D35World Team-ch Women 20199.19
Elansary,E1944Wu,R21200–12019D04World Team-ch Women 20199.20

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