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World Team Ch. – Armenia gold, China silver, Ukraine bronze

7/27/2011 – It was a glorious campaign for Armenia, who were the only undefeated team in the competition and deserved winners of the gold. Below it was a mad shoot-out for silver and bronze, with China surging in the last rounds to silver with brilliant performances by Wang Hao and Wang Yue, the top performance of the event with 2916. Ukraine took the bronze, and Russia was fourth. Illustrated final report.

World Team Ch. Rd7 – Lightning strikes twice

7/24/2011 – They say lightning never strikes the same place twice, but not only did it in Ningbo, but it was a storm of unexpected results. Russia lost dramatically to China when Karjakin lost a won game against Wang Hao. However, the biggest surprise was USA's win over Azerbaijan with Kamsky beating Radjabov and Seirawan defeating Mamedyarov for a 2800+ performance. Round seven report.

World Team Ch. Rd6 – Seirawan clubs Polgar, Armenia still leads

7/23/2011 – There were no major changes in the team rankings in round six, with draws between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel against Azerbaijan. The most remarkable result was perhaps the drawn match between the USA and Hungary, thanks to Yasser Seirawan who saved the team by beating Judit Polgar in a gutsy game, his first win over a 2700 player in a long time. Round six report.

World Team Ch. Rd4 – Azerbaijan crushes Russia 3-1

7/21/2011 – The only clear thing about the rankings after the fourth round is that Armenia leads...barely. After that it is a giant jumble with no fewer than four teams tied for second after non-stop strike and counterstrike by the teams as they battle for the gold. The biggest news was Azerbaijan's crushing win over Russia, but China nearly whitewashed the US after a 3.5-0.5 win. Round four report.

World Team Ch. Rd5 – Armenia leads, Russia and Hungary second

7/21/2011 – Round and round it goes, where it stops nobody knows. While Armenia kept its slim lead, Russia and Hungary moved into clear second. Russia beat Egypt as expected, but Hungary's destructive win over Israel by 3.5-0.5 just confirmed no one was safe. Leko and Polgar have been the driving force behind their team, and Judit will be rejoining the 2700 ranks in the next list. Round five report.

World Team Ch. Rd3 – Day of Opposites

7/19/2011 – It was a day of opposites in the third round, and the villains of round two, were the heroes in round three and vice-versa. Aronian came back with a big win over Karjakin to help Armenia hold the Russians 2-2, while Israel pulled off a win over home team, China. Nevertheless, Judit Polgar was the hero(ine) of the round beating Mamedov and securing Hungary's victory over Azerbaijan. Round three report.

World Team Ch. – China beats Ukraine; USA holds Armenia

7/18/2011 – The second round of the World Team championship, brought two very surprising results, potentially skewering the predictions of the pundits. The first was Ukraine's loss to the home team, China, when Ding Liren broke the deadlock with a win on board four. The second was the US's surprising draw against Armenia after Kamsky capitalized on errors by Aronian. Round two report.

World Team Championship starts in Ningbo, China

7/17/2011 – It is a kind of exclusive Olympiad, in which only ten elite teams compete for top honors. With such a high level selection, including the likes of Aronian, Karjakin, Ivanchuk, and more, there are no weak match-ups, and the very first round saw Goliath versus Goliath, and in one case, a Goliath versus David, with a result similar to the Bible tale. Big opening pictorial.
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