Team China Keeps on Leading at the World Championship Before the Last Round
On June 25, the games of the last but one 8th round of the World Chess Team Championships were played in Khanty-Mansiysk.
In the men’s championship the leaders, team China, thrashed Norway 3.5 to 0.5.
In the protracted and tough battle Russia defeated team India by a hair. The winning point was supplied by Vladimir Fedoseev who had beaten Parimarjan Negi.
Poland defeated Belarus 3:1; the scorers were Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Grzegorz Gajewski.
Thanks to Alexander Moiseenko’s win, Ukraine bested team USA 2.5 to 1.5.
Turkey won against Egypt 3:1. Winning points were supplied by Mustafa Yilmaz and Vahap Sanal.
Team standings before last round are:
1. China – 14 (22), 2. Russia – 13 (21), 3. Poland – 12 (19), 4. Turkey – 10 (17), 5. India – 9 (17.5), 6. USA – 8 (16), 7-8. Ukraine, Belarus – по 6 (15), 9. Norway – 2 (10), 10. Egypt – 0 (7.5).
In the women’s tournament, match Egypt vs. Russia ended with a score 3.5 to 0.5 in favor of the home team.
Ukraine lost to Georgia 1.5 to 2.5. The winning point for Georgia was supplied by Nino Batsiashvili.
China beat Poland 3:1; scorers were Lei Tingjie and Guo Qi.
India defeated Vietnam by a close score thanks to Eesha Karavade’s win on the third board.
Match USA vs. Azerbaijan was tied.
Standings before last round are:
1. Russia – 14 (22.5), 2. Ukraine – 12 (18.5), 3. China – 11 (19), 4. Georgia – 10 (18.5), 5. India – 10 (17), 6. Poland – 7 (16), 7. USA – 6 (15.5), 8-9. Azerbaijan, Vietnam – 5 (14.5), 10. Egypt – 0 (4).
The final round starts at 1 P.M. local time.
9th round pairings are:
Men:
Turkey – Belarus, Ukraine – Egypt, Russia – USA, Norway – India, Poland – China.
Women:
Russia – Ukraine, China – Egypt, Vietnam – Poland, Azerbaijan – India, Georgia – USA.