Georgia Wins World Women's Chess Team Championship |
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Wednesday, 29 April 2015 | ||||
![]() Team Georgia: Bela Khotenashvili, Lela Javakhishvili, Meri Arabidze, Nino Batsiashvili, Salome Melia Images from the official site ![]() The World Women's Team Chess Championship took place in Chengdu, China from April 18 to 29. The format was a round robin featuring 10 teams which have qualified for the event. Here is the final standings: 1. Georgia - 17 match points, 25 board points 2. Russia - 15, 25 3. China - 11, 22 4. India - 10, 22 5. Ukraine - 10, 20 6. Kazakhstan - 9, 17.5 7. Armenia - 7, 16 8. Poland - 6, 15.5 9. USA - 5, 13 10. Egypt - 0, 4 ![]() The Olympic champions from Russia won silver: Valentina Gunina, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Natalia Pogonina, Alexandra Goryachkina, Olga Girya ![]() The mighty Chinese team earned bronze medals: Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhonqyi, Shen Yang, Lei Tingije, Ding Yixin The best individual results: Board 1: Bela Khotenashvili - gold, Valentina Gunina - silver, Humpy Koneru - bronze Board 2: Lilit Mkrtchian - gold, Harika Dronavalli - silver, Mariya Muzychuk - bronze Board 3: Meri Arabidze - gold, Natalia Pogonina - silver, Shen Yang - bronze Board 4: Lei Tingije - gold, Alexandra Goryachkina - silver, Nino Batsiashvili - bronze Board 5: Olga Girya - gold, Ding Yixin - silver, Salome Melia - bronze ![]()
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