Russia and USA Lead WTC
The World Team Championships are providing many exciting games and matches, with Russia and the USA leading after six rounds.
Russia crushed Turkey in round five, while Armenia were held by India. The US team scored a narrow win over Israel, helped by a truly spectacular game from Hikaru Nakamura (pictured) who utterly destroyed the World Cup winner, Boris Gelfand.
Nakamura won again in round six as the US team kept pace with Russia, who edged past India. In contrast, the powerful Armenian team lost again, this time to Greece.
The match results in round 5 and 6:
| ROUND 5 | ||
| INDIA | 2 - 2 | ARMENIA |
| RUSSIA | 3½ - ½ | TURKEY |
| EGYPT | 1 - 3 | AZERBAIJAN |
| ISRAEL | 1½ - 2½ | USA |
| BRAZIL | 1 - 3 | GREECE |
| ROUND 6 | ||
| ARMENIA | 1 - 3 | GREECE |
| USA | 3 - 1 | BRAZIL |
| AZERBAIJAN | 2 - 2 | ISRAEL |
| TURKEY | 2 - 2 | EGYPT |
| INDIA | 1½ - 2½ | RUSSIA |
The standings after round 6:
| Team | P | W | D | L | MP | ||
| 1 |
RUSSIA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15½ |
| 2 |
USA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15½ |
| 3 |
AZERBAIJAN | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13½ |
| 4 |
ARMENIA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 |
ISRAEL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 |
INDIA | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12½ |
| 7 |
GREECE | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 |
EGYPT | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 |
BRAZIL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 |
TURKIYE | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
