Ukraine Extend Lead At The Women's World Team Champs
Top seeds Ukraine increased their lead at the Women's World Team Championships in Kazakhstan by thrashing France 4-0 in round six.
Second placed Russia were held to a draw by Georgia in a match where all the games were decisive, while defending champions China defeated Romania 3-1 to stay in medal contention.
The standings after 6 rounds
| # | Team | MP | BP | TB |
| 1 | UKRAINE | 11 | 17 | 55.75 |
| 2 | RUSSIA | 10 | 18 | 47.50 |
| 3 | CHINA | 9 | 16 | 48.00 |
| 4 | GEORGIA | 8 | 15 | 36.75 |
| 5 | INDIA | 7 | 12½ | 32.50 |
| 6 | USA | 5 | 9½ | 21.00 |
| 7 | KAZAKHSTAN | 4 | 10½ | 16.50 |
| 8 | ROMANIA | 4 | 9½ | 23.50 |
| 9 | TURKEY | 1 | 7 | 4.75 |
| 10 | FRANCE | 1 | 5 | 4.75 |
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Ukrainian top board Kateryna Lagno won her game
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Women's world champion Anna Ushenina (right) of Ukraine defeated Anda Safranska
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Mariya Muzychuk also won her game for Ukraine on board 3
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Natalia Zhukova's win made it 4-0 for Ukraine
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Nana Dzagnidze (seated) beat Valentina Gunina on top board for Georgia v Russia
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Alexandra Kosteniuk lost to Bela Khotenashvili on board 2
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But Alisa Gallimova (right) won for Russia on board 3...
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...and Olga Girya (right) defeated Melia Salome to give a 2-2 draw.
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The complete results in round 6
| INDIA | 2 - 2 | USA | ||
| Karavade Eesha Sanjay | 2387 | ½ - ½ | Zatonskih Anna | 2474 |
| Mohota Nisha | 2325 | 0 - 1 | Krush Irina | 2448 |
| Gomes Mary Ann | 2387 | 1 - 0 | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2300 |
| Swaminathan Soumya | 2283 | ½ - ½ | Foisor Sabina | 2323 |
| RUSSIA | 2 - 2 | GEORGIA | ||
| Gunina Valentina | 2505 | 0 - 1 | Dzagnidze Nana | 2554 |
| Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2495 | 0 - 1 | Khotenashvili Bela | 2499 |
| Galliamova Alisa | 2459 | 1 - 0 | JavaKhishvilli Lela | 2464 |
| Girya Olga | 2440 | 1 - 0 | Melia Salome | 2419 |
| UKRAINE | 4 - 0 | FRANCE | ||
| Lagno Kateryna | 2547 | 1 - 0 | Maisuradze Nino | 2330 |
| Ushenina Anna | 2477 | 1 - 0 | Safranska Anda | 2328 |
| Muzychuk Mariya | 2479 | 1 - 0 | Collas Silvia | 2282 |
| Zhukova Natalia | 2471 | 1 - 0 | Benmesbah Natacha | 2266 |
| ROMANIA | 1 - 3 | CHINA | ||
| Foisor Cristina Adela | 2401 | 0 - 1 | Ju Wenjun | 2505 |
| Cosma Elena Luminita | 2336 | ½ - ½ | Tan Zhongyi | 2471 |
| Lami Alina | 2353 | 0 - 1 | Guo Qi | 2435 |
| Voicu-Jagodzinsky Carmen | 2281 | ½ - ½ | Shen Yang | 2415 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 3 - 1 | TURKEY | ||
| Nakhbayeva Guliskhan | 2344 | 1 - 0 | Yildiz Betul Cemre | 2341 |
| Dauletova Gulmira | 2265 | ½ - ½ | Ozturk Kubra | 2252 |
| Saduakassova Dinara | 2353 | 1 - 0 | Cemhan Kardelen | 2025 |
| Davletbayeva Madina | 2272 | ½ - ½ | Kaya Emel | 1995 |
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More games and information can be found at the official website.
The competition features 10 national teams, with 4 players plus a reserve for each team. The format is a single round-robin from 2-12 March at a time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes, then 30 minutes to finish with a 30 second increment from the start of the game. Games start at 15:00 local time (GMT+6) and live coverage is available at the official website.
Photos by Anastasia Karlovich at the official website. Games via TWIC.
