World chess team championship R5: Armenia leads
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Hi everyone,
The World Team Chess Championship is taking place from July 15-26 in Ningbo, China. China, Ukraine, Israel, Hungary, Azerbaijan, India, USA, Egypt and Armenia are playing in the event. Each team consists of five players, one reserve and one coach/captain. The zero tolerance rule for appearing at the board is in effect, as well as a rule against draws before move thirty. The championship is a round-robin of nine rounds. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes to finish the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move 1. Friday was a rest day and the sixth round resumed today.
Hi everyone,
Notching up a a 2.5-1.5 victory over China, Armenia maintained its lead at the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo. Russia defeated Egypt 3-1 and the USA beat India with the same score. Hungary had a good day with a 3.5-0.5 win over Israel (Judit Polgar playing a long battle) while Ukraine won 2.5-1.5 against Azerbaijan.
The World Team Chess Championship is taking place from July 15-26 in Ningbo, China. China, Ukraine, Israel, Hungary, Azerbaijan, India, USA, Egypt and Armenia are playing in the event. Each team consists of five players, one reserve and one coach/captain. The zero tolerance rule for appearing at the board is in effect, as well as a rule against draws before move thirty. The championship is a round-robin of nine rounds. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes to finish the game with 30 seconds increment starting from move 1. Friday was a rest day and the sixth round resumed today.
Rk.
|
Team
|
Gms
|
+
|
=
|
-
|
Pts
|
BPts
|
TB3
|
1
|
Armenia
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
13.5
|
0
|
2
|
Russia
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
12.0
|
0
|
3
|
Hungary
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
11.5
|
0
|
4
|
Ukraine
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
10.5
|
0
|
5
|
China
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
11.0
|
1
|
6
|
Azerbaijan
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
11.0
|
1
|
7
|
USA
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
10.0
|
0
|
8
|
Israel
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
8.0
|
0
|
9
|
India
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
8.0
|
0
|
10
|
Egypt
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
4.5
|
0
|
You can access the official website at this link. Here are some games from Round 5 including the longest game of the tournament we think - 158 moves by guess who! Enjoy.
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