Women's World Team Chess Championship begins Dec 17 in Mardin, Turkey

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Hi everyone,

Are you ready for the Women's World Team Chess Championship beginning December 17, 2011 in Mardin, Turkey? You can keep track at the official website here. Below are the complete team compositions. Don't forget to cheer for Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk. 

ARMENIA, Average age : 29
ELO average : 2385, Top 4 ELO average : 2416
GM Elina DANIELIAN, 2497
IM Lilit MKRTCHIAN, 2469
IM Lilit GALOJAN, 2383
WGM Maria KURSOVA, 2315
WGM Nelly AGINIAN, 2263

CHINA, Average age : 21
ELO average : 2491, Top 4 ELO average : 2527
GM Hou YIFAN, 2578
WGM Ju WENJUN, 2543
WGM Zhao XUE, 2541
WGM Tan ZHONGYI, 2448
WGM Zhang XİAOWEN, 2346

GEORGIA, Average age : 32
ELO average : 2441, Top 4 ELO average : 2482
GM Nana DZAGNIDZE, 2516
Bela Khotenashvili, 2497
IM Lela JAVAKHISHVILI, 2475 

IM Nino KHURTSIDZE, 2440
IM Salome MELIA, 2392
IM Nino GURUELI, 2329

GREECE, Average age : 32
ELO average : 2238, Top 4 ELO average : 2256
IM Yelena Dembo, 2468
WGM Marina Makropoulou, 2201
WIM Ekaterini Fakhiridou, 2180
WIM Ekaterini Pavlidou, 1607
 Zoi Iordanidou, 2169

INDIA, Average age : 22
ELO average : 2431, Top 4 ELO average : 2483
 GM Koneru Humpy, 2600
GM Dronavalli Harika, 2512
IM Sachdev Tania, 2428
WGM Rout Padmini, 2392
WGM Mary Ann Gomes, 2354
WGM Swaminathan Soumya, 2302

RUSSIA, Average age : 27, 
ELO average : 2495, Top 4 ELO average : 2509
GM Nadezhda KOSINTSEVA, 2546

GM Tatiana KOSINTSEVA, 2526
IM Valentina GUNINA, 2514
WGM Natalia POGONINA, 2451
GM Alexandra KOSTENIUK, 2439

SOUTH AFRICA, Average age : 26
ELO average : 1876, Top 4 ELO average : 1876
WIM Van Der Merwer Cecile, 2057
WIM Solomons Anzel, 1926

WIM Frick Denise, 1916
WFM Van Niekerk. Lauren, 1607

TURKEY, Average age : 18
ELO average : 2019, Top 4 ELO average : 2066
WIM Betul Cemre YILDIZ, 2297
WIM Kubra OZTURK, 2239
WCM Kardelen CEMHAN, 1881
Ebru KAPLAN, 1849
Yesim PATEL, 1832

UKRAINE, Average age : 29.2 
ELO average : 2439, Top 4 ELO average : 2446
 IM Anna USHENINA, 2463
IM Mariya MUZYCHUK, 2460
IM Inna YANOVSKA, 2435
GM Natalia ZHUKOVA, 2427
IM Tetiana VASYLEVYCH, 2412

VIETNAM, Average age : 23
ELO average : 2288, Top 4 ELO average : 2306
WGM Pham Le Thao NGUYEN, 2341
WGM Hoang Thi BAO TRAM, 2341
WGM Nguyen Thi THANH AN, 2300
WIM Nguyen Thi MAI HUNG, 2244
WIM Hoang Thi NHU Y, 2218

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