Russian National Teams Triumphantly Arrived in Moscow From Khanty-Mansiysk

At the airport they were met by chess fans and journalists.

On June 27, the Russian national teams arrived in Moscow from Khanty-Mansiysk, where they had won gold and silver medals of the World Team Championships. At the Sheremetyevo Airport, they were met chess fans and Mass Media representatives, including 7 federal TV channels. The players and coaches answered journalists’ questions and gave autographs. 

World Team Championships took place in Khanty-Mansiysk on June 16-26. 10 teams competed both in the open and women’s sections. Team composition: 4 players plus 1 reserve and 1 captain.

Open section: Russia, China, Ukraine, the USA, Poland, India, Belarus, Turkey, Norway, Egypt.

Women’s section: Russia, China, Georgia, India, Poland, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, the USA, Vietnam, Egypt.

Russian teams' composition:

Men: Peter Svidler (2756), Ian Nepomniachtchi (2732), Nikita Vitiugov (2720), Maxim Matlakov (2707), Vladimir Fedoseev (2703), average rating – 2724. Head coach is Andrey Filatov.

Women: Kateryna Lagno (2539), Alexandra Kosteniuk (2537), Valentina Gunina (2504), Olga Girya (2480), Aleksandra Goryachkina (2477), average rating – 2508. Head coach is Sergei Rublevsky.

Results: 

1. China – 16 (24.5), 2. Russia – 15 (25), 3. Poland – 12 (20.5), 4. India – 11 (20.5), 5. Turkey – 10 (18.5), 6-7. Ukraine, Belarus – 8 (17.5) both, 8. USA – 8 (16), 9. Norway – 2 (11), 10. Egypt – 0 (9).

1. Russia – 16 (25.5), 2. China – 13 (22), 3. Georgia – 12 (21.5), 4. India – 12 (20), 5. Ukraine – 12 (19.5), 6. Poland – 9 (18.5), 7. USA – 6 (16.5), 8. Vietnam – 5 (16), 9. Azerbaijan – 5 (15.5), 10. Egypt – 0 (5).

Tournament information

Photos by Vladimir Barsky