6 March 2019
Russian Team Wins Match Against Eguypt in Second Round of World Team Championships
Russian women defeat Armenian team.
Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
The second round of the 2019 World Team Championships was played in Astana on March 6. In the open section, the Russian team defeated Egypt 3-1 (Sergey Karjakin and Vladislav Artemiev won, Alexander Grischuk and Dmitry Andreikin made draws).
Other results: Sweden - Kazakhstan 1-3, Azerbaijan - England 1.5-2.5, USA - China 2.5-1.5, India - Iran 2-2.
Standings after Round 2:
1-3. USA, Russia, England - 4
4. India - 3
5-6. China, Kazakhstan - 2
7. Iran - 1
8-10. Egypt, Azerbaijan, Sweden - 0.
Round 3 pairings:
China - Russia, Iran - Sweden, Egypt - India, England - USA, Kazakhstan - Azerbaijan
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Russian women's team won the match against Armenia 3.5-0.5 (Kateryna Lagno, Aleksandra Goryachkina, and Olga Girya won, while Valentina Gunina drew her game).
Other results: Egypt - Ukraine 0-4, Hungary - USA 1-3, Georgia - China 1.5-2.5, Kazakhstan - India 2-2.
Standings after Round 2:
1-2. Russia, China - 4
3-4. Ukraine, USA - 3
5-6. Armenia, India - 2
7-8. Georgia, Kazakhstan - 1
9-10. Hungary, Egypt - 0.
Round 3 pairings:
Russia - Egypt, India - Armenia, China - Kazakhstan, USA - Georgia, Ukraine - Hungary
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