3 March 2019
World Team Championships Start in Astana
First games to be played on March 5.
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The 2019 World Team Championships will be held in the capital of Kazakhstan on March 4-15. The Astana International Financial Centre will be venue for the WTCC. 9 rounds according to robin-round system will be played.
The Russian men's team will be represented by Sergey Karjakin, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexander Grischuk, Dmitry Andreikin, and Vladislav Artemiev. Captain is Alexander Motylev.
The rivals of the Russian players will be the teams from Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, England, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Sweden, and USA.
Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Aleksandra Goryachkina, and Olga Girya will play for the Russian women's team. Captain is Sergei Rublevsky.
The Russians will compete with the chess players from Armenia, China, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, India, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and USA.
It is to be recalled that the reigning world champions are Teams China and Russia in the open and women's section respectively.
The match days: March 5-9 and 11-14. Free day is March 10. The Opening Ceremony will take place on March 4.
The 1st Quarter 2019 FIDE Presidential Board will be held during the event.
Tournament page
Official website
