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Top seeded Russia and second seeded Ukraine pipped Azerbaijan and Spain respectively to emerge as the joint leaders after round 3 of the European Team Chess Championship 2015. Both the match-ups followed a similar course as sole wins by GM Nepomniachtchi (Russia) and GM Eljanov (Ukraine) helped their respective teams clinch the match.
Meanwhile, 15th seeded Serbia created a minor upset as they overcame 9th seeded Netherlands with a convincing 3-1 scoreline.
Complete Round 3 Results: Here
Women’s Section
Just as in the open section, women’s section has been dominated so far by the top two teams – Georgia and Russia. In the 3rd round, Russia comfortably defeated Italy while the Georgians were successful in overcoming the strong Ukrainian team. As such, Russia and Georgia are leading the table with perfect scores.
Complete Round 3 Results: Here