It is not often that you see the top two seeds locking horns in the first round of a tournament. But in the opening round of the World Team Chess Championship 2015, top seeds Russia took on 2nd seeds Ukraine, with the latter team managing a 2.5-1.5 victory over their arch-rivals. Amongst other notable results, Israel narrowly overcame the strong Armenian team.
Meanwhile, India, who were expected to have a relatively easy outing against the Egyptians, suffered a setback when IM Ezat Mohamed (EGY) stunned GM Sethuraman (IND). However, the rest of the Indian players defeated their respective opponents and led India to a 3-1 victory.
Round 1 Results:
|
S.No. |
Team | Result | Team |
S.No. |
|
10 |
Egypt | 1 – 3 | India |
7 |
|
6 |
Israel | 2½ – 1½ | Armenia |
3 |
|
2 |
Ukraine | 2½ – 1½ | Russia |
1 |
|
8 |
Cuba | 2 – 2 | Hungary |
5 |
|
4 |
China | 2½ – 1½ | USA |
9 |
The results and full pairings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr170346.aspx?lan=1&art=2&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984