World Women’s Team 06: Kazakhstan holds China, Georgia leads!

Overnight leaders Georgia continued their splendid show at the on-going World Women’s Team Chess Championship as they comfortably overcame the Americans 3-1 to maintain their spot at the top of the table. However, it was the  8th-seeded Kazakhstan’s ‘upset draw’ against China that hogged the limelight in the sixth round. The Kazakh women managed to hold their esteemed 3rd-seeded opponents on each of the four boards, thus making it a 2-2 draw.

The Indian women, meanwhile, registered their second consecutive match victory with an overwhelming 4-0 win over the Egyptians.

Round 6 Results:

Rankings after Round 6:

1) Georgia: 11 points
2) Russia: 10 points
3) China: 8 points… (10 Teams)

The full pairings and results can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr170190.aspx?lan=1&art=2&wi=821