World Women’s Team Round 4: Georgia on Top!

The 4th round of the World Women’s Team Chess Championship 2015 saw the Georgian women maintain their top spot as they comfortably overcame Kazakhstan 3-1. GM Bela Khotenashvili and IM Nino Batsiashvili registered wins for Georgia whereas the remaining games finished in draws.

The India vs Russia encounter, on the other hand, proved to be a close one. GM Koneru Humpy looked well on her way to a victory over GM Valentina Gunina. However, a crucial mistake on the 34th move followed by a huge blunder on the 39th move costed Humpy the game.  GM Harika quickly scored the equalizer as she beat former Women’s World Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk. The status quo was further maintained as WGM Padmini and WGM Goryachkina spilt points. In the end, GM Olga Girya’s determined win over WGM Soumya Swaminathan proved decisive as Russia beat India 2.5-1.5.

Meanwhile, Armenia clinched an important match against Poland with the former team winning by the narrowest of margins.

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