The World Team Chess Championship 2015 will be held at Tsakhkadzor, Armenia from April 19 to April 28. 10 national teams from all over the world will battle it out in this 9 round all-play-all event for the coveted title of ‘World Team Champion’. Aronian, Grischuk, Gelfand, Karjakin, Ivanchuk, Harikrishna are some of the many top GMs who will make their presence felt at Tsakhkadzor.
The following teams will be competing:
|
# |
Teams |
Average Rating |
|
1 |
Russia |
2755 |
|
2 |
Ukraine |
2712 |
|
3 |
Armenia |
2683 |
|
4 |
China |
2678 |
|
5 |
Hungary |
2677 |
|
6 |
Israel |
2666 |
|
7 |
India |
2645 |
|
8 |
Cuba |
2644 |
|
9 |
U.S.A. |
2641 |
|
10 |
Egypt |
2516 |
Each team will consist of 4 players, 1 reserve player and 1 captain. Team India is being represented by GM Sethuraman, GM Harikrishna, GM Vidit, GM Sasikiran and GM Sengupta. Meanwhile, Russia has fielded an all-2700+ team spearheaded by World No. 5 GM Alexander Grischuk.
The first round will commence on 19th April at 3 pm local time and 4:30 pm IST.
Official Website : http://tsaghkadzor2015.fide.com/?lang=en