With a close victory over China in the final round, the Georgian women clinched Gold at the World Team Chess Championship 2015 with a comprehensive margin of 2 match-points over the second placed Russia. IM Meri Arabidze, again, scored a crucial victory for Georgia, this time over IM Shen Yang. Meanwhile, the Russian women came up with a fantastic 3.5-0.5 victory over U.S.A. to clinch the Silver while Team China secured the Bronze.
The Indian women, despite being out of contention for any medal, did not show any signs of complacency as they scored a resounding 3-1 victory over Armenia to finish fourth in the final rankings. Although GM Koneru Humpy (IND) suffered a shock defeat at the hands of IM Mkrtchian Lilit (ARM), the rest of the Indian women won their respective games and ensured a nice finishing victory for their team.
Round 9 Results:
|
Team |
Result |
Team |
|
Armenia |
1-3 |
India |
|
China |
1.5-2.5 |
Georgia |
|
Russia |
3.5-1.5 |
U.S.A. |
|
Egypt |
0.5-3.5 |
Ukraine |
|
Poland |
2-2 |
Kazakhstan |
Final Standings:
|
Rank |
Team | Match Points |
Board Points |
|
1 |
GEORGIA | 17 |
25 |
|
2 |
RUSSIA | 15 | 25 |
|
3 |
CHINA | 11 |
22 |
|
4 |
INDIA | 10 |
22 |
|
5 |
UKRAINE | 10 |
20 |
|
6 |
KAZAKHSTAN | 9 |
17½ |
|
7 |
ARMENIA | 7 |
16 |
|
8 |
POLAND | 6 |
15½ |
|
9 |
U.S.A. | 5 |
13 |
|
10 |
EGYPT | 0 |
4 |
Board Prizes:
Board 1:
| Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts | Games |
| 1 | Khotenashvili Bela | 2513 | GEORGIA | 83.3 | 7.5 | 9 |
| 2 | Gunina Valentina | 2532 | RUSSIA | 62.5 | 5.0 | 8 |
| 3 | Koneru Humpy | 2581 | INDIA | 61.1 | 5.5 | 9 |
Board 2:
| Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts | Games |
| 1 | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2442 | ARMENIA | 72.2 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 2 | Harika Dronavalli | 2492 | INDIA | 68.8 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 3 | Muzychuk Mariya | 2526 | UKRAINE | 68.8 | 5.5 | 8 |
Board 3:
| Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts. | Games |
| 1 | Arabidze Meri | 2374 | GEORGIA | 85.7 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 2 | Lei Tingjie | 2444 | CHINA | 72.2 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 3 | Goryachkina A. | 2473 | RUSSIA | 71.4 | 5.0 | 7 |
Board 4:
| Rank | Name | Rtg | Team | % | Pts | Games |
| 1 | Girya Olga | 2464 | RUSSIA | 92.9 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2 | Ding Yixin | 2434 | CHINA | 75.0 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 3 | Batsiashvili Nino | 2473 | GEORGIA | 64.3 | 4.5 | 7 |