4th World Team Chess Championship (women): Astana 2013

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Basic data

4th World Team Chess Championship (women)
(see all-time tournament summary)
Date: 2nd - 13th March
City: Astana, Kazakhstan
Venue: Duman hotel complex
Tournament Director: Ms. Aliya Mukazhanova (KAZ)
Chief Arbiter: IA Nikolopoulos Panagiotis (GRE)
Teams participating: According to FIDE Rulations D.III.08.1.6.2.:
Kazakhstan - host nation;
Russia, China, Ukraine - top teams from 2012 Women's Olympiad;
Georgia - 3rd in 2011 Women's World Team Ch (China and Russia already qualified by Olympiad performance);
France - fifth in 2011 Women's European Team Ch (Russia, Georgia and Ukraine already qualified, runners-up Poland did not arrive);
India - 3rd from 2012 Women's Asian Team Ch (winners China already qualified);
United States - invited team from the Panamerican zone;
vacant - a team from 2011 Women's All-Africa Games;
Romania, Turkey - invited teams;
Players participating: 50 (incl. 5 GMs, 16 IMs, 21 WGMs, 5 WIMs, 1 WFM and 2 WCM)
Games played: 180
Competition format: Four board round robin.
Final order decided by: 1. Match points; 2. Game points; 3. Direct match result; 4. Berlin system
Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes; then 30 minutes for the rest of the game; 30 seconds increment per move starting from move one
Website: http://astana2013.fide.com
Other websites: ChessBase reports: preview, r1, r2, r3, interview, r4, r5, r6, r7+8, r9
Downloadable game file: 13wtchw.zip


Tournament review

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Best board results

Best Rating Performance
no. name flag code ELOp
1. WGM Ju Wenjun China CHN 2651
2. IM Krush, Irina United States USA 2607
3. GM Ushenina, Anna Ukraine UKR 2588

1st Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. WGM Ju Wenjun China CHN 7 9 77.8
2. GM Lahno, Kateryna Ukraine UKR 8 68.8
3. IM Gunina, Valentina Russia RUS 5 8 62.5

2nd Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. IM Krush, Irina United States USA 7 9 77.8
2. GM Ushenina, Anna Ukraine UKR 6 8 75.0
3. GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra Russia RUS 7 64.3

3rd Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. WGM Tan Zhongyi China CHN 7 9 77.8
2. IM Muzychuk, Maria Ukraine UKR 8 68.8
3. WGM Pogonina, Natalia Russia RUS 7 64.3
3. IM Javakhishvili, Lela Georgia GEO 7 64.3

4th Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Zhukova, Natalia Ukraine UKR 6 8 75.0
2. WGM Guo Qi China CHN 6 8 75.0
3. WGM Gomes, Mary Ann India IND 9 72.2

Reserve Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. WGM Girya, Olga Russia RUS 8 81.3
2. IM Melia, Salome Georgia GEO 4 6 66.7
3. WGM Soumya, Swaminathan India IND 5 8 62.5


Interesting games


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