The team of Air India is the 2013 National Women Team Chess Champion. IM Tania Sachdev , WGM Bhakti Kulkarni, IM Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi, WGM Subbaraman Meenakshi, and WGM Aarthie Ramaswamy won the title after scoring 7,0/7 – a perfect 14,0 match points, and 22,0/28 game points.

Second position is for Airports Authority of India with 12 match points and 24 game points. GM Dronavalli Harika, WGM Mary Ann Gomes, WGM Rout Padmini, A.G Nimmy, and WFM R. Bharathi remained with the silver after losing 2,5:1,5 to the champions in round 4.

Third position is for PSPB with WFM Rucha Pujari, IM Nisha Mohota, WGM Swaminathan Soumya, WFM M Mahalakshmi, and Catherina P Michelle. They scored 5 match points and 21,5 game points and receive the bronze medals.

A total of 69 players participated in this year’s edition of the National Team Chess Championship for women, among them 1 GM, 8 WGMs, 3 IMs, and 4 WFMs. Scroll down for the full standings by team, and a list of the top scorers by points.

Standings

Rk. Team   +   =   – MP GP
1 Air India 7 0 0 14 22
2 Airports Authority of India 6 0 1 12 24
3 PSPB 5 0 2 10 21.5
4 LIC of India 4 0 3 8 17
5 Tamilnadu 4 0 3 8 16.5
6 AP RACE 4 0 3 8 16
7 Punjab State Chess Association 4 0 3 8 13
8 Gujarat State Chess Association 3 1 3 7 14.5
9 Bihar State 3 1 3 7 14
10 Goa Chess Association 3 0 4 6 12
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