China 1 is surging and is within 1 point of Poland with 2 rounds to go. After a crushing defeat to China 1, the Olympiad champion Georgia is out of contention for the Gold medal. Ukraine, Armenia, and Russia are still in the mathematically alive in the medal hunt.
Crosstable after 7 rounds:
| Rk. | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | Poland Team | * | 2 | 2 | ½ | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 10 | 15,0 | ||
| 2 | China Team One | * | 1 | 2 | 3½ | 3½ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17,0 | ||
| 3 | Ukrain | 2 | 3 | * | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3½ | 8 | 15,5 | ||
| 4 | Russian Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | * | 2 | 2½ | 1½ | 3 | 8 | 15,0 | ||
| 5 | Armenian Team | 3½ | ½ | 2 | * | 2½ | 2 | ½ | 3½ | 8 | 14,5 | ||
| 6 | Georgian Team | ½ | 3 | 1½ | 1½ | * | 3 | 2 | 2½ | 7 | 14,0 | ||
| 7 | India Team | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 1 | * | 2½ | 3 | 7 | 13,0 | ||
| 8 | American Team | 1½ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3½ | * | 1½ | 2 | 6 | 14,5 | ||
| 9 | China Team Two | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | * | 3 | 6 | 13,5 | ||
| 10 | Vietnam Team | 1½ | ½ | ½ | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1 | * | 1 | 8,0 |
Round 7 results:
| Bo. | 4 | Ukraine | Rtg | – | 10 | USA |
Rtg | 2 : 2 |
| 1.1 | IM | Ushenina Anna | 2448 | – | IM | Krush Irina | 2458 | ½ – ½ |
| 1.2 | WGM | Zhukova Nataliya | 2457 | – | IM | Zatonskykh Anna | 2462 | 1 – 0 |
| 1.3 | IM | Gaponenko Inna | 2438 | – | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | 2391 | 0 – 1 |
| 1.4 | IM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2443 | – | WIM | Melekhina Alisa | 2220 | ½ – ½ |
| Bo. | 5 | India |
Rtg | – | 3 | China Two | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
| 2.1 | IM | Dronavalli Harika | 2474 | – | Tan Zhongyi | 2435 | ½ – ½ | |
| 2.2 | WGM | Karavade Eesha | 2391 | – | WIM | Zhang Xiaowen | 2391 | ½ – ½ |
| 2.3 | WGM | Mary Ann Gomes | 2396 | – | WFM | Ding Yixin | 2321 | 1 – 0 |
| 2.4 | WGM | Nadig Kruttika | 2273 | – | Wang Xiaohui | 2223 | ½ – ½ | |
| Bo. | 6 | Armenia |
Rtg | – | 2 | Vietnam |
Rtg | 3½: ½ |
| 3.1 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2489 | – | WGM | Hoang Thi Bao Tram | 2265 | 1 – 0 |
| 3.2 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2468 | – | WIM | Pham Le Thao Nguyen | 2301 | ½ – ½ |
| 3.3 | WGM | Galojan Lilit | 2326 | – | WFM | Hoang Thi Nhu Y | 2114 | 1 – 0 |
| 3.4 | WGM | Aginian Nelli | 2307 | – | WFM | Vo Thi Kim Phung | 2078 | 1 – 0 |
| Bo. | 7 | Russia |
Rtg | – | 1 | Poland |
Rtg | 2 : 2 |
| 4.1 | IM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2536 | – | IM | Rajlich Iweta | 2465 | ½ – ½ |
| 4.2 | IM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2493 | – | WGM | Zawadzka Jolanta | 2414 | ½ – ½ |
| 4.3 | IM | Kovalevskaya Ekaterina | 2436 | – | WGM | Majdan Joanna | 2361 | 0 – 1 |
| 4.4 | WFM | Gunina Valentina | 2437 | – | WIM | Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina | 2321 | 1 – 0 |
| Bo. | 8 | China One | Rtg | – | 9 | Georgia |
Rtg | 3½: ½ |
| 5.1 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2542 | – | GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2506 | ½ – ½ |
| 5.2 | WGM | Shen Yang | 2453 | – | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2535 | 1 – 0 |
| 5.3 | Ju Wenjun | 2443 | – | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2472 | 1 – 0 | |
| 5.4 | WGM | Huang Qian | 2424 | – | IM | Lomineishvili Maia | 2378 | 1 – 0 |
Official website: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chessen.html
Full resultes: http://chess-results.com/tnr25011.aspx?lan=1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
USA is next to last? How is that possible. I thought America is best?
America is no.1 this is just the “old chess”,we just fatten them up for the kill! hahaha. YO Susan thats silly aint it!! hehe.
What are last rounds pairings?
America is top 10 in the world and next to 7th!
1st of all, their coach should have been a woman. 2nd of all, their captain should have been a woman, not a man. These are two factors that influence our demise.
“1st of all, their coach should have been a woman. 2nd of all, their captain should have been a woman, not a man. These are two factors that influence our demise.”
3) they should have send an US team, not the USSR one.
It is the US team, by court law and order. Anyone claiming otherwise is just a jelaous beginner.