There were some upsets in round 2. Here are some of the big upsets in the women’s side including our friends from Mexico over the Czech Republic. The full results are posted here.
#44 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) – #18 Netherlands 2-1
#47 Mexico (MEX) – #22 Czech Republic (CZE) 2-1
#35 Croatia (CRO) – #7 Armenia (ARM) 1½:1½
#36 Vietname (VIE) – #9 India (IND) 1½:1½
#41 Turkey (TUR) – #14 Greece (GRE) 1½:1½
#27 Argentina (ARG) – #16 Slovakia (SVK) 1½:1½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Mexico!
Which countries have traditionally strong teams for both mean and women?
Russia, Ukraine, Armenia for men.
Georgia, China and Russia for women