World Team Championship
Standings after 5 rounds:
| Rank | Team | Gam. | + | = | – | MP | Pts. |
| 1 | RUSSIA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | UNITED STATES | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12½ |
| 3 | ARMENIA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | INDIA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | AZERBAIJAN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11½ |
| 6 | ISRAEL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | GREECE | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | BRAZIL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | EGYPT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | TURKIYE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Round 5 results:
| No. | SNo. | Team | Res. | Team | SNo. |
| 1 | 3 | INDIA | 2 – 2 | ARMENIA | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | RUSSIA | 3½ – ½ | TURKIYE | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | EGYPT | 1 – 3 | AZERBAIJAN | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | ISRAEL | 1½ – 2½ | UNITED STATES | 9 |
| 5 | 7 | BRAZIL | 1 – 3 | GREECE | 8 |
Official website: http://wtcc2009.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,turkish
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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