Once again, veteran Galliamova and the Kosintseva sisters carry Russia to another victory. The Gold medal is a lock for Russia A team.
1. Harika, Dronavalli 0-1 Kosintseva, Tatiana
2. Tania, Sachdev 0-1 Kosintseva, Nadezhda
3. Karavade, Eesha ½-½ Kosteniuk, Alexandra
4. Meenakshi, Subbaraman 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa
Georgia lost to Serbia, falls further back.
1. Bojkovic, Natasa 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana
2. Chelushkina, Irina 1-0 Melia, Salome
3. Stojanovic, Andjelija ½-½ Khukhashvili, Sopiko
4. Eric, Jovana 0-1 Khotenashvili, Bela
Hungary ties Bulgaria, both out of Gold medal race.
1. Hoang, Thanh Trang ½-½ Stefanova, Antoaneta
2. Madl, Ildiko ½-½ Nikolova, Adriana
3. Vajda, Szidonia ½-½ Videnova, Iva
4. Rudolf, Anna ½-½ Velcheva, Maria
USA crushed by Russia B, close to out of medal race.
1. Pogonina, Natalija ½-½ Krush, Irina
2. Girya, Olga ½-½ Zatonskih, Anna
3. Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Abrahamyan, Tatev
4. Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca
China demolished Belarus, stays in medal hunt.
1. Hou, Yifan 1-0 Sharevich, Anna
2. Ju, Wenjun 1-0 Ziaziulkina, Nastassia
3. Zhao, Xue 1-0 Homiakova, Elena
4. Huang, Qian ½-½ Stetsko, Lanita
Ukraine beats Germany, stays alive for one more round.
1. Paehtz, Elisabeth ½-½ Lahno, Kateryna
2. Hoolt, Sarah ½-½ Zhukova, Natalia
3. Levushkina, Elena 0-1 Ushenina, Anna
4. Fuchs, Judith 0-1 Gaponenko, Inna
Full results here: http://www.ugra-chess.com/results.php?tmnt=2&rn=8
Once again, no thanks to the over-hyped and over-rated Kosteniuk.
does russia even need four boards to win gold? they may as well do it with three!