The Kosintseva shine in this Olympiad. They led the Russian women’s A team to first ever Olympiad gold. Veteran Galliamova and rising star Gunina also scored critical wins. Congratulations to Russia!
1. Kosintseva, Tatiana 1-0 Stefanova, Antoaneta
2. Kosintseva, Nadezhda 1-0 Voiska, Margarita
3. Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 Videnova, Iva
4. Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Velcheva, Maria
China, in spite of not bringing their best team, is on pace for Olympiad silver with win over India. India will need outside help for Olympiad bronze since they no longer control their own destiny.
1. Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ Hou, Yifan
2. Karavade, Eesha 0-1 Ju, Wenjun
3. Meenakshi, Subbaraman 0-1 Zhao, Xue
4. Mohota, Nisha ½-½ Huang, Qian
Georgia, without chess legend Chiburdanidze, tie Ukraine. Both teams are in play for Olympiad bronze but will need a miracle for silver.
1. Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Lahno, Kateryna
2. Javakhishvili, Lela ½-½ Ushenina, Anna
3. Melia, Salome 0-1 Gaponenko, Inna
4. Khukhashvili, Sopiko ½-½ Muzychuk, Mariya
Russia B beat Serbia 3-1. They are in play for Olympiad bronze but it will come down to the last round and tiebreaks.
1. Bojkovic, Natasa 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija
2. Chelushkina, Irina 0-1 Girya, Olga
3. Stojanovic, Andjelija 0-1 Bodnaruk, Anastasia
4. Rakic, Marija 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina
Poland scored 3-1 against Armenia but just as a few other teams, it will come down to the final round and tiebreaks for Olympiad bronze.
1. Danielian, Elina 0-1 Socko, Monika
2. Mkrtchian, Lilit ½-½ Zawadzka, Jolanta
3. Galojan, Lilit 0-1 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna
4. Aginian, Nelly ½-½ Dworakowska, Joanna
Full results here: http://www.ugra-chess.com/results.php?tmnt=2&rn=10
Go Tatiana! She’s a great player, good looking, and humble.