Team World wins the Rapid event against Kazakhstan 34.5-29.5
Team Kazakhstan made a fantastic start on the second day by defeating team World in three consecutive matches. Each of them were won by a minimum margin 4.5-3.5. In the final round of the Rapid event, team World bounced back by winning 5.5-2.5 against team Kazakhstan. WIM Zsoka Gaal (HUN), IM Nurgyul Salimova (BUL) and WGM Savitha Shri B scored the key victories for World, while the remaining five games ended in draws. Thus, team World defeated team Kazakhstan 34.5-29.5 in the Rapid portion of te match. The Blitz event will be played in the same format with a time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment. It starts today at 10 a.m. local time, 9:30 a.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Anna Shtourman
Kazakhstan beats World four times in-a-row
Kazakhstan beat World four times in-a-row to reduce the gap to 29-27. However, the much stronger team World showed their mettle by beating the home team, Kazakhstan 5.5-2.5 in the final round to win the rapid event. After losing all four matches on the first day, team Kazakhstan made a strong comeback on the second day. In the end it did not turn out to be enough.
Harika - Meruert, Match #5
GM Harika Dronavalli (2447) kept rolling her h-pawn which induced an error by her opponent WIM Meruert Kamalidenova (KAZ, 2273). 10...Ne4? gave White a substantial advantage 11.Bf4 Ndf6 12.hxg6 hxg6 13.Ne5 a6 14.g4 and White went on to win the game in another 14 moves.
The total prize fund is US$ 50000. The winning team receives $30000, $20000 equally shared by the women players, $10000 equally shared by the youth players. The final part of the match will take place on Wednesday, 19th April in a Blitz event. The time control will be 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.
Replay Match 5-8 games
Match 5-8 results
| Round 5 on 2023/04/18 at 14-00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | World | 4½ | : | 3½ |
| Round 6 on 2023/04/18 at 15-00 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | World | Kazakhstan | 3½ | : | 4½ |
| Round 7 on 2023/04/18 at 16-30 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | World | 4½ | : | 3½ |
| Round 8 on 2023/04/18 at 17-30 | |||||
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | World | Kazakhstan | 5½ | : | 2½ |
Standings after Match 8
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 |
| 1 | 2 | World | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 34,5 |
| 2 | 1 | Kazakhstan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29,5 |
Links
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Team World wins Kazakhstan vs The World match 73-55
@ 20/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Kazakhstan vs World Day 1: Team World leads 18.5-13.5
@ 18/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Harika and Savitha set to battle in Kazakhstan vs World, a team match starting today
@ 17/04/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |