Women’s chess team seeded fifth

In final round of the 17th Team Chess Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia, Armenian women’s chess team lost 1.5:2.5 to Russian team and seeded fifth. Elina Danielyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan and Nelly Aginyan drew with Alexandra Kosteniuk, Tatiana Kosintseva and Valentina Gunina. Lilit Galoyan- Nadezhda Kosintseva set could become decisive for Armenian team, but unfortunately, Lilit Galoyan lost.

Russian, Georgian and Ukrainian teams are top-seeded: Russia is a champion, Georgia took silver, and Ukraine took bronze. Azerbaijan’s team seeded forth.

Alexandra Kosteniuk - Elina Danielyan 0,5:0,5

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. a4 Bh7 9. a5 a6 10. Nb3 Nc8 11. Ne1 Be7 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Na7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Be3 Nb5 16. Nd2 h5 17. Qf4 Nf8 18. Rfd1 g5 19. Qf3 Ng6 20. g3 Kf8 21. Ra4 Kg7 22. c4 Nc7 23. b3 Ne8 24. Qe2 Kg8 25. Nc5 Rb8 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. b4 Ng7 28. b5 Qe8 29. Rb1 Nf5 30. Rab4 Ra8 31. bxa6 bxa6 32. Rb6 Kg7 33. Nxa6 Qa4 34. Nb3 Qc4 35. Qxc4 dxc4 36. Nbc5 Bxc5 37. Nxc5 Nxe3 38. fxe3 Rxa5 39. Rb7 Nxe5 40. Rf1 Rxc5 41. dxc5 Rc8 42. Rb5 Kg6 43. Rc1 Kf5 44. c6 Ke4 45. Rc5 Rc7 46. Kf1 Rxc6 47. Rxc6 Nxc6 48. Rxc4 Kd5 49. Ra4 Ke5 50. h4 Kf6 51. Ke2 Ne5 52. Ra5 gxh4 53. gxh4 Kf5 54. Ra4 Kg6 55. Kf2 Ng4 56. Kf3 Ne5 57. Ke4 Ng4 58. Kf4 f6 59. Ra6 e5 60. Kf3 Nh2 61. Ke4 Ng4 62. Ra3 Nf2 63. Kd5 Kf5 64. Ra1 Kg4 65. Ke6 1 / 2: 1 / 2.

Lilit Mkrtchyan - Tatiana Kosintseva 0,5:0,5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. b4 c6 9. Ng3 Re8 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Nb6 12. Rb1 a6 13. f3 a5 14. Nce2 axb4 15. axb4 Bd6 16. Bc2 Nc4 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Bxg3 19. Nxg3 Na3 20. Ra1 Bg4 21. Qd3 Nxc2 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Qxc2 Qd8 24. Qf2 Be6 25. Bg5 Ng4 26. Qd2 f6 27. Bf4 g5 28. Be3 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Bf7 30. e5 Bg6 31. Qb3 Kh8 32. exf6 Qxd4 33. Kh1 Rf8 34. Qf3 Qxb4 35. Qe3 h6 36. Qe5 Kh7 37. h3 Rf7 38. Nf5 Qb5 39. Qxb5 cxb5 40. Nd6 Rf8 41. Nxb7 Bd3 42. Rf2 Bc4 43. Nd6 Kg6 44. f7 Bxf7 45. Nxb5 Rd8 46. Nc3 h5 47. Ne4 Bd5 1 / 2: 1 / 2.

Nadezhda Kosintseva - Lilit Galoyan 1:0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nbd2 d5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Bb3 Qd7 18. Ne4 Rad8 19. Ng3 Rfe8 20. Ng5 Nd5 21. Qh5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 f6 23. Ne4 Qf7 24. Qxf7 Kxf7 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. Red1 Nce7 27. Bd2 Kf8 28. a4 Nc6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bc2 f5 31. Bd3 Nc7 32. b4 Rd5 33. f3 h6 34. Kf1 Red8 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. g4 Kf6 37. gxf5 Bxf5 38. Be4 Bxh3 39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. Na6 Ne8 41. Bg5 Ke6 42. Nc5 Kd6 43. Ne4 Ke6 44. Be3 Rxd1 45. Rxd1 Kf7 46. c4 bxc4 47. b5 Na5 48. Nc5 Ke7 49. Ra1 Nb3 50. b6 Nd6 51. Ra7 Kd8 52. b7 Kc7 53. Na6 1:0.

Nelly Aginyan - Valentina Gunina 0,5:0,5

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 Qd5 16. c4 Qe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Be3 Nd6 19. b3 O-O 20. g4 f5 21. Ne5 fxg4 22. Ng6 Rf7 23. Rhg1 Ne4 24. Rxg4 Ba3 25. Kc2 Nxf2 26. Bxf2 Rxf2 27. Rd2 Rxd2 28. Kxd2 Bd6 29. Rg2 Rd8 30. Kd3 Bc7 31. Re2 c5 32. d5 exd5 33. Re7 dxc4 34. Kxc4 Rd4 35. Kb5 Bd8 36. Rxb7 Rb4 37. Kc6 Rxb7 38. Kxb7 a5 39. Ne5 Bf6 40. Nf3 Kf7 41. Kb6 g6 42. hxg6 Kxg6 43. Kxa5 Kf5 44. Kb5 Kf4 45. Ne1 h5 46. a4 Bc3 47. Ng2 Kg3 48. Ne3 Kf3 49. Nf5 Kf4 50. Nh4 Kg4 51. Ng2 Kf3 1 / 2: 1 / 2.