FIDE World Women’s Chess: Harika, Vaishali save India the blushes

Harika’s victory over Gunay Mammadzada, on the top board, neutralised Tania Sachdev’s defeat to Ulviyya Fateliyeva on the third.

Published : Sep 27, 2021 21:44 IST , New Delhi

D. Harika (in picture) and R. Vaishali won as India twice drew level to hold a resurgent Azerbaijan 2-2 in the first round.
D. Harika (in picture) and R. Vaishali won as India twice drew level to hold a resurgent Azerbaijan 2-2 in the first round.
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D. Harika (in picture) and R. Vaishali won as India twice drew level to hold a resurgent Azerbaijan 2-2 in the first round.

D. Harika and R. Vaishali won as India twice drew level to hold a resurgent Azerbaijan 2-2 in the first round in Group A of the FIDE World Women’s team chess championship at Sitges, Spain, on Monday.

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Harika’s victory over Gunay Mammadzada, on the top board, neutralised Tania Sachdev’s defeat to Ulviyya Fateliyeva on the third. On the second board, Vaishali won against Gulnar Mammadova and made it 2-2 by offsetting Bhakti Kulkarni’s loss to Turkan Mamedjarova on the fourth.

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First-round results:

Group A: Azerbaijan drew with India 2-2; Russia bt Spain 4-0; France lost to Armenia 1.5-2.5.

Group B: Georgia bt Ukraine 3.5-0.5; America bt Poland 2.5-1.5; Kazakhstan drew with Germany 2-2.

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