Shine of Ediz Guireel and Faustino Oro
After the first four rounds in accelerated chess leads the first favorite, the MGD1 team with a maximum of eight points
The team World SP started in accelerated and fast chess
Turkish Grandmaster (VM) Ediz Grael (16) beats VM of France Maxim Vasher-Legran, while the International Master (I) of Argentina, Faustino Oro, 11, defeated the Czech Republic, David Navara, at the beginning of the World Team (SP). The MGD1 team headed by Indian VM Arjun Erigaisi is at the top of the table with a single perfect result of four wins after so many rounds of 12, after the favorites, led by French VM Aliresa Firusia, equal to Freedom’s team. Their duel ended 3-3.
52 teams consisting of six players participate in the Chess World Championship. Each team must have at least one female board and one « recreational player », with a rating of not exceeding 2,000 points, and the time control is 15 minutes plus 10 seconds for each move. The pace in fast chess is three minutes plus two seconds per player, and starts with teams that play first circular system in groups, before the first 16 continues after the knockout system, where each duel includes two mini-matches.
Although the rating favorites generally had a strong performance so far, there were significant individual surprises, with several super-verses missed points from significantly lower ranked opponents. So Gawain Jones, one of the strongest British veterans, lost to Mongolian Sumia Bilgun, who has 200 points lower rating. The five -time Kazakh champion, Darmen Sadvakasov (2,587), lost to Lu Miajoi (2,240) from the Turkish Airlines team. VM from India, Pental Harrykrisha rematched against FM Sumia Chingun. Maxim Vasher-Legran, a former world chess champion, lost to 16-year-old Turkish star Ediz Guireel. American Hikaru Nakamura (2,734) quickly rematched with Turkish Jagiz Khan Erdogmus, who is 300 points lower. Spaniard Alexei Shirov completely mistaken the winning position against the lower ranked with 350 points, Ganzorig Amartezin.
On the women’s board, European champion, Serbia’s Freedom’s Teodora Inac, rematched with former world champion Alexandra Kostenyuk. The total prize pool is 500,000 euros, of which 310,000 are intended for accelerated chess and 190,000 euros for fast chess.
Table after the first four rounds: MGD1 8, PRI FES Team 7, Freedom 7, Malcoms Meits 7, Casches 6, Hcamind 6, Uzbekistan 6 points etc.
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