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Poland crushes India

NEW DELHI: India’s dismal run in the World women team chess championship continued when it lost to leader Poland 1-3 in the fifth round at Ningbo, China, on Sunday.

After losing by a similar margin to favourite China One and Georgia, India could only manage two draws even against lower-rated Poland.

The defeat pushed India to the joint eighth spot with USA, ahead of only last-placed Vietnam in the 10-team competition.

D. Harika suffered her first loss after facing Iweta Zawadzka for 43 moves. Tania’s disastrous form led her to a fourth loss in as many appearances following a 51-move surrender to Jolanta Zawadzka. Eesha maintained her unbeaten sequence after a short 13-move draw on the third board. Kruttika Nadig did well to hold her higher-rated rival.

In two key encounters of the day, Armenia surprised Georgia while Russia held favourite China One.

The results (fifth round): India lost to Poland 1-3 (D. Harika lost to Iweta Zawadzka; Tania Sachdev lost to Jolanta Zawadzka; Eesha Karavade drew with Joanna Dworakoswka; Kruttika Nadig drew with Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska); Russia drew with China One 2-2; Ukraine bt Vietnam 3.5-0.5; Armenia bt Georgia 2.5-1.5; China Two bt USA 2.5-1.5.

Standings (after five rounds): 1. Poland (9 match points), 2-3.China One, Georgia (7 each), 4.Ukraine (6), 5-6. Russia, China Two (5 each), 7. Armenia (4), 8-9. USA, India (3 each), 10. Vietnam (1).

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