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World Women’s Team 2021 R5: India will face Kazakhstan in the Quarterfinals

by Shahid Ahmed - 30/09/2021

India defeated France 3-1 in the fifth round of FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2021 to finish second in Pool A. They will face the third place finisher of Pool B, Kazakhstan in the Quarterfinals today. India has an advantage that they can bring an element of surprise with the board order which their opponent team cannot, as they have only four members and no reserve player. Harika and Mary have remained unbeaten in the Pool stage. Knockout stage is a best of two matches, named 'Duel'. Quarterfinals Duel 1 starts today at 3 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST) and Duel 2 is from 6 p.m. CET (9:30 p.m. IST). Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE

Bhakti and Mary score victories

IM Bhakti Kulkarni and WGM Mary Ann Gomes scored victories for Team India in the fifth round of FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2021.

IM Bhakti Kulkarni and WGM Mary Ann Gomes | Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE

The tournament logo | Photo: FIDE

Round 5: India - France: 3-1

Harika and Tania drew, Bhakti and Mary won their respective games. Both Harika and Tania were in a difficult position where they had to repeat moves to save the game.

Harika scored an unbeaten 3.0/5 in the Pool stage | Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE

Tania made an important 1.5 points among the four games she played | Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE

IM Bhakti Kulkarni scored a fine victory against WIM Natacha Benmesbah.

Bhakti - Benmesbah

Position after 36...Re5

White already has a huge advantage in this position. Find out the best continuation after 36...Re5.

Bhakti scored her second consecutive victory | Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE

WGM Mary Ann Gomes converted her advantage in the endgame after her opponent IM Silvia Alexieva made an incorrect decision to liquidate into a lost knight ending.

Silvia - Mary

Position after 34...Nc6

If anyone can win this position, it has to be Black. What White should not do here is to trade queens at d4 and that is exactly what White did in the game and lost eventually. 35.Kg2 would have been a better continuation because if Black trades 35...Qxd2 36.Nxd2 and now White is threatening Ne4.

Mary Ann Gomes scored an unbeaten 2.0/3 in the Pool stage | Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE

India defeated France 3-1

The tournament hall | Photo: FIDE

World Women's Team Championship Pool stage standings | Photo: FIDE
World Women's Team Chess Championship 2021 - Round 5 Live Commentary by GM Stuart Conquest and WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili  | Video: FIDE

Replay Round 5 games of India

Schedule

Pool Stage: Monday 27th September

Round 1 - 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST)

Round 2 - 6:00 p.m. CET (9:30 p.m. IST)

 

Tuesday 28th September

Round 3 - 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST)

Round 4 - 6:00 p.m. CET (9:30 p.m. IST)

 

Wednesday 29th September

Round 5 - 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST)

 

Quarterfinals: Thursday 30th September

Match 1 - 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST)

Match 2 - 6:00 p.m. CET (9:30 p.m. IST)

Tie-breaks - 8:30 p.m. CET (Friday 12:00 a.m. IST)

 

Semifinals: Friday 1st October

Match 1 - 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST)

Match 2 - 6:00 p.m. CET (9:30 p.m. IST)

Tie-breaks - 8:30 p.m. CET (Friday 12:00 a.m. IST)

 

Finals Saturday 2nd October

Match 1 - 3:00 p.m. CET (6:30 p.m. IST)

Match 2 - 6:00 p.m. CET (9:30 p.m. IST)

Tie-breaks - 8:30 p.m. CET (Friday 12:00 a.m. IST)

Time Control

The time control is 45 minutes + 10 seconds increment for the entire game, for tie-breaks - 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment.

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