Ukraine's women's chess team has faced setbacks at the world championship being held in Linares.
In the match against Georgia, the decisive factor was Ushenina's loss to Batsiashvili, while the rest of our players drew their games. Later, the "yellow-blues" suffered a heavy defeat to Uzbekistan – Piddubna and Ushenina lost their matches, while Osyak and Buksa drew theirs.
Round 3 of the Women's Team World Championship
Georgia – Ukraine 2.5:1.5
- Batsiashvili (2461) – Ushenina (2423) 1:0
- Dzhavakhishvili (2427) – Osyak (2452) 1/2
- Khotenashvili (2424) – Zhukova (2322) 1/2
- Arabidze (2408) – Hnatyshyn (2191) 1/2
Round 4 of the Women's Team World Championship
Ukraine – Uzbekistan 1:3
- Ushenina (2423) – Tokhirjonova (2369) 0:1
- Osyak (2452) – Omonova (2289) 1/2
- Buksa (2400) – Karimova (2286) 1/2
- Piddubna (2302) – Khalilova (2228) 0:1
Currently, Ukraine's team stands fifth in group B, having garnered only two points. Today, November 20th, is the concluding round of the group stage, where our team will compete against China – the top four teams will advance to the quarter-finals.
The Women's Team World Championship will take place from November 18th to 23rd.