Wednesday, December 21, 2011

2011 FIDE Women's World Team Chess Championship

December 17 - 28, 2011
Standings after R4 from official website:

RankTeamGam.+=-MPTGP
1CHINA4400813½
2INDIA4310713
3RUSSIA42206
4GEORGIA42115
5VIETNAM420248
6TURKEY42024
7UKRAINE411238
8ARMENIA410326
9GREECE401314
10RSA400401

The United States was invited to send a women's team to this year's championship, but it did not happen.  You are free to draw your own conclusions as to why.

From Susan Polgar's chess blog:

Thursday, December 01, 2011The US refuses to send women's team to World Team Championship

Thursday, December 01, 2011More of the USCF - Women's World Team Championship Saga

Tuesday, December 13, 2011Women's World Team Championship

From Google Groups
rec.games.chess.politics

I found it interesting that Mr. Hall never mentioned in his publicized email any concerns about the security of the chessplayers in the chosen venue.  Hmmm...


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