19 April 2015
Russia loses to Ukraine at the World Teams
Our next opponent is Cuba.
In the first round of the World Team Championship in Armenia, Russia lost to Ukraine 1.5-2.5. Three games ended in draws – Ponomariov-Grischuk, Karjakin-Ivanchuk, Jakovenko-Krivoruchko, and Pavel Eljanov defeated Evgeny Tomashevsky.
India defeated Egypt 3-1, Israel won an important match against hosts from Armenia – 2.5-1.5, China defeated USA 2.5-1.5, Cuba drew with Hungary 2-2.
Pairings of the 2nd round:
India-USA, Hungary-China, Russia-Cuba, Armenia-Ukraine, Egypt-Israel.