22 November 2015
European Team Championship, Round 8 Results
Both Russian teams retain the lead with one round to go.
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The 8th round of the European team championship was played on November 21 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Russian men's team held a draw with Armenia: Ian Nepomniachthi won, Alexander Grischuk lost, Peter Svidler and Dmitry Jakovenko made draws.
France made a draw with Georgia, Hungary crushed Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5.
Russia is in the lead with one round to go. Our team has 14 match points. Hungary is 2 points behind, France, Georgia, Armenia, Netherlands, and Germany are three points behind.
In the last round Russia will face Hungary.
Russian women's team proved stronger than Poland – 2.5-1.5. Alexandra Kosteniuk and Aleksandra Goryachkina were victorious, Ekaterina Lagno made a draw, and Valentina Gunina suffered a defeat.
Georgia defeated Hungary 2.5-1.5, Ukraine crushed France 4-0.
After 8 rounds Russia maintains the lead with 15 points, Ukraine and Georgia have 13 points.
In the 9th round our ladies will play against Germany.