September 7, 2009 - 19:08 AMT
Armenian female chess players defeated Polish team in World Team Championship
In the 6th round of World Team Championship, Armenian national women's team held its second consecutive victory, beating tournament leader Polish team 3.5-0.5.

First victory in this round belonged to Elina Danielyan, who gained the upper hand over Iveta Rylich. Lilit Mkrtchyan and Lilit Galoyan also had high scores after defeating Yolante Zavadske and Joanna Dvorakovskie. Match between Nelly Aghinyan and Joanna Maiden ended in a draw,

After second round, Lilit Mkrtchyan tops tournament list together with Nana Dzagnidze and Nadezhda Kosintseva.

Let's note that Armenian team's first victory was registered in the 5th round, when our female players beat Georgian team 2.5-1.5.

After 6 rounds Armenian chess players share 6th-7th positions, together with China, second team on tournament table. Despite its defeat, Polish team maintained its leading position, since Chinese and Georgian teams which came next were defeated by United States and Russia.

In the 7th round of championship, Armenian female chess players will compete with Vietnam national team, outsider of current tournament.

Results for 6th round:

USA - China 1 - 3:1
Georgia - Russia - 1.5 - 2.5
Poland - Armenia - 0.5 - 3.5
Vietnam - India - 1:3
China 2 - Ukraine - 2:2

Standing:

Poland - 9
Ukraine - 7
China 1 - 7
Georgia - 7
Russia - 7
China 2 - 6
Armenia - 6
USA - 5
India - 5
Vietnam - 1