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| Carissa Yip, 2017 photo: Tony Cortizas, Jr. |
U.S. women's team loses to Russia
in World Team Championship - Rd. 6
The U.S. women's team lost to Russia on Monday,
March 11th, in round 6 of the World Team Championship in Astana,
Kazakhstan. Draws were gained by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan on board 1, WGM
Katerina Nemcova on board 2, and WCM Rochelle Wu on board 4.
Suffering
the team's only loss was 15-year-old WIM Carissa Yip
on board 3. Carissa, a former Wachusett CC and Boylston CC champion,
lost to 20-year-old GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE rated 2504), a
two-time Russian women's champion and a two-time World Girls Under-20
champion. The loss now puts the U.S. women's team in 7th place in a
field of 10 teams, with three rounds yet to play.
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George M
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