World Teams 2013 26 Nov to 5 Dec

[Paul McKeown]

You can play through the games here
http://www.theweekinchess.com/live

Blasted thing uses Silverlight... who in their right mind still uses Silverlight on a website?

[Matt Mackenzie]

Well, looks already like the Russian team are going to flop again. When was the last time they actually won anything?

[David Sedgwick]

Well, looks already like the Russian team are going to flop again. When was the last time they actually won anything?

I think the answer is the 2009 World Team Championship (actually held in January 2010).

[Chris Rice]

They were a lot more motivated when failure meant they would never be allowed to play outside Russia again and their family thrown in a Siberian gulag.

[Matt Mackenzie]

Well somehow Russia have hauled themselves back into contention.......

Impressive win from Kramnik yesterday - his opponent is a piece up in the final position, but still totally lost

[Mick Norris]

Kramnik has beaten Giri today, and Russia have won again

[Mick Norris]

Ukraine (12) v Russia (11) in today's penultimate round, with only China still in contention

1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2731 : GM Kramnik Vladimir 2793
2 GM Korobov Anton 2713 : GM Karjakin Sergey 2756
3 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2709 : GM Grischuk Alexander 2785
4 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2701 : GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2721

China (10) play Germany today and Turkey tomorrow, so could end up on 14 points

Russia have Egypt tomorrow, Ukraine have Armenia

[Mick Norris]

Russia won with 3 draws and a win from Nepo, so they only have to beat Egypt tomorrow to win the title

[Mick Norris]

Nepo won again, Vitiugov and Karjakin drew fairly early, leaving Kramnik to clinch the title with a very interesting 90 move draw

[Matt Mackenzie]

Russia doing their best to mess it up at the death, I see

An amazing comeback by them after the first two rounds, though - seven straight wins in a row speaks for itself.