
White to play
The solution is: 25.Rd8+!!+- Ke7 [25…Bxd8 26.Bg7+ Kg8 27.Qe8+! Qxe8 28.Bh6+ Bg5+ 29.Rxg5#] 26.Bxf6+ Kxf6 27.Rxh8 Bxf5 28.Qe8 Bd7 29.Qd8+ Ke6 30.Re1+ Kf5 31.Rxh7 1-0
Results of the 1st round
| 1 | Armenia | Rtg | – | 10 | Egypt | Rtg | 4 : 0 | ||||
| IM |
|
2390 | – | WGM |
|
2175 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| WFM |
|
2340 | – | WGM |
|
2166 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| WIM |
|
2264 | – | WIM |
|
2036 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| WIM |
|
2221 | – | WIM |
|
1944 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 2 | Russia | Rtg | – | 9 | Kazakhstan | Rtg | 3 : 1 | ||||
| GM |
|
2559 | – | IM |
|
2469 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| GM |
|
2545 | – | IM |
|
2462 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| GM |
|
2515 | – | FM |
|
2374 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| GM |
|
2504 | – | IM |
|
2295 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 3 | India | Rtg | – | 8 | Georgia | Rtg | 2 : 2 | ||||
| IM |
|
2357 | – | GM |
|
2474 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| WGM |
|
2401 | – | IM |
|
2392 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| IM |
|
2332 | – | GM |
|
2454 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| WGM |
|
2322 | – | IM |
|
2385 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 4 | China | Rtg | – | 7 | Hungary | Rtg | 3½: ½ | ||||
| GM |
|
2513 | – | GM |
|
2454 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| WGM |
|
2441 | – | IM |
|
2384 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| GM |
|
2477 | – | WGM |
|
2324 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| WGM |
|
2432 | – | WIM |
|
2270 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 5 | United States of America | Rtg | – | 6 | Ukraine | Rtg | 2 : 2 | ||||
| WGM |
|
2377 | – | GM |
|
2560 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| FM |
|
2279 | – | GM |
|
2443 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| WGM |
|
2276 | – | IM |
|
2427 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| WCM |
|
2120 | – | IM |
|
2416 | ½ – ½ |