• Submitted by: manso
• Sports
• 10 / 05 / 2010

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PL — last modified Oct 04, 2010 04:42 PM.Cuban women team got its better result ever in the Chess Olympiad in Khanty- Mansysk by finishing in he fourth place.

Cubans, headed by GM Yaniet Marrero, gold medalist, got 30 points in general. They won 8 matches and lost just three.

Cubans were surpass just by Russia1, World Champion, China, second and Georgia, third.

Marrero got the first place. She got 87.5 percent of effectiveness, with seven of eight possible points.

Georgian Salome Melia finished second and Latvian Ilze Berzina finished third.

The Cuban team was also integrated by Oleiny Linares, Sulennis Pina, Lisandra Ordaz and Maritza Arribas.

On the other hand men team finished 23rd. They got 6 victories, two ties and seven defeats.

Brazil was best placed for Latin America in the 17th position.
 
Ukraine was the champion of the Olympiad, followed by Russia1, Israel, Hungary and China.

Source. www.escambray.cu/Eng/Sport/chess101004442