World Women's Team Championship

     There are 2 more days left until we leave for Kazakhstan. We've qualified for the World Women's Team Championship which is going to take place in Astana.
      Here's the list of the teams and their composition:

1. Ukraine FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 1411091 Ushenina, Anna GM 2477 2 14109336 Lagno, Kateryna GM 2547 3 14114550 Muzychuk, Mariya IM 2471 4 14101181 Yanovska (Gaponenko), Inna IM 2405 2492.3 5 14101513 Zhukova, Natalia GM 2471 6 Captain Brodsky, Michail GM 2. Georgia FIDE ID Full name Title Rating Avg 1 13601903 Dzagnidze, Nana GM 2555 2 13602640 Khotenashvili, Bela IM 2499 3 13601458 Javakhishvili, Lela IM 2461 4 13600320 Khurtsidze, Nino IM 2437 2488.0 5 13602446 Melia, Salome IM 2403 6 Captain Gurieli, Nino        IM 3. Russia FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 4128125 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM 2495 2 4167570 Gunina, Valentina IM 2490 3 4147855 Pogonina, Natalija WGM 2475 4 4129752 Galliamova, Alisa IM 2459 2479.8 5 4195752 Girya, Olga WGM 2441 6 Captain Rublevsky, Sergey GM 4. China FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 8603006 Ju Wenjun WGM 2505 2 8602689 Huang Qian WGM 2478 3 8603642 Tan Zhongyi WGM 2466 4 8604002 Guo Qi WGM 2431 2470.0 5 8603162 Shen Yang IM 2415 6 Captain Yu Shaoteng GM 5. USA FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 14101572 Zatonskykh, Anna IM 2491 2 2012782 Krush, Irina IM 2460 3 13301918 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM 2300 4 1212915 Foisor, Sabina WGM 2313 2391.0 5 11602252 Ni, Viktorija WIM 2263 6 Captain Khodarkovsky, Michael 6. Romania FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 1200496 Foisor, Cristina Adela IM 2389 2 1201590 Cosma, Elena Luminita WGM 2332 3 13903063 Bulmaga, Irina WGM 2355 4 1210246 Lami, Alina WGM 2362 2359.5 5 1206729 Voicu-Jagodzinsky, Carmen WGM 2281 6 Captain Szabo, Gergely Andras Gyula GM 7. India FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 5013623 Gomes, Mary Ann WGM 2394 2 5012600 Karavade, Eesha Sanjay IM 2391 3 5004330 Mohota, Nisha IM 2327 4 5029295 Padmini, Rout WGM 2307 2354.8 5 5016193 Soumya, Swaminathan WGM 2291 6 Captain Sahu Sekhar, Chandra IM 8. France FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 623725 Milliet, Sophie IM 2408 2 13601717 Maisurasze, Nino WGM 2331 3 2902265 Collas, Silvia IM 2286 4 11600209 Safranska, Anda WGM 2322 2336.8 5 642002 Benmesbah, Natacha WIM 2266 6 Captain Tregubov, Pavel GM 9. Kazakhstan FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 13704788 Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan WGM 2353 2 13700090 Saduakassova, Dinara WGM 2301 3 13703595 Davletbayeva, Madina WIM 2272 4 13702971 Dauletova, Gulmira WIM 2265 2297.8 5 13703544 Abdumalik, Zhansaya WIM 2184 6 Captain Kotsur, Pavel GM 10. Turkey FIDE ID Full name Rating Avg 1 6302920 Yildiz, Betul Cemre WGM 2368 2 6302599 Ozturk, Kubra WGM 2281 3 6325670 Cemhan, Kardelen WCM 2025 4 6300278 Sop, Selen WFM 2028 2175.5 5 6306411 Kaya, Emel WCM 1995 6 Captain Mikhalchishin, Adrian GM

     We are nr. 6 by rating, not as bad as I expected, I thought we'd be the last team :)))
     Our team has changed it's composition a little bit from the Olympiad, with Mihaela Sandu being replaced by Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky.
      The reigning Romanian Women's Champion- Cristina Foisor is going to play on the 1st board:

Cristina-Adela Foisor

     Luminita Cosma is on the 2nd board:

Elena-Luminita Cosma

     I am going to play on the 3rd board:

Irina Bulmaga

     Alina l'Ami is on the 4th board:

Alina l'Ami

     Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky will be on the 5th board:

Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky

     Our captain will be Gergely Szabo:

Gergely Szabo

     It is going to be a very interesting tournament and I can't wait to play. I have the feeling that it's going to be a good tournament for us!

     As about Astana, I looked for some photos on internet and I'm even more curious to visit it now:

     You can follow the tournament here: http://astana2013.fide.com/

Keep you fingers crossed for us!

xoxo from Chisinau ;)