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2019 FIDE World Team Championships to be staged in Astana, Kazakhstan |
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Friday, 01 February 2019 08:02 |
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FIDE confirms the World Team Championship (Open and Women sections) to be staged in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event will take place between March 4 (arrival) and March 15 (departure). FIDE President nominates India as a wild card both for Open and Women sections as they were first reserves according to the results of 2018 Olympiad.
In addition, the host Federation (Kazakhstan) will have a right to nominate its teams.
Here is the final list of participating countries:
| Open Section |
Qualification Path |
Women Section |
Qualification Path |
| China |
Defending World Team Champion |
Russia |
Defending Women World Team Champion |
| Azerbaijan |
European Team Champion |
China |
Women Asian Team Champion |
| Iran |
Asian Team Champion |
USA |
America’s Highest Average Rating |
| USA |
America’s Highest Average Rating |
Egypt |
Africa’s Highest Average Rating |
| Egypt |
Africa’s Highest Average Rating |
Ukraine |
FIDE Olympiad 2018 |
| Russia |
FIDE Olympiad 2018 |
Georgia |
FIDE Olympiad 2018 |
| Poland |
FIDE Olympiad 2018 |
Hungary |
FIDE Olympiad 2018 |
| England |
FIDE Olympiad 2018 |
Armenia |
FIDE Olympiad 2018 |
| Kazakhstan |
Team from HF |
Kazakhstan |
Team from HF |
| India |
Team nominated by the FIDE President |
India |
Team nominated by the FIDE President |
List of reserve teams:
| Reserve Teams |
Open Section |
Women Section |
| 1st reserve Team |
Vietnam |
Azerbaijan |
| 2nd reserve Team |
Armenia |
France |
| 3rd reserve Team |
France |
Spain |
| 4th reserve Team |
Ukraine |
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REGULATIONS (pdf)
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