 Eight round of the WYCO 2019 have played today. With 2 draws on the first 2 boards Azerbaijan team remained in the single leadership with 14 points. Uzbekistan team is carrying their championship hopes to the final round with 13 points. Azerbeijan team played with the Ukraine team on the first board. With the early draws on the even board, which Azerbeijan team had the blackside, Azerbeaijan team was seen to win the game. They also won the game on board 3 with an amazing endgame technique from IM Ahmad Ahmadzada; however, Ukraine team stole a point from their opponent with the winning with blackside on first board.
On the second board Armenia – Kazakhstan match was also very exciting. Every games were lasted more than 68 moves. On the fourth board, Albert Gevorgyan took a win fort he Armenia team in a very close endgame. On the first board, Armenia team took the advantage from the middlegame and beat their opponent but Kazakhstan team managed to win the games on board 2 and 3. Therefore, match has ended with a draw.
Pairings for the first three boards are as follows: China – Azerbaijan, Ukraine – Uzbekistan, Armenia – Belarus
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