Team India gets Double Wild Card entry in FIDE World Teams 2019

7 years ago

The World Team Championship (Open and Women sections) is set to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event will take place between March 4 and March 15, 2019.

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich nominated India as a wild card both for Open and Women sections as they were first reserves according to the results of 2018 Olympiad.

Team India in the Open Section:

Team India in the Women’s section:

Trainers:

GM Srinath Narayanan, Trainer, Men’s Team.

GM Swapnil Dhopade, Trainer, Women’s Team.

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