World Championship among veterans which is held in the city of Italy, Arco, has Georgian leader. In the 4th round, Tamar Khmiadashvili (2162) beat Austrian Helene Mira (2133) with white pieces and is keeping the first place with maximum result.
In the 5th round, Khmiadashvili will play against Russian Svetlana Mednikova (2146) who is in the 4th place with 3.0 points.
5 times world champion Nona Gaprindashvili (2363) who is current world veteran champion was beat. She lost against Estonian Tatyana Fomina (2256) and is in the 6th place with 2.5 points.
In the next round which will be held on Novemeber 1 (October 31 is a day off and tournament participants will go for an excursion to Venecia), Nona Gaprindashvili will play against Borislava Borisova (2096) who is competing in the name of Sweden.
Women chess players will hold 9 rounds at World Championship. The winner will be awarded with 600 EUR , other price money is - II-500, III-400, IV-200 EUR.