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Last Round of Hope...

The 10th round of Chess Olympiad turned out unsuccessful for Georgian teams. Women's team was in a perfect situation after beating Kateryna Lahno by Nana Dzagnidze. But Salome Melia lost against Inna Gaponenko with white pieces. Lela Javakhishvili and Sophiko Khukhashvili played draw and final score against Ukrainians was draw (2:2).
Now everything depends on the last round. Current Olympic champion Georgian women's team who has 15 points needs victory but maybe, they could not be even among top three.
After losing against France, Georgian men's team was beat by Spain and they have only 13 points. Baadur Jobava and Levan Pantsulaia lost their own matches. Merab Gagunashvili and Mikheil Mchedlishvili played draw.

2010 Chess Olympiad. Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia). September 20 - October 3
Round 10
Women
Georgia (4) - Ukraine (3) 2:2

Nana Dzagnidze (2534) - Kateryna Lahno (2539) 1:0
Anna Ushenina (2466) - Lela Javakhishvili (2451) 0.5:0.5
Salome Melia (2439) - Inna Gaponenko (2469) 0:1
Mariya Muzychuk (2464) - Sophiko Khukhashvili (2422) 0.5:0.5

Men
Spain (16) - Georgia (20) 3:1

Alexei Shirov (2749) - Baadur Jobava (2710) 1:0
Merab Gagunashvili (2598) - Francisco Pons Vallejo (2697) 0.5:0.5
Ivan Lopez Salgado (2595) - Mikheil Mchedlishvili (2628) 0.5:0.5
Levan Pantsulaia (2599) - Jordi Badals Magem (2589) 0:1

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