Three rounds finished at XI World University Chess Championship which takes place in the city of Switzerland, Zurich. Leaders are already found out. The championship is held in individual and team tournaments with 9 rounds.
39 students from 18 countries are competing in women' s tournament. 6 participants are international grand masters. Georgian chess players Tamar Tsereteli (2384) and Sophiko Guramishvili (2343) are number 2 and 4 players.
After 3 rounds, Zoja Severiukhina (Russia, 2313) and Zuzana Borosova (Slovakia, 2277) are leading the tournament. Tamar Tsereteli is a half point behind the leaders and Guramishvili is in the 6th place with 2.0 points.
59 chess players from 20 countries are participating in men's tournament. 11 players have supreme titles. According to the rating, Davit Benidze (2504) is in the 12th place and Malkhaz Sulashvili (2500) is in the 13th place.
Ilia Khmelniker (Israel, 2483) and Yue Wang (China, 2732) are leading the tournament without even one lost. Benidze is in the 10th place with 2 points and Sulashvili is in the 36th place with 1.5 points.