Barcelona: India lost to Russia in a fourth Pool A match in the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship in Sitges here on Wednesday.
The defeat came after two straight wins in the tournament.
D Harika, the top Indian player, held Aleksandra Goryachkina to a draw as did Mary Ann Gomes against Polina Shuvalova but Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali suffered defeats as the team lot to Russia in the fourth round late on Tuesday.
The Indian women had beaten a strong Armenia 2.5-1.5 in the third round.
However, India has already qualified for the quarterfinals and will face France in the fifth and final preliminary on Wednesday.
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