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Ron Mohr takes first round lead in PBA50 Dave Small's Championship Lanes Classic
PBA Hall of Famer Ron Mohr of Las Vegas, opened qualifying with a 300 game and never looked back to take the first round lead Sunday in the PBA50 Dave Small's Championship Lanes Classic presented by Roto Grip.
Mohr (featured photo), a two-time PBA50 Player of the Year, bowled a 1,959 eight-game pinfall total with games of 300, 248, 238, 214, 207, 269, 226 and 257 to hold a 40-pin lead over Marty Berke of Allentown, Pa., who finished the round in second with 1,919.
"I had a good look on the fresh condition right from the start," said the 62-year-old Mohr. "My ball speed has a tendency to overpower my rev rate so I really had to concentrate on keeping good control of my ball speed. I was able to keep my ball speed slow and just had to make a few small adjustment and a ball change before the last game to put together a good round."
Mohr (right) is trying for his second win of the season after winning the PBA50 Northern California Classic in May for his 10th career PBA50 Tour title. He also has a third-place finish in the PBA50 National Championship and fifth-place finishes in the USBC Senior Masters and PBA50 Lucas Magazine Classic.
"This season has actually been beyond my expectations," said Mohr, who is a native of Fort Wayne, Ind. "I really didn't know what was going to happen when the season started so it's been a pleasant surprise for sure."
The entire field returns Monday for the second eight-game qualifying round beginning at 11 a.m. ET. After qualifying, the top 16 players advance to match play with positions 17-28 and eight PBA60 players advancing to a cashers round to determine eight additional match play spots. After Tuesday's match play rounds the top five bowlers will be determined for the stepladder finals at 7 p.m.
Rounding out the top eight after the first round were Dave Han, Birmingham, Ala., 1,914; PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli (left), Venezuela, 1,903; John Marsala, St. Louis, Mo., 1,902; Hall of Famers Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right), Oxford, Fla. and Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., tied at 1,901, and Rolando Sebelen, Dominican Republic, 1,899.
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PBA50 Dave Small's Championship Lanes Classic – First Round Results
Players with position, hometown and 8-game total. n-non-member; ss-PBA60 players ages 60 and over.
1, ss-Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 1,959
2, ss-Marty Berke, Allentown, Pa., 1,919
3, Dave Han, Birmingham, Ala., 1,914
4, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,903
5, John Marsala, St. Louis, Mo., 1,902
6, (tie) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., and
Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,901
8, Rolando Sebelen, Dominica Republic, 1,899
9, ss-John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,894
10, Kevin Duncan, Mexico, Mo., 1,886
11, ss-Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,859
12, Eddie Graham, Kettering, Ohio, 1,855
13, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 1,847
14, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 1,833
15, ss-Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 1,827
16, Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 1,826
17, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,823
18, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,818
19, (tie) Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., and
Doug Henry, Columbus, Ind., 1,814
21, ss-Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,793
22, ss-Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,792
23, (tie) ss-Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., and
Danny Clark, New Palestine, Ind., 1,788
25, ss-Warren Nelson, Hemet, Calif., 1,783
26, ss-Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,773
27, (tie) Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., and
ss-Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,772
29, Scott Greiner, Sunrise Beach, Mo., 1,765
30, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., 1,763
31, ss-Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,761
32, (tie) ss-David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., and
ss-Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,759
34, ss-Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 1,753
35, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,747
36, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 1,744
37, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,737
38, Gary Alstott, Washington, Ill., 1,729
39, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,727
40, Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., 1,719
41, ss-James Storts, Westfield, Ind., 1,713
42, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 1,709
43, John Conroy, Mahopac, N.Y., 1,704
44, ss-Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 1,698
45, n-Curtis Matlock, Cloquet, Minn., 1,697
46, ss-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,696
47, Rick Zakrajsek, Lorain, Ohio, 1,690
48, ss-Gary Reh, Fort Mohave, Ariz., 1,689
49, (tie) Dennis Klein, Phoenix,
n, ss-Julius Mickel, Omaha, Neb., and
Tony Johnson, Canton, Ohio, 1,688
52, ss-Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., 1,686
53, ss-Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,684
54, Bill Watson, Monroe, Ohio, 1,682
55, Greg Thomas, Irmo, S.C., 1,680
56, Chris Gibbons, Madison, Wis., 1,669
57, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,667
58, Ed Carter, Austintown, Ohio, 1,666
59, (tie) Tony Rodriguez Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and
Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 1,659
61, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,657
62, ss-Ross McDonald, Las Vegas, Nev., 1,653
63, David Rosengarten, Gardendale, Ala., 1,650
64, Gary Schluchter, Femont, Ohio, 1,646
65, ss-Dave Dunphy, Canada, 1,644
66, Keith Lesko, Prosper, Texas, 1,642
67, David Williams Jr., Omaha, Neb., 1,621
68, ss-Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 1,615
69, ss-Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, 1,611
70, ss-Gary Kammes, Winfield, Ill., 1,596
71, (tie) Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., and
Conn Casey, Canada, 1,590
73, ss-Tom Carter, Columbus, Ohio, 1,588
74, ss-Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,587
75, Jeff Johnson, Freeport, Ill., 1,569
76, ss-Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash., 1,565
77, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 1,555
78, ss-Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,528
79, ss-Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,516
80, ss-Dale Reh, Appleton, Wis., 1,502
81, ss-Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 1,490
82, n,ss-Rick York, Whiteland, Ind., 1,439
83, John Kidwell, Indianapolis, Ind., 1,422
84, ss-Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,419
85, ss-Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,331
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Mumbai, Feb 25 (UNI) Continuing its dominance on the awards circuit in India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Black' tonight bagged a lion's share of the awards at the 51st Filmfare awards.
'Black' won all the major critics as well as popular awards at the function - while it won the critics award for best actor and actress for Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee respectively as well as the critics award for Best film and best director award for Sanjay Leela Bhansali, it also won the popular awards for Best film and Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Completing the dominance were the popular award for best actor for Amitabh Bachchan and that of best actress for Rani Mukherjee.
Further, 'Black' also bagged the award for Best Supporting actress for child actress Ayesha Kapoor. Overall, the film won 12 awards at the ceremony, including three technical awards- for Best cinematography, best background score and best editing.
Infact, Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was present himself to receive the award for Best actor, the first award function he was attending after being confined to bed for two months due to illness.
Also making their mark at the awards were Shaad Ali's 'Bunty Aur Babli' and Pradeep Sarkar's 'Parineeta'.
'Parineeta' dominated the technical awards - winning awards for Best Sound design, art direction and choregraphy, it also won the 'Face of the Year' award as well as best Female debutant award for Vidya Balan and the R D Burman award for best music director for Shantanu Moitra.
'Bunty aur Babli' hogged a lion share of the music awards - while veteran lyricist Gulzar won the Best lyricist award for 'Kajra Re', Alisha Chinai won the best female playback singer award for the song and Shankar Ehsan Loy won the award for Best music directors for the film.
This year, filmfare awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award to actress Shabana Azmi. Shabana received the award from Rani Mukherjee. In her speech, Ms Azmi said,''it is wonderful to win the Lifetime Achievement award for something which I enjoy doing.'' Also, conferred was a Power award to filmmaker Yash Chopra who received the award from superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
The Best Supporting actor award went to Abhishek Bachchan for his performance in Ramgopal Verma's 'Sarkar' while the award for best male playback singer went to Himesh Reshammiya for 'Aashiq banaya Aapne', Best villain award to Nana Patekar for 'Apharan' and the Best comedian award to Akshay Kumar for 'Garam Masala'.
Lending glitz and glamour to the star-studded event, which boasted of presence of the entire who's who of Bollywood, were a series of performances by several Bollywood stars.
A unique feature was the presence of Hollywood star Will Smith, who awarded the best actress award to Rani Mukherjee.
The highlight of the event was a scintillating performance by ''Bollywood's most charming and graceful actress'' Madhuri Dixit.
Looking breaktaking in an orange sari, Madhuri enthralled those present with her dance performance to songs like 'Maar Daala' and 'Dola Re Dola'. Madhuri's dances, her first public performance after a gap of nearly six years, was choreographer by her favourite choreographer Saroj Khan.
Another feature of the awards night was a performance by Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. Aishwarya, who enthralled audiences at last year's IIFA award with her performance to the 'Kajra Re' song, wowed audiences present at the Filmfare awards night with her dances on the same song. The awards function also had the new Bollywood heartthrob Abhishek Bachchan dance to the tunes of Bluffmaster songs like 'Ek Main Aur Ek Tu' and 'Right here right Now', the first time the actor was performing at a Filmfare awards function.
The awards night also witnessed stage performances by Emran hashmi, Udita Goswami and Neha Dhupia to chartbuster songs like 'Who lamhe', 'Ashiq Banaya Aapne' and 'Jhalak Dikhla Ja'. Also featured were performances by former Miss universe Lara Dutta to 'Kaisa Jadoo Dala re', Shilpa Shetty's sister Shamita Shetty (who paid a tribute to the late Parveen Babi) and the various finalists of the Indian Idol 2.
Adding a touch of humour to the proceedings with their 'wisecracks' were comperes Javed Jaffri and Cyrus Broacha.


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Where Did "Break the Ice" Come From?
by Rex Trulove August 25, 2018, 6:34 pm 186 Views 7 Votes 5 Comments
A common idiom that is used today is "break the ice". This is a gesture or words that are used to open up a dialogue, to start a friendship, or to get to know someone. How did this phrase come to have such a meaning?
This phrase comes from a time when there were no roads or trains or airplanes. If products or people wanted to go from one country to another, it was often done via ships. This created a problem, particularly in the wintertime.
Bad sea conditions caused issues when trying to ship things from one country to another. Shipments were sometimes lost at sea, which was bad for the country that was shipping the goods and also for the country that was receiving them.
There were a number of terrible sea conditions that could take their toll. In the wintertime, one of the worst happened frequently with shipping between countries of the north. As temperatures abruptly fell, ice could form around the slow, heavily laden freighters. The ice could not only cause the ship to sink, it could also cause the death of everyone on board and the loss of all cargo.
As a goodwill gesture, the country that was receiving the shipment would send out smaller and more maneuverable boats. These would clear a path through the ice for the freighter by breaking up the ice. This was sometimes even done if the freighter wasn't actually in danger, but it was still meant as an overt gesture of friendship between the two nations.
Thus, to break the ice was a gesture of goodwill, normally between one nation and another. Although the phrase is often used today even in one-on-one social encounters, it still has the original meaning.
stbrians says:
The history of Breaking the ice has been well explained here.
Glower4 says:
This turned out to be an eye opener for me indeed as I really added the history behind that famed phrase now. But it relied on the fact that it literally meant the act of breaking the ice. Thanks
Indeed, it certainly did. It sort of gives the phrase added meaning, doesn't it?
yes I am reminded of the famous Titanic scene in which the ill fated ship breaks the ice of the glacier unwittiingly
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Disraeli Gears
Within the grooves of this record are miles of listening pleasure. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker are simply superb musicians with the gift of unending virtuosity. The title of the album, as Eric explains it, is a pun. The group was driving along one day trying to think of names for the record, coming up with things like "Elephant Gerald" (Ella Fitzgerald) and hit upon "Disraeli Gears," a word play on English racing bicycles which have derailer gears.
Unfortunately the album does not totally hang together, marred by some poor material. They usually compensate for what they lack as composers and songwriters by thorough brilliance of performance. But in some tracks ("We're going Wrong," "Dance the Night Away" and "Blue Condition," among them), the material is too pale to support the heavy instrumental work which makes Cream such an overwhelming trio.
"Strange Brew" stands out as the most complex song and rather an unusual one in that Eric uses reverb — to stunningly mean and sensual effect — and it is really very far away from the usual blues stylings for which he has been noted. In some places in the song, it sounds like the guitar has been triple-tracked.
"Sunshine of Your Love" (an incredibly strong number) and "Tales of Brave Ulysses" are typical Cream pieces. They are structured on a simple, repeating run of heavily syncopated descending (or ascending) chords. In these songs, and on "Outside Woman Blues," where the chord structure is classic, the beauty of Cream becomes readily evident: Clapton's lines, Baker's dynamics, and, to a slightly lesser extent, Bruce's runs are so simply put together that the listener has no choice but to stand in awe of their precision, grace and exquisite sense of time.
"Swlabr" (pronounced "Slobber"?) and "Take It Back" are also two excellent cuts (these written by Jack Bruce and Peter Brown). Cream's new album is more difficult to get into, and thus more rewarding, then the first one. Fresh Cream was recorded over a year and a half ago, at a time when the group was less than two months old. This new LP reflects a more original direction, greater musical sophistication (the guitar is double-tracked throughout) and the polish of a year together.
Despite their recorded shortcomings, Cream happens to be one of the great modern rock and roll groups. If you aren't already hip to it, pick up on Fresh Creamand John Mayall's Bluesbreakers , a highly polished album which features Eric in a strict blues context.
On top of the music in the new LP, there is the cover done in exploding day-glo style. The photo-montage on the back is reflective of the fact that Eric Clapton happens to be a Nikon-freak.
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Military Pride: Connecting with The Past Through Tradition
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The U.S. military is one of the few professions in the world that requires people who join it to not only work for their particular service branch, but to live by a certain set of standards; a code. It is a type of cultural immersion that is unique to the profession. A person isn't just a part of the U.S. military for eight hours per day, they live it.
This type of complete, emotional, spiritual, personal and professional commitment often leads to military personnel having military pride. Military pride is basically the feeling a person has that arises from their service. Most veterans are very proud of their service and while some might not walk around with veteran hats or t-shirts, their military pride is still very present. They have service pride.
Why do military men and women have military pride? Military service is the exception, not the norm. About one percent or less of American citizens serve their country, so naturally that will be a source of military pride for veterans. In addition, history serves as a source of military pride as well, connecting current military personnel to the traditions, history and legacies of the past.
For example, many military units have long histories. Some, like the Florida National Guard, trace their heritage to the Spanish militias in the 1500s. Others trace their lineage to units in World War I or World War II. The lineage is a great source of military pride because it connects current military personnel to men and women who were also called to serve long ago. Time has not changed the commonality they share of wearing the uniform.
And there are plenty of symbols to keep personnel connected to their military heritage. For example, the Florida National Guard's state patch is the shape of a Spanish fort that is located in St. Augustine, where the Florida National Guard is headquartered. Similarly, the Florida National Guard's brigade combat team patch includes an old style Spanish helmet like Spain's military wore when it came to North America. This connective tissue to the past is a great source of military pride for Guardsmen.
Similarly, another way military personnel might show military pride is through their unit mottos. The 101st Airborne Division, for example, has "Rendezvous with Destiny" as their motto, a saying that dates back to World War II and the unit's activation. Once again, this connects the present to the past and helps the service member feel that he or she is part of history and not just a unit.
Most military members at least once per year show their military pride by attending festive unit events. These formal events are chock full of unit traditions, including grog bowls where select beverages are poured into a large bowl, each beverage represents a part of the unit's history. For example, some units use red wines to represent when their units fought in France, while others might use whiskey to represent the unit's formation in the western United States.
Along those lines, these unit celebrations sometimes include a cake marking the birthday of the unit or the service branch. Cakes are usually cut using a sword, a weapon from long ago, and the sword is normally held by the oldest and youngest service person in attendance during the cutting. The guest of honor usually gets the first slice of cake, but then the oldest unit member gets a slice and hands it down to the youngest member symbolizing the passage of knowledge. This is an enormous source of military pride as it includes recent living unit history.
On a more somber note, a sad source of military pride is reflected in the military's memorial services. When a service member dies while in active service, a service will be held and the fallen soldier's name will be called along with the names of his squad. Those in attendance will answer when their name is called and then the name of the fallen soldier is called, but there is no response. This reflects that the fallen member is forever a part of the unit.
Lastly, if the fallen service member is entitled to receive this honor, a horse drawn caisson will move the military member's coffin to its final resting place. The caisson traditional started in early American battles when the dead were removed off the battlefield using ammo wagons pulled by horses. This tradition continued and it is a solemn source of military pride for the men and women who serve the United States.
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INROADS Elects New Chairman of National Board of Directors
P&G's Barron Witherspoon brings global leadership experience to directorship
ST. LOUIS, MO, November 3, 2016— INROADS, Inc., a non-profit focused on development and career preparation for talented, underserved youth, is pleased to announce the appointment of Barron M. Witherspoon, Sr., Vice President of Corporate Industry Affairs for The Procter & Gamble Company to chairman of the National Board of Directors.
"I'm honored to assume this position and have the opportunity to serve such an impactful organization in its continued pursuit of its mission," said Mr. Witherspoon. "INROADS has been transforming lives for more than 40 years. We need to begin the next 40 years with urgent focus on our two-prong approach of fund development and program development, creating a virtuous cycle where one feeds the other."
Since joining the INROADS Board of Directors in 2009, Mr. Witherspoon has served as Vice-chairman of he Board and chairman of the Development Committee. "As a member of the development committee for more than two years, Barron knows the importance of ensuring the necessary support for program innovation," said Forest Harper, INROADS President and CEO. "I look forward to him bringing that insight – along with his expertise in customer relations and organizational leadership — to this new leadership role."
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Deadline approaching for Sustainability Awards
Metsä Tissue in the UK, in partnership with the Cleaning & Support Services Association (CSSA), has announced entries into its Sustainability Awards 2023 are open for a few more days.
We all recognise the growing importance of sustainability in every business sector and the cleaning and hygiene industry is no exception. It's with this in mind that Metsä Tissue and the CSSA launched the Sustainability Awards competition to the hygiene industry. If you would like to showcase your proactive actions for more sustainable business, you have until close of play on 23 December to submit your entry -– and to create fair and equal participation for all, the Awards are free to enter.
Mika Paljakka, Senior Vice president for Metsä Tissue UK & Ireland, said: "With the glaring focus on sustainability, it's incumbent on all of us not just to do our bit, but also to recognise those who are leading the way in best practice and going above and beyond to promote and embrace sustainability. Our aim is to highlight and reward sustainability practices throughout our industry and thus create a positive, lasting impact on the environment."
Carefully planned to coincide with an event which will draw those in the industry to London – The Cleaning Show at London's ExCeL, 14-16 March 2023 – the black-tie Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday 15 March at 19:00 hours, just a short distance away in Greenwich at the iconic Cutty Sark.
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Aliwal Shoal is a four-kilometre long reef that attracts many sharks and rays and that has also sunk the Nebo (70 metres long, 27metres deep,) and the Produce (100 metres long and 33 metres deep). From the end of May to November sand-tiger sharks (Carcharius taurus) inhabit the caves and gullies of the reef looking for a mate. Finding them during a morning's diving (two dives per morning) is not difficult, and it is common to see many on a single dive.
Large round ribbontail rays and sand sharks (a.k.a giant guitarfish) are regularly visitors when the water warms up around December and are often seen parked on the sands like military aircraft. Turtles are permanent residents, and manta rays visit the shoal frequently. Humpback whales are often spotted between June and December. Aliwal has a good variety of 'Big Stuff' with eels and large groupers (potato and brindle bass) abound on specific sites.
Baited shark diving is conducted year-round. Blacktips are present in large numbers all year and Tiger sharks are best found between December and June (watch a low-res video clip here). After a thorough safety briefing, you set off for a morning searching for 3 to 4-metre long tiger sharks. Once they have been found, kit up and roll in for a shallow (approximately 8-metre) 60-minute dive. Often more than one tiger shark is present (the most I have personally seen on a dive is eight), and forty or more blacktip and occasionally dusky sharks come and join in too.
There is a variety of accommodation available in Umkomaas, from self-catering houses to quality lodges, depending on your budget. Dives take place in the morning before the wind picks up and makes the sea too rough for diving, and afternoons can be spent visiting Durban (20 minutes away by car) with it's surfing beaches and uShaka Marine World, playing a round of golf at one of the numerous coastal golf courses, at Scottburgh beach, or soaking up the sun around the pool.
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The women's event at the 43rd Chess Olympiad was held from 24 September – 5 October 2018. It was contested by a record number of 151 teams, representing 146 nations. Georgia, as host nation, fielded three teams, whilst the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA), and the International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD) each provided one team. A total of 747 players participated in the open event.

China successfully defended the gold medal won in the Women's event in 2016 and claimed their sixth title overall. The team scored seven wins and four draws for a total of 18 match points. This exact achievement was matched only by Ukraine, who had inferior tie-breaker and won the silver medal, while host nation Georgia won the bronze medal. Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun of China, playing on board one, was the best individual player in the Women's event by scoring 7 out of 9 (five wins and four draws) with a rating performance of 2661. On the other boards, the gold medals were won by Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine on board two with 8 out of 10 and a rating performance of 2616, Khanim Balajayeva of Azerbaijan on board three who scored 7 out of 9 with a rating performance of 2522, Marina Brunello of Italy on board four with 8½ out of 10 and a rating performance of 2505, and Boshra Alshaebyi of Jordan as a reserve player with 8 out of 8 and a rating performance of 2568.

Competition format and calendar
The tournament was played in a Swiss system format. The time control for all games was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, after which an additional 30 minutes were granted and increment of 30 seconds per move was applied. Players were permitted to offer a draw at any time. A total of 11 rounds were played, with all teams playing in every round.

In each round, four players from each team faced four players from another team; teams were permitted one reserve player who could be substituted between rounds. The four games were played simultaneously on four boards, scoring 1 game point for a win and ½ game point for a draw. The scores from each game were summed together to determine which team won the round. Winning a round was worth 2 match points, regardless of the game point margin, while drawing a round was worth 1 match point. Teams were ranked in a table based on match points. Tie-breakers for the table were i) the Sonneborn-Berger system; ii) total game points scored; iii) the sum of the match points of the opponents, excluding the lowest one.

Tournament rounds started on 24 September and ended with the final round on 5 October. All rounds started at 15:00 GET (UTC+4), except for the final round which started at 11:00 GET (UTC+4). There was one rest day at the tournament, on 29 September after the fifth round.

All dates are GET (UTC+4)

Teams and players
The Women's event was contested a record number of 151 teams, representing 146 nations. Georgia, as host nation, have fielded three teams, whilst the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) and the International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD) each provided one team.

The women's section featured most of the top players according to the FIDE rating list published in September 2018 with the highest rated female player Hou Yifan and the former Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi not playing for China. Former Women's World Champions Alexandra Kosteniuk, Anna Ushenina and Mariya Muzychuk are part of their national teams, while Antoaneta Stefanova was not playing because of the controversy with the Bulgarian Chess Federation. Sweden's Pia Cramling, who first played at the Chess Olympiads, was also not playing because of her role about captaincy.

The team with highest average pre-tournament rating of 2523 was Russia, who are playing with the same line-up from the Baku Chess Olympiad, including former Women's World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, Alexandra Goryachkina, Valentina Gunina, Natalia Pogonina and Olga Girya. Second strongest team are Ukraine with Anna and Mariya Muzychuk playing on the top two boards, Anna Ushenina, Natalia Zhukova and Iulija Osmak. The defending champions China without Hou Yifan and Tan Zhongyi are the third seeds. The first of the three Georgian teams are also among the favourites with the fourth highest pre-tournament rating. They are playing with Nana Dzagnidze on the top board, Lela Javakhishvili, Nino Batsiashvili, Bela Khotenashvili and Meri Arabidze.

Rounds

Round 1
As is common in the first round of an olympiad, several of the poorer federations were unable to field teams. Omitted from the pairings were Nigeria, Pakistan, Ivory Coast, Rwanda and Burundi. The favourites did not have serious problems but not all of them were able to score maximal victories. Ukraine and India did so in sweeping Monaco and New Zealand, respectively, while Russia and China conceded half point each to Costa Rica and Tajikistan, respectively. Russia's Alexandra Goryachkina on the top board for had even a lost position in one moment against 1943-rated WIM Maria Rodriguez but managed to save the game.

Round 2
The second round was marked by Uzbekistan's 2½-1½ victory over gold-medal favourites Russia thanks to the win by Nodira Nadirjanova against Natalija Pogonina on the lowest board. Ukraine were also challenged in their match on the first table by Turkmenistan, where Natalia Zhukova scored a nice win in the only decisive game and helped her the Ukrainian team overcome with a minimal win. Germany were unexpectedly held to a draw by Georgia's third team, while Kazakhstan could also not win their match against Peru. On the other hand, India and Azerbaijan did not have problems and eased Venezuela and Belgium, respectively.

Round 3
There were no big upsets in the third round. Russia bounced back from the shocking loss to Uzbekistan in the previous round with a convincing 4-0 win over Malaysia. China dropped only a half point in their storming past Cuba, while Azerbaijan and Ukraine conceded a full point against England and Romania, respectively. The match played on the top table between Serbia and India ended 2-2. Humpy Koneru and Harika Dronavalli won their games on the first two boards for India but Serbia's Adela Velikić and Teodora Injac scored on the lower boards. Poland could also not win their match against Turkey and played 2-2.

Round 4

The most interesting match of the fourth round was the clash between Azerbaijan and the United States in which American Anna Zatonskih squeezed out win in a theoretically drawn rook and a knight vs rook endgame against Gunay Mammadzada on the top board (see diagram). China did not allow another surprise by Uzbekistan and won 3-1, while India go back with a 3-1 victory against Poland thanks to the wins by Harika Dronavalli and Tania Sachdev. Ukraine easily routed Slovenia 4-0, Mongolia were convincing against Iran 3½-½, and Armenia edged out Italy 2½-1½. On the other boards, the second Georgian team snatched a narrow victory over Hungary, as well as Turkey in their match against Serbia. Only six teams remained with perfect scores after four rounds: United States, China, Ukraine, Mongolia, Armenia and Georgia.

Round 5
There were several interesting matches played in the fifth round. The main encounter occurred on the third table between Georgia and Ukraine with draws on the higher and one win each on the lower boards. Nino Batsiashvili ended her winning streak and drew against former Women's World Chess Champion Anna Ushenina, while Bela Khotenashvili scored full point for Georgia. Armenia managed to hold against China thanks to Lilit Mkrtchian's win on the second board but Lei Tingjie scored for the opposing team. India did not habe problems in their comfortable 3½-½ victory over Argentina with wins by Koneru Humpy, Tania Sachdev and Eesha Karavade, while the second Georgian team defeated Turkey with the same result after Salome Melia, Sopio Gvetadze and Sopiko Khukhashvili scored full point each. In the other matches on the higher tables, Azerbaijan and Canada won their clashes against Greece and Tajikistan 3-1, respectively. Czech Republic minimally beat Australia thanks to a win on the top board by Karolína Olšarová. The top-seeded Russian team did not have difficulties in outplaying Germany 3½-½, while the United States scored the same result in their match against Mongolia, thus ascending to the top as the only team with perfect score after six rounds. Only six teams remained with perfect scores after four rounds: United States, China, Ukraine, Mongolia, Armenia and Georgia.

Round 6
The top pairing of the sixth round occurred on the second table, where Ukraine and China exchanged one win each in a 2-2 tie. Both victories were scored by Black on the second and third board, where former Women's World Chess Champion Mariya Muzychuk defeated Shen Yang and Huang Qian won against Anna Ushenina. United States ended their winning streak of five matches in a row and conceded the first match point after drawing against India in a match with four decisive games with victories by those playing as White. Koneru Humpy and Tania Sachdev scored for India, while Irina Krush and Jennifer Yu for the American team. Russia suffered their second loss in the tournament after suffering a 3-1 knockdown by Armenia. Lilit Mkrtchian and Siranush Ghukasyan exploited their play as White on the second and fourth board, respectively. Azerbaijan scored a minimal victory against Latvia thanks to Ulviyya Fataliyeva's win on the last board. On the other top tables, Georgia's first narrowly beat Georgia's second team 2½-1½, Italy beat Cuba 3-1, while Lithuania tied their match against Kazakhstan. United States, Georgia and Armenia with 11/12 match points each were on the top after six rounds.

Round 7
The central match of the seventh round was the clash between Armenia and United States on the first table, where Armenians snatched a minimal victory thanks to the Elina Danielian and Anna Sargsyan who scored full point as White in the games against Anna Zatonskih and Sabina-Francesca Foisor, respectively; Jennifer Yu beat Maria Kursova on the lowest board, which was only enough to close the margin, as Irina Krush and Lilit Mkrtchian drew on the second board. China beat Netherlands 3-1 with wins scored by Ju Wenjun and Lei Tingjie both as White, while Ukraine were challenged by Iran and scored a narrow 2½-1½ victory after Mariya Muzychuk scored against Mitra Hejazipour on the second board. Italy and Azerbaijan as well as India and Georgia's first team tied their matches with draws on all boards. Romania edged out Uzbekistan 2½-1½ with points that came up from the games involving Corina-Isabela Peptan and Elena-Luminita Cosma, while Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova scored a futile win for the opposing team. Kazakhstan and Hungary stormed past Argentina and Serbia, respectively, with 3½-½ wins. Armenia were the sole leader after this round ahead of China, Ukraina, Georgia and Romania with one match point behind.

Round 8

Ukraine and the sole leader Armenia played on the top table of Round 8. Anna Muzychuk with her nice win over Elina Danielian on board one and Anna Ushenina's overwhelming win against Anna Sargsyan (see diagram) secured a 3-1 victory for the Ukrainian team. United States, Hungary and Kazakhstan both won their matches against Italy, Hungary and Georgia, respectively, by the same result. Hoang Thanh Trang and Ticia Gara both as Wite won against their Indian counterparts. China scored a commanding 3½-½ victory against Romania with only Corina-Isabela Peptan being able to draw, while Iran were also superb in defeating Peru with the same result. Russia bounced back by whitewashing Netherlands to enter top ten. Mongolia upset Poland 3-1 in a match with wins on all boards. Batkhuyag Munguntuul, Davaademberel Nomin-Erdene and Tuvshintugs Batchimeg scored for the winning team, while Karina Szczepkowska brought her team the only point in the match. China and Ukraine topped the table after the round with 14/16 each.

Round 9
The ninth round saw China  beating Kazakhstan 3-1 for their third consecutive match victory thanks to Huang Qian and Lei Tingjie who scored on the lower boards. Ukraine were unable to beat Azerbaijan on the second table and tied. Anna Muzychuk beat Gunay Mammadzada on the top board but the Azeri team salvaged a draw after Gulnar Mammadova defeated Anna Ushenina. United States snatched a minimal win over Hungary in a dramatic match with only one win by Tatev Abrahamyan who scored her second win in a row. Armenia defeated Iran 3-1 with wins in the games played as White and draws in those played as Black. Russia produced a victory with the same result against Romania, where full point was scored in the games involving Alexandra Kosteniuk and Olga Girya. Georgia also defeated Mongolia 3-1 with two wins by Nana Dzagnidze and Bela Khotenashvili. On the other boards Georgia's second team tied with Serbia, while no winner occurred in the matches contested between Italy and India, as well as between Uzbekistan and France. After Ukraine failed to win their match against Azerbaijan, China were the only team on the top of the table after the round.

Round 10
All matches of the tenth round played on the first seven tables were tied, while all games in the matches on the top three tables were drawn. These include China against the United States, Russia against Ukraine, and Azerbaijan against Armenia. Vietnam and Hungary as well as Spain and Kazakhstan exchanged one win each. Georgia and the Czech Republic tied with four decisive games and full point scored by those playing as White, where Nana Dzagnidze and Bela Khotenashvili won for the host nation, and Joanna Worek and Kristyna Novosadova for the Czech team.

Round 11
The final round saw the encounter between the top-seeded Russia and the reigning champions China. Russia took the lead thanks to Alexandra Goryachkina who beat Shen Yang as Black on the second board but her team was held to a draw after Ju Wenjun beat Alewxandra Kosteniuk as Black on board one. Ukraine defeated the United States 3-1 and equalised China in the number of match points on the top. China had, however, a superior tie-break and therefore won the gold ahead of Ukraine. The bronze medal went to the host nation Georgia, whose team scored a commanding 3-1 win over Armenia with wins by Nana Dzagnidze and Lela Javakhishvili.

Final standings

China successfully defended the gold medal won in the Women's event 2016 and claimed their sixth title overall. The team scored seven wins and four draws for a total of 18 match points. This exact achievement was matched only by Ukraine, who had inferior tie-breaker and won the silver medal. These two teams were also the only unbeaten in the Women's event. Host nation Georgia finished solely on the third place and won the bronze medal with seven wins, three draws and one loss for a total of 17 match points. Russia, who were top seeds before the tournament, finished immediately after the podium on the fourth place after suffering losses to Uzbekistan in the second and Armenia in the sixth round, and being only on the 24th place after seven rounds. They scored 16 match points and had the highest tie-breaker among the nine teams with the same number of points. Armenia, who were the sole leader after seven rounds, occupied the seventh place at the end. Georgia's second team did also earn spot in the top ten, finishing on the ninth place overall. Teams that disappointed include Poland who finished in 16th place and Germany who finished in 28th place.

Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun of China, playing on board one, was the best individual player in the Women's event by scoring 7 out of 9 (five wins and four draws) with a rating performance of 2661. On the other boards, the gold medals were won by Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine on board two with 8 out of 10 and a rating performance of 2616, Khanim Balajayeva of Azerbaijan on board three who scored 7 out of 9 with a rating performance of 2522, Marina Brunello of Italy on board four with 8½ out of 10 and a rating performance of 2505, and Boshra Alshaebyi of Jordan as a reserve player with 8 out of 8 and a rating performance of 2568.

 Board 1:  Ju Wenjun 2661
 Board 2:  Mariya Muzychuk 2616
 Board 3:  Khanim Balajayeva 2522
 Board 4:  Marina Brunello 2505
 Reserve:  Boshra Alshaebyi 2568

Notes

Average ratings calculated by chess-results.com based in September 2016 ratings.

All board prizes were given out according to performance ratings for players who have played at least eight games at the tournament. Ju Wenjun on the first board had the best performance of all players in the tournament. The winners of the gold medal on each board are listed in turn:

 Board 1:  Ju Wenjun 2661
 Board 2:  Mariya Muzychuk 2616
 Board 3:  Khanim Balajayeva 2522
 Board 4:  Marina Brunello 2505
 Reserve:  Boshra Alshaebyi 2568

See also
 Open event at the 43rd Chess Olympiad

References

External links

 Women's event at Chess-Results

43rd Chess Olympiad
Women's Chess Olympiads

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