Astana to host FIDE World Team Championships in March

The World Team Championship (Open and Women sections) will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on March 4-15, FIDE confirms.

The women section includes the teams of Russia, Armenia, Hungary, Georgia, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, China, the U.S. and Ukraine (the reserve teams are from Azerbaijan, Spain, France).

The open section includes the teams of Russia, Azerbaijan, England, Egypt, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Poland and the U.S. (the reserve teams are from Armenia, Vietnam, Ukraine and France).