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Bulgaria’s women’s team comes 9th at Chess Olympiad

Beloslava Krasteva in a winning game vs Israel
Photo: FIDE

Bulgaria’s women’s national team finished 9th at the 44nd Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India.

The young Bulgarian team with members Nurgyul Salimova, Gergana Peycheva, Beloslava Krasteva, Gabriela Antova and Viktoria Radeva ended their participation with seven wins, two draws and two losses.

The Bulgarian men’s team came 63rd in the final standings.



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