In the World Women Team Chess Championship going on in Mardin Turkey, the Indian women's team led by Koneru Humpy defeated Turkey by 3.5-0.5. With this India jumped to fourth spot after the end of the second round. The Kubra Ozturk denied India a complete whitewash against the hosts by holding International Master Tania Sachdev to a draw, while on the other three boards the Indian girls had no problems in ensuring sweeping victories.China came back strongly from a near-shocking start to beat South Africa 4-0, while Russia recorded a 3-1 victory against Ukraine. China and Russia now share the lead with Georgian eves, who scored a minimal 2.5 to 1.5 points victory over Armenia. With seven rounds still to go in the 10-team round-robin event, China, Russia and Georgia have four match points, while India now stands fourth on three match points.