Mardin: India finished fourth after losing their last round against champions China 1.5-2.5 in the 2011 world women's chess team championship.
India were placed fourth, though they tied with Ukraine on 11 points behind Russia (second) and Georgia (third).
In the China-India match, three games ended in draws and Zhao Xue defeated Tania Sachdev on the third board.
"India wanted a quick draw, but our players hoped to fight. Zhao Xue badly wanted to win and she did it," said China coach Yu Shaoteng.
Zhao Xue said: "I lost a game on Monday and I really wanted to win on Tuesday."
In other matches, Russia made a quick draw with Armenia for a podium finish, Vietnam also drew with Ukraine, Greece beat South Africa and Georgia ousted Turkey.
Final standings:
1. China (16 points), 2. Russia (13), 3. Georgia (12), 4-5. India and Ukraine (11), 6-7. Armenia and Vietnam (9 points), 8. Greece (5), 9. Turkey (4); 10. South Africa (0).
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