SportsChess Olympiad points table updated; India United States China | Uzbekistan Iran
India’s winning campaign continues in the Chess Olympiad. Indian team is leading the points table with 16 matches after 8 rounds. While in women, India is leading with 14 match points. There are still three rounds left. The 11th and final round of the tournament will be played on September 22.
In the ongoing tournament in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, the Indian team beat Iran 3.5-0.5 in the 8th round on Thursday, while the women’s team had to face a defeat against the Poland for the first time by 1.5-2.5.
There are 4 individual matches in each round of the Chess Olympiad. One point is awarded for each victory in the match, while half a point is awarded for a tie. Then, the winner of this round is decided based on the total points.
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Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh during the match.
Vidit Santosh Gujarati defeated Idani Pouya with white pieces.
Monika Soko of Poland won over R Vaishali of India.
Against the 8th round…
Open category: Arjun, Gukesh and Gujarati won, Praggnananda drew In the 8th round of the Open category, young Indian grandmasters D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaysi won with the black pieces, while Vidit Gujarati won the match with the white pieces. In the last match of this category, Pragyananda’s match was a draw.
Women’s category: Vaishali and Harika lost In the 8th round of the women’s category, the Indian team was defeated by Poland 1.5-2.5. Vaishali lost to Polish Monika Soko and Harika lost to Alina Kashalinskaya. Divya Deshmukh won her match, while Vantika Agarwal drew.
The journey of the Indian team
1,884 players participate This Olympiad, which began on September 11, will continue until September 22. In this Chess Olympiad, 195 countries participate in the Open and 181 countries participate in the women’s category. 1,884 players (975 in Open and 909 in Ladies) participate.
The Chess Olympiad was first played in 1924. The Chess Olympiad is a chess tournament in which teams from countries around the world participate. It was first played in 1924. FIDE organizes this tournament. This tournament is organized every two years. The Chess Olympiad was organized in India for the first time in 2022. This tournament was held in Chennai.
The Soviet Union has a maximum of 18 gold medals. America and Russia both have 6-6 gold medals. The Online Chess Olympiad was held in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. India has won bronze once.