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43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open & Women
Team India posted comfortable victories in both sections to stay among the leaders with four match-points in the 43rd World Chess Olympiad underway at Batumi in Georgia.
Facing 35th seed Austria in the open section, Fifth seed India was spearheaded by Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand, GM P. Hari Krishna and GM Vidit Gujarati on the first three boards.
Anand played against GM Markus Ragger, rated 2686, and went on to win in 47 moves, in an endgame involving a knight and four pawns each.
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GM Vidit Gujrathi played a flawless game against GM Andreas Diermair on board 3.
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However, like in the first round against El Salvador, the fourth board again saw India drop half a point. Like K. Sasikiran on Monday, B. Adhiban settled for a draw against a lower-rated rival on this day.
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Bo.
5
India (IND)
Rtg
–
35
Austria (AUT)
Rtg
3½: ½
22.1
GM
2771
–
GM
2686
1 – 0
22.2
GM
2743
–
GM
2508
1 – 0
22.3
GM
2711
–
GM
2501
1 – 0
22.4
GM
2668
–
IM
2463
½ – ½
The Indian women’s team captain and coach Jacob Aagaard rested top player Koneru Humpy and brought in Harika Dronavalli.
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While it took Harika some time to win the game, her teammates completed the task assigned to them fast.
With this, for a second day in succession, the Indian women’s team scored full points.
Bo.
5
India (IND)
Rtg
–
55
Venezuela (VEN)
Rtg
4 : 0
2.1
GM
2500
–
IM
Sanchez Castillo, Sarai Carolina
2137
1 – 0
2.2
IM
2400
–
WFM
Hernandez Bonilla, Amelia
2044
1 – 0
2.3
IM
2374
–
WIM
Rovira Contreras, Tairu Manuela
2033
1 – 0
2.4
IM
2338
–
WFM
2023
1 – 0
Indian Team is supported by Ramco Group
Team pairings – Open
The men’s team will now take on Canada, who currently has a total of 5.5 points after two rounds.
Round 3 on 2018/09/26 at 16:30 IST
No.
SNo
Team
Team
Pts.
MP
Res.
:
Res.
MP
Pts.
Team
Team
SNo
1
7
FRA
France
8
4
:
4
7
Algeria
ALG
57
2
63
POR
Portugal
7
4
:
4
8
Poland
POL
11
3
13
NED
Netherlands
8
4
:
4
6½
United States of America
USA
1
4
19
PER
Peru
8
4
:
4
6½
China
CHN
3
5
4
AZE
Azerbaijan
6½
4
:
4
8
Slovenia
SLO
26
6
29
BRA
Brazil
8
4
:
4
6½
England
ENG
9
7
27
VIE
Vietnam
6½
4
:
4
8
Bangladesh
BAN
64
8
44
ISL
Iceland
6½
4
:
4
7½
Israel
ISR
10
9
16
GER
Germany
7½
4
:
4
6½
Serbia
SRB
45
10
54
PHI
Philippines
6½
4
:
4
7½
Croatia
CRO
18
11
56
BIH
Bosnia & Herzegovina
6½
4
:
4
7½
Argentina
ARG
20
12
6
UKR
Ukraine
6
4
:
4
7½
Romania
ROU
21
13
8
ARM
Armenia
6
4
:
4
7½
Turkey
TUR
22
14
23
IRI
Iran
7½
4
:
4
6
Belarus
BLR
17
15
30
MDA
Moldova
6
4
:
4
7½
Spain
ESP
24
16
25
GRE
Greece
7½
4
:
4
6
Switzerland
SUI
39
17
40
EGY
Egypt
6
4
:
4
7½
Sweden
SWE
32
18
42
GEO2
Georgia 2
6
4
:
4
7
Russia
RUS
2
19
15
CZE
Czech Republic
7
4
:
4
6
Chile
CHI
49
20
28
CAN
Canada
5½
4
:
4
7
India
IND
5
Team pairings – Women
The Indian women, seeded fifth, will now face 23rd ranked Serbia.
Round 3 on 2018/09/26 at 16:30 IST
No.
SNo
Team
Team
Pts.
MP
Res.
:
Res.
MP
Pts.
Team
Team
SNo
1
23
SRB
Serbia
7
4
:
4
8
India
IND
5
2
25
ENG
England
7
4
:
4
8
Azerbaijan
AZE
11
3
34
LTU
Lithuania
7
4
:
4
8
Vietnam
VIE
19
4
20
ROU
Romania
8
4
:
4
6½
Ukraine
UKR
2
5
22
CUB
Cuba
8
4
:
4
6½
China
CHN
3
6
24
TUR
Turkey
8
4
:
4
6½
Poland
POL
7
7
27
GRE
Greece
8
4
:
4
6½
Armenia
ARM
12
8
30
ARG
Argentina
8
4
:
4
6½
Hungary
HUN
13
9
14
GEO2
Georgia 2
7½
4
:
4
6½
Spain
ESP
15
10
26
CZE
Czech Republic
7½
4
:
4
6½
Italy
ITA
18
11
29
SVK
Slovakia
6½
4
:
4
7½
Iran
IRI
28
12
6
FRA
France
6
4
:
4
7
Georgia 1
GEO1
4
13
10
USA
United States of America
7
4
:
4
6½
Canada
CAN
40
14
35
SLO
Slovenia
6
4
:
4
7
Netherlands
NED
16
15
17
MGL
Mongolia
7
4
:
4
6
Belarus
BLR
36
16
31
UZB
Uzbekistan
6½
4
:
4
7½
Indonesia
INA
47
17
9
GER
Germany
6
3
:
4
5½
Israel
ISR
21
18
33
AUS
Australia
5½
3
:
3
6
Peru
PER
37
19
42
LAT
Latvia
6
3
:
3
5½
Kazakhstan
KAZ
8
20
56
GEO3
Georgia 3
6
3
:
3
5
Brazil
BRA
45
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