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Chess Olympiad 2024: Gukesh D shines to hand China defeat; Women's team bags a win against Georgia

Indian men’s and women’s teams maintained their sole positions after bagging victories against China and Georgia respectively in the ongoing Chess Olympiad. The event is being held at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday, September 18.

Moving into the details of the open section, it was Gukesh D's victory that propelled the Indian men's team to a win in the seventh round. With Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnaandhaa R, and Harikrishna Pentala settling for draws, Gukesh D’s performance turned out to be heroic for India.

While Gukesh D defeated Wei Yi, Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi and Pentala Harikrishna settled for draws against Yu Yangyi, Bu Xiangzhi and Wang Yue respectively in the seventh round of the competition.

On the other hand, in the women’s section, India faced Georgia, winning the round by 3 - 1. Vaishali R and Vantika Agrawal secured victories against Lela Javakhishvili and Bela Khotenshvili respectively.

Furthermore, Harika Dronavalli and Divya Deshmukh settled for draws against Nana Dzagnidze and Nino Batsiashvili, eventually ending the seventh round in India women’s favor by 3-1.

1884 players, including 975 in the Open and 909 in the Women’s section, are playing in the exciting 45th Chess Olympiad. The eighth round of the Chess Olympiad 2024, starts at 6:30 PM IST on Thursday, September 19.

With seven rounds completed, four more rounds are scheduled in the tournament. It’s important to note that a total of 197 teams from 195 nations in the Open section registered for the event while 183 teams from 181 nations in the women's section are part of the competition.


Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian men’s team Round 7 results

Gukesh D 1 - 0 Wei Yi

Praggnanandhaa R ½ - ½ Yu Yangyi

Arjun Erigaisi ½ - ½ Bu Xiangzhi

Pentala Harikrishna ½ - ½ Wang Yue


Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian women’s team Round 7 results

Harika Dronavalli ½ - ½ Nana Dzagnidze

Vaishali R 1 - 0 Lela Javakhishvili

Divya Deshmukh ½ - ½ Nino Batsiashvili

Vantika Agrawal 1 - 0 Bela Khotenshvili


Chess Olympiad 2024: Open section standings

*Top 10 teams after seven rounds

RankTeamPointsTBRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
1India142232222222
2Iran13183.52212222
3Uzbekistan121852220222
4Hungary121712222202
5Armenia12165.52220222
6Serbia121582220222
7United States of America111932220212
8China111802222210
9Vietnam111722222210
10Norway11165.52122202

Chess Olympiad 2024: Women’s section standings

*Top 10 teams after seven rounds

RankTeamPointsTBRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
1India14190.52222222
2Poland121592212221
3Kazakhstan12152.52222022
4France121422220222
5United States of America11168.52222021
6Armenia111582222201
7Georgia111522212220
8Germany11151.52211221
9Hungary111462202212
10Ukraine111432221121

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