Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian men defeat Iran; women face their first defeat in Round 8
The Indian men’s team continued their dominance with a win over Iran in the eighth round of the Chess Olympiad at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday, September 19. The Indian women’s team, meanwhile, suffered their first defeat in the competition against Poland.
Moving into the details, the Indian men’s team was at its best, thanks to Gukesh D’s continued heroics against Iran. He took on Parham Maghsoodlo and secured a comprehensive win. Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi also bagged wins over Bardiya Daneshvar and Pouya Idani, respectively.
On the other hand, Praggnanandhaa R settled for a draw against Amin Tabatabaei. Nevertheless, the Indian men’s team ended the eighth round in their favor by 3.5 - 0.5.
Shifting our focus to the Indian women’s team, they faced their first loss of the competition against Poland, the second-seeded team.
Although Divya Deshmukh secured a win over Aleksandra Maltsevskaya, Harika Dronavalli, and Vaishali R suffered defeats against Alina Kashlinkskaya and Monika Socko respectively. On the other hand, Vantika Agrawal settled for a draw against Alicja Sliwicka.
Nine-hundred and seventy-five players in the Open and 909 in the Women’s section are competing in Hungary's exciting 45th Chess Olympiad. The ninth round of the Chess Olympiad 2024, starts at 6:30 PM IST on Friday, September 20.
With eight rounds completed, three more rounds are scheduled in the tournament. It’s worth noting that 197 teams from 195 nations in the Open section registered for the event while 183 from 181 nations in the women are participating in the tournament.
Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian men’s team Round 8 results
Gukesh D 1 - 0 Parham Maghsoodloo
Praggnanandhaa R 1/2 - 1/2 Amin Tabatabaei
Arjun Erigaisi 1 - 0 Bardiya Daneshvar
Vidit Gujrathi 1 - 0 Pouya Idani
Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian women’s team Round 8 results
Harika Dronavalli 0 - 1 Alina Kashlinskaya
Vaishali R 0 - 1 Monika Socko
Divya Deshmukh 1 - 0 Aleksandra Maltsevskaya
Vantika Agrawal 1/2 - 1/2 Alicja Sliwicka
Chess Olympiad 2024: Open section standings
*Top 10 teams after eight rounds
Chess Olympiad 2024: Women’s section standings
*Top 10 teams after eight rounds