Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian men and women register three wins in three rounds
Indian men’s and women’s teams continued their domination on the third day with three consecutive victories at the ongoing Chess Olympiad 2024 at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday, September 13.
While the Indian male players registered three consecutive wins and a draw in the third round against Hungary, the female players ended Round 3 with three wins and a defeat against Switzerland.
India suffered the first defeat of the tournament when Harika Dronavalli was beaten by Switzerland's Alexandra Kosteniuk, who competed for Russia in the past. However, the other three Indian women players bagged victories.
While Vaishali R beat Ghazal Hakimifard, Divya Deshmukh secured a win against Sofiia Hryzlova and Vantika Agrawal went past Mariia Manko.
Moving into the details of the open section, India’s winning streak ended as Vidit Gujrathi settled for a draw in the third round against Hungary’s Gabor Papp.
On the other hand, Gukesh D secured a win against Adam Kozak while Praggnanandhaa R stunend Tamas Banusz and Arjun Erigaisi bagged a victory against Peter Prohaszka.
1884 participants, including 975 in the Open and 909 in the Women’s section, are participating in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Hungary. 197 teams from 195 nations in the Open section have registered for the event while 183 teams from 181 nations in the women's section are part of the campaign.
The fourth round of the Chess Olympiad 2024 starts at 6:30 PM IST on Saturday, September 14. With three rounds completed, eight more rounds are scheduled to take place.
Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian men’s team results
Gukesh D 1 - 0 Adam Kozak
Praggnanandhaa R 1 - 0 Tamas Banusz
Arjun Erigaisi 1 - 0 Peter Prohaszka
Vidit Gujrathi 1/2 - 1/2 Gabor Papp
Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian women’s team results
Harika Dronavalli 0 - 1 Alexandra Kosteniuk
Vaishali R 1 - 0 Ghazal Hakimifard
Divya Deshmukh 1 - 0 Sofia Hryzlova
Vantika Agrawal 1 - 0 Mariya Manko
Chess Olympiad 2024: Open section standings
*Teams with wins in all rounds
Chess Olympiad 2024: Women’s section standings
*Teams with wins in all rounds