Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian men and women on top after Round 6
Indian men’s and women’s teams displayed sheer dominance in the sixth round of the ongoing Chess Olympiad 2024 to occupy the sole pole position with six consecutive victories on Monday, September 16. The event is taking place at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary.
Moving into the details of the men’s team results against Hungary, Gukesh D started with a draw against Richard Rapport. On the other hand, Praggnanandhaa R also settled for a draw against Peter Leko.
Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi came up with exceptional victories against Sanan Sjugirov and Benjamin Gledura, respectively, to end the sixth round with 3 - 1 in India’s favor.
Additionally, the Indian women’s team locked horns with the Armenian side. Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali R, and Tania Sachdev settled for draws in their matches against Lilit Mkrtchian, Mariam Mkrtchyan, and Anna M Sargsyan, respectively.
Divya Deshmukh registered a comprehensive win over Elina Danielian to end the sixth round in India’s favor by 2.5 - 1.5. With this, Indian men’s and women’s teams occupied the sole pole position in the standings.
1884 players, including 975 in the Open and 909 in the Women’s section, are playing in Hungary's exciting 45th Chess Olympiad. The seventh round of the Chess Olympiad 2024 starts at 6:30 PM IST on Tuesday, September 17. With six rounds completed, five more rounds are scheduled in the campaign.
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 part of the tournament.
Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian men’s team Round 6 results
Gukesh D ½ - ½ Richard Rapport
Praggnanandhaa R ½ - ½ Peter Leko
Arjun Erigaisi 1 - 0 Sanan Sjugirov
Vidit Gujrathi 1 - 0 Benjamin Gledura
Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian women’s team Round 6 results
Harika Dronavalli ½ - ½ Lilit Mkrtchian
Vaishali R ½ - ½ Mariam Mkrtchyan
Divya Deshmukh 1 - 0 Elina Danielian
Tania Sachdev ½ - ½ Anna M Sargsyan
Chess Olympiad 2024: Open section standings
*Top 10 teams after six rounds
Chess Olympiad 2024: Women’s section standings
*Top 10 teams after six rounds