This article provides a detailed account of the eighth round of the FIDE Chess Olympiad, where India drew against Azerbaijan in the Open section and remained second, while in the Women’s section, India drew with Kazakhstan.
In the eighth round of the ongoing FIDE Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand, defending champions India drew against Azerbaijan with a score of 2-2. R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh and Vidit Santosh Gujrathi were all held to draws by their Azerbaijani counterparts. Gukesh drew with Muradli Mahammad after 56 moves, while Praggnanandhaa drew with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Arjun with Aydin Suleymanli and Vidit with Rauf Mamedov.
As a result, India remains in joint second place in the Open section with 13 match points. Uzbekistan and Germany share the lead with 14 match points after Germany defeated the hosts 2.5-1.5. It is noteworthy that this victory by Germany was achieved against the home team.
In the women’s section, defending champions India drew 2-2 with Kazakhstan. B Savitha Shri secured her seventh consecutive victory by defeating Elnaz Kaliakhmet. Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh drew, while Vaishali Rameshbabu lost to Nurman Alua. This result left India in joint second place in the Women’s section as well.
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Akashvani News
