Leads the
pool with six points; accumulate 15.5 game points after 18 matches
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Chennai(Agencies): A
dominant India notched up three easy wins against Zimbabwe, Vietnam and
Uzbekistan, respectively, in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Friday.
India defeated Zimbabwe 6-0
and rolled over Vietnam 4-2 but the highlight certainly was the win against
Uzbeks – 5.5-0.5.
Winning each round got India
two points, taking them on top of the pool with six points while they also have
the best game points 15.5 after 18 matches.
India is on top of the
standings followed by China with an equal number of round points (6) but fewer
game points (13.5) and Germany in third also with 6 points (11.5 game points).
A formidable China led by
world No.3 Ding Liren could only beat Indonesia 4-2 as women's world No.1 Yifan
Hou was held to a draw as were three other teammates.
Former world champion
Viswanathan Anand, who made his first appearance after sitting out the first
two rounds, was held to a draw by Nodirbek Abdusattorov in a 76-move game.
P Harikrishna, R
Praggnanandhaa, Koneru Humpy, D Harika and Vantika Agrawal registered fluent
wins to secure a massive victory for India.
Earlier in the first round,
the strong Indian team routed Zimbabwe 6-0 with captain Vidit S Gujrathi
leading the way.
In the second round match
against Vietnam, young Nihal Sarin registered a crucial win over Anh Koi Nguyen
as the Indians won 4-2 after Gujrathi and Harikrishna were held to draws and
Divya Deshmukh went down to Ngoc Thuy Duong Bach with white pieces.
Sarin had also won his match
in the first-round encounter against Zimbabwe.
India with an average ELO
rating of 2419 is seeded seventh in the championship.
The Olympiad is being played
online as the scheduled event could not be held in Russia owing to the COVID-19
pandemic.
The event has a different
structure with each team comprising six players, including at least two women.
And, a male and a female player have to be 20 years and less.
Results:
First round: India beat Zimbabwe 6-0 (Vidit S Gujrathi beat
Mwadzura Roy; VR Aravindh Chithambaram beat Cyril Chigodo; Bhakti Kulkarni beat
Linda Shaba; R Vaishali beat Charinda Kudzanayi; Nihal Sarin beat Hamandishe
Farai; Divya Deshmukh beat Mudodo Rafiloe Hazel).
Second round: India beat
Vietnam 4-2 (Vidit Gujrathi drew with Liem Quang Le; P Harikrishna drew with
Ngoc Truong Nguyen; Koneru Humpy beat Le Thao Nugyen Pham; D Harika beat Thi
Bao Tram Hoang; Nihal Sarin beat Anh Khoi Nguyen; Divya Deshmukh lost to Nogoc
Thuy Duong Bach).
Third round: India beat Uzbekistan 5.5-0.5 (Viswanathan Anand drew
with Nodirbek Abdusattorov; P Harikrishna beat Nodirbek Yakubboev; K Humpy beat
Irina Gevogryan; D Harika beat Sarvinoz Kurbonboeva; R Praggnanandhaa beat
Javokhir Sindarov; Vantika Agrawal beat Nilufar Yakubbaeva). PTI
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