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Schedule

Leaderboard (Open)

Overview (Open)

India might not have had essentially the most dominant rating at this time, however the true query is: was it in any bother? The reply continues to be no, and staff India’s dominance of the 2024 Budapest Olympiad has been a sight to behold. Vietnam’s and Lithuania’s underdog tales haven’t essentially ended, however they’ve undoubtedly skilled setbacks as Vietnam misplaced to Iran and Lithuania misplaced to Hungary, each by a reasonably slender 1.5-2.5 margin. The defending champion, Uzbekistan, continues to be in rivalry because it defeated Ukraine, whereas the highest seed, the US of America, emerged victorious in opposition to Greece to additionally preserve its hopes of gold alive. The fated match between world champion GM Ding Liren and GM Gukesh Dommaraju was to not be as Ding took the day without work; Gukesh has rather a lot to be joyful about, although, as a result of together with his win at this time, he has moved as much as world #5 and is at a profession excessive score of 2780. The identical could be stated for GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who has additionally reached a 2780 score and celebrated his birthday on the 18th of September.

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The Prime Groups

A win for staff China at this time would have fully shaken up the standings, placing China in 1st and India in 2nd, however as had turn into clear because the spherical progressed, China had little possibilities to win the match. Certainly, solely Gukesh had a drawback — and that for a quick second. The opposite boards have been doing properly, with GM Pentala Harikrishna having a greater place in opposition to GM Wang Yue for a while; GM Arjun Erigaisi, too, was sooner or later higher in opposition to GM Bu Xiangzhi, although, realistically, even when Arjun adopted the engine’s suggestion, there was not a lot to play for. All in all, India was not in any actual hazard, and after at this time, Gukesh’s nickname could be modified to “King Arthur”, for he managed his Knights of the Spherical Desk masterfully. His endgame knight dance was fairly spectacular:

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GM Pentala Harikrishna performed a superb sport, however the cold-blooded machine finds a surprising enchancment: on transfer 29, 29…Rd3!! may have been a greater strive for Black as a substitute of Pentala’s 29…Nd3.

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Vietnam was not doing too badly in opposition to Iran, who’s the truth is in sole second now and has a really sturdy staff. GM Le Quang Liem and GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen held GM Parham Maghsoodloo and GM M. Amin Tabatabaei to attracts, respectively, whereas GM Minh Tuan Le defended a dropping place in opposition to GM Bardiya Daneshvar and was in a position to attract. 15-year-old FM Banh Gia Huy was not so lucky, although, as he needed to discover the very awkward-looking 28. Rh2 (it was essential to maintain the rook defended) to carry the fort in opposition to GM Pouya Idani:

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One other rising star, Lithuania, had its possibilities in opposition to the host staff, Hungary. GM Titas Stremavicius had a bonus in opposition to GM Richard Rapport, however he determined to keep away from dangers and took the attract a greater place. GM Tomas Laurusas was sooner or later profitable in opposition to GM Benjamin Gledura, however he was additionally misplaced in a while, so the ensuing attract that sport made plenty of sense from a “equity” perspective. GM Valery Kazakouski was outplayed by GM Ferenc Berkes, nonetheless, and he was capable of save a draw solely after Berkes went for an incorrect queen trade. On board 2, it was GM Peter Leko, a former world championship challenger and almost-world-champion, who saved the day for Hungary as he confirmed excellent preparation in opposition to GM Paulius Pultinevicius‘ Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Assault:

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Defending champions Uzbekistan might have suffered a setback in opposition to Vietnam in spherical 4, however they’re undoubtedly nonetheless within the operating. Uzbekistan appears to be discovering its type because it handed Ukraine hassle-free. GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov’s Sicilian crush showcased the everyday Nd5 Sicilian tactic and wonderful defensive approach:

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GM Javokhir Sindarov‘s positional masterpiece on the White aspect of the Caro-Kann Protection was a textbook positional endgame grind:

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One specific sport have to be talked about, for GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda was as soon as once more the sufferer of chessboard tragedy as he blundered what appeared like an elementary fork. Nevertheless, what Duda really missed was that after 39. g4 Kf8 40. Re6 Nf4, White has 41. Bd6+! Kf7 42. Re7+!. Happily for Duda, had he saved the draw, it will not have mattered as Poland would nonetheless have misplaced to Romania.

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Certainly one of (if not the) biggest gamers within the historical past of chess has a approach of creating chess look straightforward:

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The Largest Upsets (Video games)

Matthew Bailey of Antigua and Barbuda has had a fantastic event to date, and in spherical 7, he made it even higher as he beat a CM, CM Peter Rowe of Guernsey:

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Upsets (Groups)

3…Be7 in opposition to the Paulsen Variation of the French Protection is extraordinarily uncommon, however FM Alejandro Jose Chinchilla of Honduras, taking part in in opposition to IM Arthur Ssegwanyi of Uganda, confirmed that it’s a fully viable weapon:

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Good Video games

GM Maxime-Vachier Lagrave performed a sport that had all of it: a novel opening, deep opening preparation, intelligent techniques, correct protection, and gorgeous endgame conversion.

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Spherical 8 Pairings

India has been doing very properly to date, but when Iran wins in spherical 8, India would get leapfrogged. The USA vs. France will see GM Fabiano Caruana face GM Maxime-Vachier Lagrave, and GM Le Quang Liem’s stellar type can be put beneath the check as he’ll face GM Magnus Carlsen.

Leaderboard (Girls’s)

Overview (Girls’s)

India has an much more comfy lead within the Girls’s part as its victory over Georgia in spherical 7, in addition to Poland’s draw with Ukraine, meant that India is 2 match factors forward of Poland, Kazakhstan, and France. Poland may have gained in opposition to Ukraine, however IM Oliwia Kiolbasa, spherical 6’s hero in opposition to China, had a tricky endgame to carry in opposition to IM Nataliya Buksa. In the meantime, Kazakhstan’s win in opposition to Azerbaijan and France’s win in opposition to Spain put them in shared second.

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The Prime Groups

With GM Harika Dronavalli and IM Divya Deshmukh having worse positions at one time, India was not trying as dominant because it was in its different matches. Nevertheless, the engine’s +1 analysis was extraordinarily tough to understand and will not even have been “that good”, so to say that Harika and Divya escaped could be an exaggeration. In distinction, GM Vaishali Rameshbabu and IM Vantika Agrawal have been solely equal at varied uncommon factors all through their video games — in any other case, they’d massive benefits in opposition to IM Lela Javakhishvili and GM Bella Khotenashvili, respectively. Vaishali refused transfer repetition and had no issues proving the win:

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Vantika, on the identical time, was proving that she, too, may management the Knights of the Spherical Desk:

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India’s win meant that Poland additionally needed to win to maintain up with the leaders. Sadly for Poland, whereas boards 2 and 4 noticed considerably staid attracts, boards 1 and three noticed decisive outcomes, however just one in Poland’s favor. IM Yuliia Osmak pushed too many pawns and too most of the mistaken pawns, finally ceding management of huge parts of the board to IM Alina Kashlinskaya; nonetheless, the overcautious 31…Qc7 by Kashlinskaya may have been punished with 32. g5 by Osmak. Because it stood, Osmak didn’t discover the kingside-shattering 32. g5 and went on to lose:

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With Kashlinskaya’s win, Ukraine was on the sting of defeat, however IM Nataliya Buksa was not going to let her staff go down with no combat. With tenacity and resolve, Buksa discovered a strategy to win a seemingly drawn endgame in opposition to IM Oliwia Kiolbasa:

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Many different video games caught viewers’ consideration. First was WIM Zsoka Gaal of Hungary having to win once more in opposition to WGM Regina Theissl Pokorna of Austria — after having blown away her benefit — this time within the notorious rook + bishop vs. rook endgame:

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WIM Alua Nurman navigated the hair-raising issues in opposition to IM Gulnar Mammadova astoundingly properly:

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The Largest Upsets (Video games)

WCM Paula Oviedo Acosta of Paraguay has already been featured beforehand. In spherical 7, she defeated well-known content material creator WFM Anna Cramling Bellon:

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Upsets (Groups)

Good Video games

From a deceptively innocent double fianchetto system, IM Deysi Cori T. of Peru was capable of whip up a vortex of techniques in opposition to IM Eline Roebers of the Netherlands:

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Spherical 8 Pairings

Olympiad Ways

The Turkish chess coach and FM Nazmi Can Doğan alias @NaSil is taking tactical snippets from the Olympiad:

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