44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R1: Indian teams start with six whitewashes
The host nation India won all six matches and 24 individual games in the first round of 44th Chess Olympiad. 16-year-old GM Raunak Sadhwani scored the fastest victory among all Indians. IM Tania Sachdev had to battle over five hours and 103 moves later she became victorious. GM Koneru Humpy also shoof off initial cobwebs to score a win. All teams scored a resounding victory against the minnow teams. Angola no.1 IM David Silva had the most impressive result of the first round as he drew with the two-time World Cup winner, Levon Aronian. Round 2 starts today at 3 p.m. IST. Photo: FIDE/Lennart Ootes
Every single Indian score a win
Open: India 1 - Zimbabwe: 4-0
While Vidit Gujrathi (2714) had to work a lot to convert his advantage against IM Rodwell Makoto (2346), Arjun Erigaisi, Narayanan S L and K Sasikiran scored regulation victories.
UAE - India 2: 0-4
GM Nihal Sarin (2651) had to work quite hard against IM Ibrahim Sultan (2108).
Nihal - Ibrahim
33...Kg6 is the recommendation by the computer. 33...Kg8 runs into back rank issues after 34.Re1 Qc4 35.Re8 Qc1+ 36.Kh2 Qxa3 now White needed to do Ne1-d3-f4-e6/g6 maneuvering to get the f8-bishop. It is not easy to spot the knight manuever. 37.Rdd8 Qxb4 38.Rxf8+ Qxf8 39.Rxf8+ Kxf8 gave Black some practical chances for a draw. It was not easy to salvage a draw, eventually Black made a mistake and Nihal walked away with a full point.
India 3 - South Sudan: 4-0
GM Sethuraman S P, GM Abhijeet Gupta, GM Karthikeyan Murali and GM Abhimanyu Puranik scored emphatic victories.
Women: Tajikistan - India 1: 0-4
IM Tania Sachdev (2399) survived a massive scare against Rukhsona Saidova (1624).
Rukhsona - Saidova
The teenager missed the 39.f4 break against which Black did not have any good defense. 39...f6 is met by 40.f5 Qg7 41.Kf2 Black's pieces are completely paralyzed. The game soon liquidated into a drawn minor piece endgame. However, Rukshona's lack of experience allowed Tania to grind the endgame until her opponent made a mistake to score the victory.
Humpy recovered well after a not so smooth start | Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
Wales - India 2: 0-4
Only WGM Vantika Agrawal (2371) had to persevere a difficult position against WFM Olivia Smith (2038). IM Soumya Swaminathan, WGM Mary Ann Gomes and WGM Divya Deshmukh scored comfortable wins.
India 3 - Hong Kong: 4-0
IM Eesha Karavade, WGM Nandhidhaa P V, WIM Sahithi Varshini M and WGM Pratyusha Bodda scored a victory each.
Angola - USA: 0.5-3.5
GM Levon Aronian (USA, 2775) made an exchange sacrifice against Angola no.1, IM David Silva (2315). The two-time World Cup winner did not gain enough compensation for it.
Silva - Aronian
18...Rxd5 is quite logical 19.exd5 Qxd5 20.f3 Qc6. White eventually got substantial advantage too. However, it was not clear how to maximize his chances. After more than three hours of play, the game ended in a draw agreement.
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Everyday round starts at 3 p.m. IST from 29th July to 8th August 2022. The final round on 9th August starts 10 a.m. IST. Rest day is on 4th August 2022.
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Round 1 Open results
No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo | ||
1 | 2 | IND | India *) | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 94 | ||
2 | 93 | ANG | Angola | 0 | 0 | ½ | : | 3½ | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USA | 1 | ||
3 | 95 | LBN | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | ½ | : | 3½ | 0 | 0 | Norway | NOR | 3 | ||
4 | 4 | ESP | Spain | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wales | WLS | 96 | ||
5 | 97 | SYR | Syria | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Poland | POL | 5 | ||
6 | 6 | AZE | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Algeria | ALG | 98 | ||
7 | 99 | JOR | Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | NED | 7 | ||
8 | 8 | UKR | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Thailand | THA | 100 | ||
9 | 101 | SUD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Germany | GER | 9 | ||
10 | 10 | ENG | England | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cyprus | CYP | 102 | ||
11 | 103 | UAE | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | India 2 | IND | 11 | ||
12 | 12 | ARM | Armenia | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Madagascar | MAD | 104 | ||
13 | 105 | NCA | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Iran | IRI | 13 | ||
14 | 14 | UZB | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nepal | NEP | 107 | ||
15 | 108 | JAM | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | ½ | : | 3½ | 0 | 0 | France | FRA | 15 | ||
16 | 16 | IND3 | India 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Sudan | SSD | 109 | ||
17 | 110 | ETH | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Croatia | CRO | 17 | ||
18 | 18 | CZE | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 3½ | : | ½ | 0 | 0 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 111 | ||
19 | 112 | SRI | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | : | 3 | 0 | 0 | Hungary | HUN | 19 | ||
20 | 20 | ROU | Romania | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Botswana | BOT | 113 |
Round 2 Open pairings
No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo | ||
1 | 48 | MDA | Moldova | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | India *) | IND | 2 | ||||
2 | 1 | USA | United States of America | 3½ | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Paraguay | PAR | 47 | ||||
3 | 3 | NOR | Norway | 3½ | 2 | : | 2 | 3 | Uruguay | URU | 49 | ||||
4 | 50 | BEL | Belgium | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Spain | ESP | 4 | ||||
5 | 5 | POL | Poland | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Colombia | COL | 51 | ||||
6 | 52 | PHI | Philippines | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 6 | ||||
7 | 7 | NED | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Portugal | POR | 53 | ||||
8 | 54 | ALB | Albania | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Ukraine | UKR | 8 | ||||
9 | 9 | GER | Germany | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Finland | FIN | 55 | ||||
10 | 56 | SGP | Singapore | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | England | ENG | 10 | ||||
11 | 11 | IND2 | India 2 | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Estonia | EST | 57 | ||||
12 | 58 | AND | Andorra | 3 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Armenia | ARM | 12 | ||||
13 | 13 | IRI | Iran | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Ireland | IRL | 59 | ||||
14 | 60 | FAI | Faroe Islands | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 14 | ||||
15 | 15 | FRA | France | 3½ | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | North Macedonia | MKD | 61 | ||||
16 | 62 | MEX | Mexico | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | India 3 | IND | 16 | ||||
17 | 17 | CRO | Croatia | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Bulgaria | BUL | 63 | ||||
18 | 64 | LAT | Latvia | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 3½ | Czech Republic | CZE | 18 | ||||
19 | 19 | HUN | Hungary | 3 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Bangladesh | BAN | 65 | ||||
20 | 66 | ECU | Ecuador | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Romania | ROU | 20 |
Round 1 Women results
No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo | ||
1 | 80 | TJK | Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | India *) | IND | 1 | ||
2 | 2 | UKR | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Africa | RSA | 81 | ||
3 | 82 | IRQ | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Georgia | GEO | 3 | ||
4 | 4 | POL | Poland | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Syria | SYR | 83 | ||
5 | 84 | MNC | Monaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | France | FRA | 5 | ||
6 | 6 | AZE | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | United Arab Emirates | UAE | 85 | ||
7 | 86 | PUR | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USA | 7 | ||
8 | 8 | GER | Germany | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Zambia | ZAM | 87 | ||
9 | 88 | BOT | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Armenia | ARM | 9 | ||
10 | 10 | KAZ | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Guatemala | GUA | 89 | ||
11 | 90 | WLS | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | India 2 | IND2 | 11 | ||
12 | 12 | HUN | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 3½ | : | ½ | 0 | 0 | Panama | PAN | 91 | ||
13 | 92 | JPN | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Spain | ESP | 13 | ||
14 | 14 | CUB | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Uganda | UGA | 93 | ||
15 | 94 | ZIM | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Bulgaria | BUL | 15 | ||
16 | 16 | IND3 | India 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hong Kong | HKG | 95 | ||
17 | 96 | JAM | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | NED | 17 | ||
18 | 18 | SRB | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sri Lanka | SRI | 97 | ||
19 | 98 | KOR | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | : | 3 | 0 | 0 | Israel | ISR | 19 | ||
20 | 20 | ROU | Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | : | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kenya | KEN | 99 |
Round 2 Women pairings
No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo | ||
1 | 1 | IND | India *) | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 3½ | Argentina | ARG | 40 | ||||
2 | 41 | TUR | Turkey | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Ukraine | UKR | 2 | ||||
3 | 3 | GEO | Georgia | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Lithuania | LTU | 42 | ||||
4 | 43 | CRO | Croatia | 3½ | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Poland | POL | 4 | ||||
5 | 5 | FRA | France | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Egypt | EGY | 44 | ||||
6 | 45 | FIN | Finland | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 6 | ||||
7 | 7 | USA | United States of America | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 46 | ||||
8 | 47 | DEN | Denmark | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Germany | GER | 8 | ||||
9 | 9 | ARM | Armenia | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Norway | NOR | 48 | ||||
10 | 49 | BEL | Belgium | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 10 | ||||
11 | 11 | IND2 | India 2 | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Latvia | LAT | 50 | ||||
12 | 51 | IRL | Ireland | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 3½ | Hungary | HUN | 12 | ||||
13 | 13 | ESP | Spain | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Malaysia | MAS | 52 | ||||
14 | 53 | MDA | Moldova | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Cuba | CUB | 14 | ||||
15 | 15 | BUL | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Mexico | MEX | 54 | ||||
16 | 55 | SGP | Singapore | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | India 3 | IND3 | 16 | ||||
17 | 17 | NED | Netherlands | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Canada | CAN | 56 | ||||
18 | 57 | CHI | Chile | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Serbia | SRB | 18 | ||||
19 | 19 | ISR | Israel | 3 | 2 | : | 2 | 4 | Venezuela | VEN | 58 | ||||
20 | 59 | POR | Portugal | 3½ | 2 | : | 2 | 3 | Romania | ROU | 20 |