FIDE Online Olympiad for PWD R5: Poland 2 too strong for India 1
India 1 had a tough time against Poland 2 in Round 5 of FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities. Both Shashikant and Naveen had no chance against their respective opponents. Kishan scored the only draw for the team to avoid a whitewash. Jennitha got a winning position but she was unable to convert it into a victory. India 2 defeated Mongolia by 3-1, India 3 went down against Romania 1 by 3-1 and India 4 lost to Colombia by 1.5-2.5. India 1 needs to win the last two rounds of the preliminary stage by maximum margin to have a chance to advance to the Semi-Finals. Today Thursday 26th November, India 1 will face Chile in Round 6 starting from 7:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Niklesh Jain
Kishan scores the sole draw
India 1 had a tough day at the as they lost to Poland 2 by 3.5-0.5. Kishan Gangolli was the only one from the team to make a solid draw. Jennitha had a winning position but she misplayed, lost her advantage and eventually the game. India 2 beat Mongolia by 3-1, India 3 lost to Romania by 3-1 and India 4 lost to Colombia by narrow margin of 2.5-1.5
Poland 2 - India 1: 3.5-0.5
Shashikant played very passive which allowed his opponent IM Jacek Stachanczyk to launch a relentless attack.
Kishan was the only one from the team to score a half point against IM Piotr Dukaczewski.
Naveen Kumar also had a strong opponent in the form of Michal Wolanski.
Jennitha was the only one from the team who got a decisive advantage, unfortunately for her, she missed it.
Jennitha - Emilia
White is evidently winning here but what is the best continuation?
India 2 - Mongolia: 3-1
Krishna, Subhendu and Soundarya all three scored emphatic victories. Sarita was also on the brink of a victory, she missed a mate in one probably due to time pressure and eventually ran out of time.
Romania 1 - India 3: 3-1
Vivek scored the sole victory for the team. Ashvin, Megha and Pegu couldn't overcome their stronger opponents respectively.
India 4 - Colombia 1: 1.5-2.5
Malika was the only one from the team to score a victory, apart from her Sanjay managed to make a draw with his opponent. Marimuthu and Murahari lost their respective games.
Replay all games of Indian teams of Round 5
Standings after Round 5
Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
1 | 6 | Russia 1 | RUS 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17,5 | 91,5 | 58,0 | 58,0 | |
2 | 17 | Poland 2 | POL 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16,0 | 73,5 | 49,0 | 42,0 | |
3 | 2 | Germany | GER | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14,5 | 79,0 | 54,0 | 36,5 | |
4 | 3 | Philippines 1 | PHI 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14,0 | 78,0 | 61,0 | 48,8 | |
5 | 4 | Israel | ISR | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14,0 | 66,5 | 61,5 | 46,5 | |
6 | 7 | Ukraine 1 | UKR 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12,0 | 51,5 | 59,5 | 45,0 | |
7 | 13 | Ukraine 3 | UKR 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12,0 | 44,5 | 54,5 | 42,5 | |
8 | 11 | Croatia | CRO | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10,5 | 45,5 | 60,5 | 43,0 | |
9 | 1 | Poland 1 | POL 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14,5 | 71,0 | 55,0 | 35,8 | |
10 | 9 | Russia 2 | RUS 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13,0 | 58,0 | 53,0 | 34,5 | |
11 | 45 | Ecuador | ECU | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12,5 | 45,0 | 49,0 | 30,8 | |
12 | 19 | Romania 1 | ROU 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12,5 | 43,5 | 47,0 | 26,3 | |
13 | 18 | Chile | CHI | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11,0 | 40,0 | 51,5 | 32,5 | |
14 | 8 | India 1 | IND 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10,5 | 48,5 | 64,5 | 41,3 | |
15 | 46 | Vietnam | VIE | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12,5 | 53,0 | 55,5 | 33,0 | |
16 | 36 | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12,5 | 45,5 | 54,0 | 24,5 | |
17 | 22 | Colombia 1 | COL 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12,5 | 40,0 | 48,5 | 24,0 | |
18 | 26 | Russia 3 | RUS 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12,0 | 60,0 | 48,0 | 25,5 | |
19 | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12,0 | 59,5 | 57,0 | 34,5 | |
20 | 15 | Poland 3 | POL 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12,0 | 55,5 | 59,0 | 30,5 | |
21 | 23 | Philippines 2 | PHI 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11,5 | 36,0 | 56,0 | 27,5 | |
22 | 14 | Venezuela | VEN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11,5 | 30,0 | 42,0 | 24,0 | |
23 | 24 | Brazil | BRA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10,5 | 42,0 | 46,5 | 25,5 | |
24 | 12 | Ukraine 2 | UKR 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10,5 | 36,0 | 56,5 | 26,0 | |
25 | 43 | India 3 | IND 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11,5 | 46,0 | 50,5 | 20,3 | |
26 | 16 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11,5 | 38,0 | 52,5 | 22,0 | |
27 | 38 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11,0 | 33,0 | 45,0 | 17,8 | |
28 | 50 | Malaysia 1 | MAS 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11,0 | 23,0 | 42,5 | 17,3 | |
29 | 33 | Canada | CAN | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10,5 | 38,5 | 52,0 | 20,5 | |
30 | 34 | India 2 | IND 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10,5 | 33,0 | 51,0 | 19,5 |