World Youth U16 Olympiad 2022 R7: India loses to Uzbekistan-1
After an emphatic victory in the sixth round, India lost to Uzbekistan-1 in the seventh round of FIDE World Youth Under-16 Olympiad 2022. GM Pranav V scored the sole win for the team. IM Pranesh M and Mrittika Mallick lost their respective games and FM Harshad S drew. Turkiye-Red continues their dominance as they defeated Iran 3-1. The sole leaders are now three points ahead of the competition at 14/14. India is currently tied at fifth place 9/14 with four other teams - Iran, Azerbaijan-1, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova. India will be up against Kyrgyzstan in Round 8 which starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Nakhchivan Chess Federation
A tough loss
Both of India's losses were in a minimum margin. Kazakhstan in round 3 and Uzbekistan-1 in round 7 managed to defeat India by a minimum difference of 2.5-1.5. India surely will have medal chances, provided they win the last two rounds. Bigger margin wins can certainly make a difference if the score gets tied.
India - Uzbekistan-1: 1.5-2.5
GM Pranav Venkatesh (2530) scored the sole win. IM Pranesh M (2442) and Mrittika Mallick (1879) lost their respective games. FM Harshad S (2228) drew his game.
Replay India - Uzbekistan-1 games
Schedule
Everyday round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. IST from 2nd to 9th October 2022. The final round on 10th October starts 10 a.m. local time, 11:30 a.m. IST.
Round 7 results
No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo | ||
1 | 5 | TUR-1 | Turkiye-Red | 18 | 12 | 3 | : | 1 | 9 | 15 | Iran | IRI | 1 | ||
2 | 3 | IND | India | 17½ | 9 | 1½ | : | 2½ | 9 | 16½ | Uzbekistan-1 | UZB | 2 | ||
3 | 4 | AZE-1 | Azerbaijan-1 | 14 | 9 | 1½ | : | 2½ | 8 | 13½ | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 6 | ||
4 | 18 | UZB-2 | Uzbekistan-2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | : | 1 | 8 | 13 | Cuba | CUB | 8 | ||
5 | 9 | TUR-3 | Turkiye-Anatolia | 12½ | 7 | 2 | : | 2 | 8 | 16 | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 12 | ||
6 | 14 | MDA | Moldova | 12 | 7 | 2½ | : | 1½ | 7 | 15½ | Mongolia | MGL | 13 | ||
7 | 23 | AZE-4 | Azerbaijan-4 | 13½ | 7 | 2 | : | 2 | 7 | 16 | Georgia-1 | GEO | 17 | ||
8 | 11 | MEX | Mexico | 13 | 6 | 2 | : | 2 | 6 | 12½ | Azerbaijan-2 | AZE | 10 | ||
9 | 15 | BAN | Bangladesh | 12 | 6 | 3 | : | 1 | 6 | 12½ | Latvia | LAT | 16 | ||
10 | 21 | CAN | Canada | 12 | 6 | 1½ | : | 2½ | 5 | 12½ | Turkiye-White | TUR | 7 |
Round 8 pairings
No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo | ||
1 | 5 | TUR-1 | Turkiye-Red | 21 | 14 | : | 10 | 18 | Uzbekistan-2 | UZB | 18 | ||||
2 | 2 | UZB-1 | Uzbekistan-1 | 19 | 11 | : | 10 | 16 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 6 | ||||
3 | 1 | IRI | Iran | 16 | 9 | : | 9 | 15½ | Azerbaijan-1 | AZE | 4 | ||||
4 | 12 | KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 9 | : | 9 | 19 | India | IND | 3 | ||||
5 | 8 | CUB | Cuba | 14 | 8 | : | 9 | 14½ | Moldova | MDA | 14 | ||||
6 | 9 | TUR-3 | Turkiye-Anatolia | 14½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Azerbaijan-4 | AZE | 23 | ||||
7 | 17 | GEO-1 | Georgia-1 | 18 | 8 | : | 8 | 15 | Bangladesh | BAN | 15 | ||||
8 | 7 | TUR-2 | Turkiye-White | 15 | 7 | : | 7 | 17 | Mongolia | MGL | 13 | ||||
9 | 10 | AZE-2 | Azerbaijan-2 | 14½ | 7 | : | 7 | 12 | England | ENG | 22 | ||||
10 | 11 | MEX | Mexico | 15 | 7 | : | 7 | 13 | South Africa-1 | RSA | 24 |