44th Chess Olympiad 2022 R1: Indian teams start with six whitewashes

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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