Let's begin with the overview in the open section by coach GM R.B. Ramesh:
Overview of round 7. India's 2.5-1.5 win over Egypt by GM. R.B. Ramesh
For Bassem Amin it was a big moment of playing his idol Vishy Anand
Bassem speaks to ChessBase India after his draw against Anand
On board two Harikrishna's opponent tried to deviate from the well known lines a bit too soon and was punished.
Analysis by GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly:
Vidit over-pushed a bit. He was clearly better but instead of finding a winning continuation, he got confused, consumed a lot of time and lost the game. Such things can happen under the pressure of playing at the Olympiad.
Vidit's defeat was compensated by Sasikiran playing an excellent game of chess!
Rank after Round 7 - Open
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | 4 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 189,0 | 21,0 | 66 | |
| 2 | 11 | Poland | POL | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 175,5 | 20,5 | 61 | |
| 3 | 1 | United States of America | USA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 160,5 | 20,5 | 59 | |
| 4 | 8 | Armenia | ARM | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 157,5 | 19,5 | 61 | |
| 5 | 5 | India | IND | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 155,5 | 20,0 | 59 | |
| 6 | 24 | Spain | ESP | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 153,5 | 20,5 | 57 | |
| 7 | 10 | Israel | ISR | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 152,5 | 20,0 | 60 | |
| 8 | 7 | France | FRA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 150,5 | 20,0 | 60 | |
| 9 | 3 | China | CHN | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 149,0 | 18,5 | 59 | |
| 10 | 6 | Ukraine | UKR | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 142,0 | 17,0 | 61 | |
| 11 | 16 | Germany | GER | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 139,5 | 18,5 | 58 | |
| 12 | 15 | Czech Republic | CZE | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 137,0 | 18,0 | 59 | |
| 13 | 13 | Netherlands | NED | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 135,0 | 21,0 | 53 | |
| 14 | 9 | England | ENG | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 131,0 | 17,0 | 58 | |
| 15 | 23 | Iran | IRI | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 143,0 | 20,0 | 56 | |
| 16 | 2 | Russia | RUS | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 140,5 | 18,0 | 59 | |
| 17 | 32 | Sweden | SWE | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 139,0 | 19,0 | 55 | |
| 18 | 38 | Norway | NOR | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 138,0 | 20,5 | 52 | |
| 19 | 27 | Vietnam | VIE | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 132,0 | 19,5 | 52 | |
| 20 | 22 | Turkey | TUR | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 127,5 | 19,5 | 53 |
Women's section:
Humpy played out a draw against Nana Dzagnidze
Padmini Rout drew with ease against Bela Khotenashvili. It is surprising that she has been dropped for the eighth round
GM Jacob Aagaard recaps the match against Georgia
Rank after Round 7 - Women
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | |
| 1 | 12 | Armenia | ARM | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 158,0 | 20,0 | 59 | |
| 2 | 3 | China | CHN | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 176,5 | 20,0 | 64 | |
| 3 | 2 | Ukraine | UKR | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 165,0 | 20,0 | 63 | |
| 4 | 4 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 153,0 | 19,0 | 62 | |
| 5 | 20 | Romania | ROU | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 130,0 | 19,5 | 52 | |
| 6 | 10 | United States of America | USA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 158,5 | 19,0 | 62 | |
| 7 | 5 | India | IND | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 157,5 | 20,5 | 59 | |
| 8 | 11 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 149,0 | 20,0 | 55 | |
| 9 | 18 | Italy | ITA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 149,0 | 19,0 | 60 | |
| 10 | 13 | Hungary | HUN | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 148,0 | 19,5 | 54 | |
| 11 | 14 | Georgia 2 | GEO2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 146,5 | 20,0 | 57 | |
| 12 | 8 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 141,5 | 20,0 | 54 | |
| 13 | 1 | Russia | RUS | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 143,0 | 19,5 | 56 | |
| 14 | 28 | Iran | IRI | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 137,5 | 18,5 | 58 | |
| 15 | 7 | Poland | POL | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 136,5 | 19,5 | 51 | |
| 16 | 17 | Mongolia | MGL | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 134,5 | 18,5 | 56 | |
| 17 | 19 | Vietnam | VIE | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 134,0 | 21,0 | 52 | |
| 18 | 31 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 133,0 | 18,0 | 60 | |
| 19 | 26 | Czech Republic | CZE | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 128,0 | 19,5 | 52 | |
| 20 | 34 | Lithuania | LTU | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 124,5 | 18,0 | 53 |
Performance of India men's team
Performance of India women's team
Round 8 pairing
