Chess Olympiad 2018: After 5 Rounds, Women placed 7th, Men at 9th

After 5 Rounds at 2018 Chess Olympiad, 5th ranked Indian Men’s team is placed 9th with 4 wins and a loss against top ranked USA. Indian Women are placed 7th with 4 wins and a draw. Indian women will face the leader USA in Round 6.

History and Winners of Chess Olympiad: Open, Women

Men: Ranked 5th
Round 1 India def El Salvador 3.5-0.5

Harikrishna Pentala, Vidit Gujrathi and Adhiban won
Draw for Sasikiran Krishnan

Round 2 India def Austria 3.5-0.5

Anand, Harikrishna Pentala, Vidit Gujrathi won
Draw for Adhiban

Round 3 India def Canada 3.5-0.5

Anand, Harikrishna Pentala and Sasikiran Krishnan won
Draw for Vidit Gujrathi

Round 4 Indians lost to top seed USA 1.5-2.5

Harikrishna Pentala, Sasikiran Krishnan, Vidit Gujrathi Drew
Anand lost

Round 5 India def Paraguay 3.5-0.5

Anand, Adhiban and Sasikiran Krishnan won
Draw for Harikrishna Pentala

Women 5ht Rank
Round 1: Def NEw Zealand 4-0
Humpy Konery, Eesha Karavade, Padmini Rout and Tania Sachdev won
Round 2: Def Venezuela 4-0
Humpy Konery, Harika Dronavalli, Padmini Rout and Tania Sachdev won
Round 3: Drew 23rd Rank Serbia 2-2

Humpy Konery, Harika Dronavalli won
Padmini Rout and Eesha Karavade lost

Round 4: Def Poland 3-1

Harika Dronavalli and Tania Sachdev won
Humpy Konery and Eesha Karavade drew

Round 5 def Argentina 3.5-0.5

Humpy Konery, Harika Dronavalli and Tania Sachdev won
Harika Dronavalli drew