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Both the Indian men’s and women’s teams settled for draws against Uzbekistan and the United States of America in the ongoing Chess Olympiad at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday, September 20.
Moving into the details of the ninth round of the competition, Gukesh D competed with Nodirbek Abdusattorov while Praggnanandhaa R took on Javokhir Sindarov.
On the other hand, Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi registered draws against Shamsiddin and Jakhongir Vakhidov, respectively. It's worth noting that this was the first round for the Indian men's team without a win in the campaign.
Additionally, in the women’s section, Vaishali R started with a defeat against Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova. However, Divya Deshmukh and Tania Sachdev settled for draws in their respective contests against Carissa Yip and Alice Lee.
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Vatika Agrawal registered a win against Irina Krush to increase the scores for both sides in the ninth round of the ongoing Chess Olympiad. The 10th round of the Chess Olympiad 2024 starts at 6:30 PM IST on Saturday, September 21.
A total of 975 players in the Open and 909 in the Women’s section are taking part in Hungary's ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad. With nine rounds completed, two more are scheduled in the tournament.
As many as 197 teams from 195 nations in the Open section registered for the event while 183 teams from 181 nations in the women's section are taking part in the tournament.
Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian men’s team Round 9 results
Gukesh D ½ - ½ Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Praggnanandhaa R ½ - ½ Javokhir Sindarov
Arjun Erigaisi ½ - ½ Shamsiddin
Vidit Gujrathi ½ - ½ Jakhongir Vakhidov
Chess Olympiad 2024: Indian women’s team Round 9 results
Vaishali R 0 - 1 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova
Divya Deshmukh ½ - ½ Carissa Yip
Vantika Agrawal 1 - 0 Irina Krush
Tania Sachdev ½ - ½ Alice Lee
Chess Olympiad 2024: Open section standings
*Top 10 teams after nine rounds
Chess Olympiad 2024: Women’s section standings
*Top 10 teams after nine rounds
