Chess Olympiad 2024, Round 8: Indians in action, board pairings, rankings, live streaming info

Chess Olympiad 2024, Round 8: Indian men’s and women’s teams will take on Iran and Poland, respectively in Budapest on Thursday.

India’s Vantika Agrawal in action. | Photo Credit: FIDE/Michał Walusza

The Indian men’s team will take against Iran in round eight of the open section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday.

The second-seeded India beat China 2.5-1.5 after D. Gukesh pressed for a win against Wei Yi in the seventh round.

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In the women’s section, the No. 1 seed India continued its unbeaten run too. It beat second-seed and second-placed Georgia 3-1. They will face Poland in this round.

INDIA BOARD PAIRINGS FOR ROUND 8

OPEN SECTION | INDIA vs IRAN

Board 1: D. Gukesh vs Parham Maghsoodloo

Board 2: R. Praggnanandhaa vs M. Amin Tabatabaei

Board 3: Arjun Erigaisi vs Bardiya Daneshvar

Board 4: Vidit Gujrathi vs Pouya Idani

WOMEN’S SECTION | INDIA vs POLAND

Board 1: Harika Dronavalli vs Alina Kashlinskaya

Board 2: Vaishali Rameshbabu vs Monika Socko

Board 3: Divya Deshmukh vs Aleksandra Maltsevskaya

Board 4: Vantika Agrawal vs Alicja Sliwicka

LIVE STREAMING INFO

Where to watch the live stream of the Chess Olympiad 2024?

The live streaming of the Chess Olympiad 2024 will be available on the FIDE  YouTube channel.

Which TV channel will broadcast the Chess Olympiad 2024 chess?

There has been no official announcement for the broadcasting of the Chess Olympiad 2024 in India.

INDIA ROUND 7 RESULT

OPEN SECTION - India 2.5-1.5 China

WOMEN’S SECTION - India 3-1 Georgia

INDIA’S RANKING AFTER ROUND 7

Open section - 1

Women’s - 1