Chess Chess Chess Olympiad: Russia, USA join India in quarters In the quarterfinals, India will take on the winner of the match between Armenia and Greece. P. K. Ajith Kumar 24 August, 2020 22:26 IST The stunning win over second seed China has put India on top of Pool A. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE) - Getty Images P. K. Ajith Kumar 24 August, 2020 22:26 IST India has earned its four-day break at the Chess Olympiad but will now have to wait to find out its opponent in the quarterfinals, to be held on August 28.The stunning win over second seed China has put India on top of Pool A and also earned it a direct quarterfinal berth. China and Germany, who finished second and third, will have to go through the play-offs route. Online Chess Olympiad: Gujrathi, Humpy offered hotel rooms to play remaining matches In the quarterfinals, India will take on the winner of the match between Armenia and Greece. Neither should pose a problem against a strong Indian side, though in speed chess – especially when played online – not much can be taken for granted.Russia, which became the only team to win every match in the league as it topped Pool C, Azerbaijan (Pool B) and the United States (Pool D) are the others to join India already in the quarterfinals. India too could have finished with an all-win record, if power failure hadn't impacted the games of Indian captain Vidit Gujrathi and women's World No. 2 Koneru Humpy in Saturday's match against Mongolia. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.