Defending champion India asserted its superiority against Hungary and Moldova before signing off with a surprise draw against Slovenia for a place in the quarterfinals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Friday.
An unbeaten India topped the 10-team Group B with 16 match-points to face Ukraine in the quarterfinals on September 13. Hungary (15) was the other team to qualify from the group.
The 3-3 draw against Slovenia was a wake-up call for the host but did not alter its position as the group-topper.
Earlier, India made sure of topping the group with a round to spare following a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Moldova in the eighth and penultimate round.
India saved its best performance of the day for a 4-2 victory over a previously unbeaten third seed Hungary in the key seventh-round clash.
Viswanathan Anand, K. Humpy and Nihal Sarin won with white pieces, P. Harikrishna lost while D. Harika and R. Vaishali drew.
Quarterfinal line-up: Kazakhstan vs USA; India vs Ukraine; Russia vs Hungary; China vs Poland.
Indians’ performances (points scored/games played): Viswanathan Anand (4/5), Vidit Gujrathi (3.5/5), P. Harikrishna (2.5/4), B. Adhiban (3.5/4), K. Humpy (3/5), D. Harika 1.5/3), Tania Sachdev (3.5/5), Bhakti Kulkarni (4/5), Nihal Sarin (4/4), R. Praggnanandhaa 3/5), R. Vaishali (4.5/6) and Savitha Shri (0.5/3).
Comments
SHARE