Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018 News
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India beat Netherlands to stay in medal contention; women outclass Peru 3-1
A draw or a loss in the last two rounds would, without a doubt, mean end of the road for India, but if the team manages to win both of its last two games, it might make the cut for a medal.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India's chances of podium finish in doubt as men's and women's teams fail to win in round nine
In the penultimate round, India will play the Netherlands in the men's event while the women will be pitted against 37th seed Peru.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Sasikaran guides India to narrow win over Czech Republic in Round 8; women lose to Hungary
The open team, after their win over the Czech Republic, is in the fourth place on the leaderboard. In round 9, they will play eighth seeds Armenia on board three. Indian women will have to win all of their remaining three matches to keep up their chances of a podium finish.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India beat resolute Egypt in Round 7; women's unbeaten run continues with draw against Georgia
India were stretched by 40th-seeded Egypyt before they could secure their seventh round win, while women played a draw against Georgia.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India draw against Russia in Open category, women share honours with USA
India secured draws against favourites Russia and USA in the Open and Women's categories in Round 6 of Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand survives scare as India hold Russia, women share points with USA
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand helped Indian men hold second seeds Russia to a draw in the sixth round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad on Sunday.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand goes down to Fabiano Caruana as top-seeds USA beat India in Open category; women trump Poland 3-1
Anand's shock defeat to Caruana proved costly to India as they dropped to 14th place on the leaderboard. Women, however, cruised to a 3-1 win over Poland.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India cruise to emphatic win over Canada in Open category, women held to 2-2 draw by Serbia
India continued their strong showing at the Batumi Chess Olympiad, winning in the Open category and drawing in the women's section.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Vintage Anand leads India to commanding win over Austria; women blank Venezuela 4-0
Viswanathan Anand's positional play was on point as the Indian ace trumped top-rated Austrian, GM Markus Ragger, at the Batumi Chess Olympiad on Tuesday.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: India rest Viswanathan Anand for tournament-opener against El Salvador
Fifth seed Indian men, minus Anand, will take on El Salvador in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, on Tuesday.
Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018: Viswanathan Anand to lead India's quest for elusive gold in biennial event
With the inclusion of Anand, this will be the strongest Indian team to participate in any chess Olympiad thus far.