Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018

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.