36th Chess Olympiad Round 6 Results

Round 6 was played today.
Men's Results
Women's Results
All the games (ChessBase file download)
Round Bulletin (PDF download)

MEN

Ukraine over Uzbekistan 2.5-1.5, so they hold on to first place (and expand their lead to a full point) while Azerbaijan drops into a four-way tie for fifth place. Russia over Israel 3.5-0.5, so Russia climbs to second place (one point behind Ukraine) while Israel also drops to fifth. Bulgaria over Poland 2.5-1.5 and India over Netherlands 3-1, so these two teams are now tied for third place. Armenia over Canada 3.5-0.5 and Spain A over France 2.5-1.5, allowing these two teams to climb into fifth place as well.

Other important results this round…
Greece over Ireland 3.5-0.5
Georgia over Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1
England over Mexico 3-1
Philippines over Denmark 3-1
Cuba over Uzbekistan 2.5-1.5
China and Slovakia tied 2-2
Serbia-Montenegro and Argentina tied 2-2

The standings after six rounds…
Ukraine – 19
Russia – 18
Bulgaria, India – 17
Israel, Azerbaijan, Spain A, Armenia – 16.5
Georgia, Slovakia, Poland, France, Cuba – 15.5
Serbia-Montenegro, China, England, Netherlands, Argentina, Greece, Philippines – 15

WOMEN

China over Russia 2-1, keeping its three point hold on first place. France over Ukraine 2-1, allowing them to hold second place on their own now. Bulgaria over Israel 2.5-0.5, United States over Georgia 2-1 (GM Polgar beat GM Chiburdanidze, IM Krush beat WGM Dzagnidze, and WGM Zatonskih lost to WGM Javakhishvili) and Armenia over Vietnam 2.5-0.5, allowing these three teams to climb into third place with Russia and Ukraine.

All the other matches between the leading contenders (India v Hungary, Sweden v Germany, Slovakia v Poland) were tied 1.5-1.5.

The standings after six rounds…
China – 16
France – 13
Russia, Ukraine, United States, India, Bulgaria, Armenia – 12

Tomorrow is a rest day, so see you on Friday for round 7.