36th Chess Olympiad Round 7 Results

Round 7 was played today.
Men's Results
Women's Results
All the games (ChessBase file download)
Round Bulletin (PDF download)

MEN

Ukraine extended its lead to two points by defeating India 2.5-1.5 as GM Karjakin defeated GM Kunte on board 4 and the other three games were drawn. The surprise result of this round was a 2.5-1.5 win by #20 Bulgaria over top-seed Russia as on board 3, IM Cheparinov (2576) upset GM Grischuk (2704) and the other three games were drawn. This result allowed Bulgaria to pull even with Russia for second place. Joining them was Armenia, which defeated Israel 3-1. Spain A's victory over Azerbaijan 2.5-1.5 pulled then into sole fifth place. U.S. pulled up in the rankings with a win over Singapore 3.5-0.5 as GM Onischuk drew with GM Wu, and Goldin, Kaidanov and Novikov all won. Rounding out the top boards, Poland defeated the Philippines 3-1, and France defeated Slovakia 2.5-1.5.

Other important results this round…
Moldova over Sweden 3-1
Serbia-Montenegro over Greece 2.5-1.5
China over Argentina 2.5-1.5
The Netherlands over England 2.5-1.5
Georgia and Cuba tied 2-2

The standings after seven rounds…
Ukraine – 21.5
Russia, Bulgaria, Armenia – 19.5
Spain A – 19
India, Poland – 18.5
Azerbaijan, France, United States – 18
Israel, Georgia, Cuba, Serbia-Montenegro, China, Netherlands, Moldova – 17.5

WOMEN

China defeated France 2.5-0.5, extending its lead to four points. All three of the other top match-ups (Russia v Bulgaria, Ukraine v Armenia, USA v India) were drawn 1.5-1.5, putting all six of those teams in a tie for sixth. Joining these teams in sixth place were Sweden (which defeated Iran 2-1) and Kazakhstan (which defeated Belarus 2.5-0.5). Poland (which defeated Cuba 3-0), Lithuania (which defeated Germany 3-0), England (which defeated Spain B 3-0) and Hungary (which defeated Slovakia 2.5-0.5) sneaked past these teams to capture second through fifth places. Definitely the most exciting round so far in the women’s event.

The standings after seven rounds…
China – 18.5
Poland, Lithuania – 14.5
England, Hungary – 14
France, Russia, Ukraine, United States, India, Bulgaria, Armenia, Sweden, Kazakhstan – 13.5

See you tomorrow for round 8.