The 8th round of the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 saw many exciting games and, with only 3 rounds to go, Armenia kept the sole leadership in the event. India maintained the sole leadership in the Women’s tournament with 15 match points, while Georgia emerged on the clear second place with 14 match points after a convincing 3.5-0.5 victory over Armenia. Round 8 results (open section) / Round 8 results (women’s section)
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The 9th round starts Sunday, 7th of August at 15:00 (GMT+5:30). Women’s section LIVE / Open section LIVE
Round 9 team pairings open section:
1
IND2
India 2 *)
25½
14
:
13
22
Azerbaijan
AZE
2
UZB
Uzbekistan
25½
14
:
15
22
Armenia
ARM
3
NED
Netherlands
23½
13
:
13
22
Iran
IRI
4
GRE
Greece
22
12
:
12
19
United States of America
USA
5
IND
India
21½
12
:
12
21
Brazil
BRA
6
LTU
Lithuania
20
12
:
12
20½
Germany
GER
7
TUR
Turkey
23
12
:
12
19
Peru
PER
8
KAZ
Kazakhstan
21½
12
:
12
20
Serbia
SRB
9
DEN
Denmark
22½
11
:
11
21½
Spain
ESP
10
AUS
Australia
20½
11
:
11
21½
Ukraine
UKR
11
ARG
Argentina
23
11
:
11
20½
England
ENG
12
FRA
France
21½
11
:
11
20
Cuba
CUB
13
CZE
Czech Republic
22½
11
:
11
20½
Chile
CHI
14
HUN
Hungary
21
11
:
11
20½
Slovenia
SLO
15
ROU
Romania
21
11
:
11
20½
Moldova
MDA
16
ISR
Israel
21
11
:
11
19½
Andorra
AND
17
ITA
Italy
21½
11
:
11
22
Ireland
IRL
18
INA
Indonesia
21½
10
:
10
20
Norway
NOR
19
POL
Poland
19
10
:
10
21
Mongolia
MGL
20
PAR
Paraguay
21½
10
:
10
19
India 3
IND
21
CRO
Croatia
20½
10
:
10
15½
Uruguay
URU
22
GEO
Georgia
23
10
:
10
19½
Philippines
PHI
23
SWE
Sweden
18
10
:
10
19½
Bulgaria
BUL
24
SVK
Slovakia
17½
10
:
10
20
Ecuador
ECU
25
POR
Portugal
23½
10
:
10
18
Switzerland
SUI
26
SCO
Scotland
16½
10
:
10
21½
Montenegro
MNE
27
ISL
Iceland
18½
10
:
10
18½
Bangladesh
BAN
28
LAT
Latvia
18½
10
:
10
18½
Canada
CAN
29
AUT
Austria
16
9
:
10
20
Bolivia
BOL
30
EGY
Egypt
18½
9
:
9
18
Kosovo
KOS
31
DOM
Dominican Republic
18
9
:
9
16½
Belgium
BEL
32
COL
Colombia
21½
9
:
9
17
Luxembourg
LUX
33
ESA
El Salvador
18
9
:
9
18
Albania
ALB
34
FIN
Finland
20
9
:
9
18½
Malaysia
MAS
35
SGP
Singapore
19½
9
:
9
16½
South Korea
KOR
36
EST
Estonia
16
9
:
9
19
Tajikistan
TJK
37
MKD
North Macedonia
18
9
:
9
19½
Trinidad & Tobago
TTO
38
MEX
Mexico
18½
9
:
9
17
Zimbabwe
ZIM
39
RSA
South Africa
16½
9
:
9
19
Jamaica
JAM
40
JOR
Jordan
17
8
:
8
17½
Kyrgyzstan
KGZ
41
VEN
Venezuela
15½
8
:
8
14½
Syria
SYR
42
ZAM
Zambia
13½
8
:
8
15½
Algeria
ALG
43
MAR
Morocco
17½
8
:
8
17
Thailand
THA
44
SUD
Sudan
15
8
:
8
17
Tunisia
TUN
45
JPN
Japan
16
8
:
8
14
United Arab Emirates
UAE
46
YEM
Yemen
13
8
:
8
14½
Madagascar
MAD
47
GUA
Guatemala
14½
8
:
8
16
Qatar
QAT
48
NEP
Nepal
17
8
:
8
16½
Panama
PAN
49
IRQ
Iraq
17½
8
:
8
18½
Sri Lanka
SRI
50
LBA
Libya
14½
8
:
8
16
Monaco
MNC
51
UGA
Uganda
17
8
:
8
15½
Afghanistan
AFG
52
NZL
New Zealand
16½
8
:
8
14
Sao Tome and Principe
STP
53
ANG
Angola
15
8
:
8
16
Hong Kong
HKG
54
OMA
Oman
12
8
:
7
15
Faroe Islands
FAI
55
NGR
Nigeria
14½
7
:
7
12½
Liechtenstein
LIE
56
BRN
Bahrain
13½
7
:
7
14
Lebanon
LBN
57
MYA
Myanmar
16
7
:
7
12½
Wales
WLS
58
TPE
Chinese Taipei
17
7
:
7
14
Nicaragua
NCA
59
SSD
South Sudan
15½
7
:
7
16
Kenya
KEN
60
ETH
Ethiopia
14
7
:
7
13½
Liberia
LBR
61
PUR
Puerto Rico
16½
7
:
7
18½
Mozambique
MOZ
62
BOT
Botswana
13½
7
:
7
14½
Kuwait
KUW
63
ARU
Aruba
13
7
:
7
11
Honduras
HON
64
ERI
Eritrea
12
7
:
6
14
Costa Rica
CRC
65
CIV
Cote d’Ivoire
9½
6
:
6
14½
Cyprus
CYP
66
GUM
Guam
11½
6
:
6
12½
Netherlands Antilles
AHO
67
LCA
Saint Lucia
13½
6
:
6
11½
Malta
MLT
68
MAW
Malawi
15
6
:
6
13½
Palestine
PLE
69
HAI
Haiti
13
6
:
6
14
Togo
TOG
70
SUR
Suriname
13½
6
:
6
13
Guyana
GUY
71
NAM
Namibia
15½
6
:
6
12
Senegal
SEN
72
CPV
Cape Verde
13
6
:
6
13
Bahamas
BAH
73
MDV
Maldives
12½
6
:
6
14½
Barbados
BAR
74
JCI
Jersey
13
6
:
6
13
Tanzania
TAN
75
CMR
Cameroon
16
6
:
6
13
Mauritania
MTN
76
TLS
Timor-Leste
12½
6
:
6
14
Saudi Arabia
KSA
77
LES
Lesotho
12
6
:
6
13½
Somalia
SOM
78
GHA
Ghana
13
6
:
6
9½
Djibouti
DJI
79
SWZ
Eswatini
11½
5
:
5
10
Mali
MLI
80
MRI
Mauritius
12
5
:
5
10½
Sierra Leone
SLE
81
SMR
San Marino
11
5
:
5
10½
Guernsey
GCI
82
DMA
Dominica
9½
5
:
5
11½
Bermuda
BER
83
BHU
Bhutan
9
5
:
4
9½
Gambia
GAM
84
BDI
Burundi
9½
4
:
4
11
Palau
PLW
85
NRU
Nauru
11½
4
:
4
11
Cayman Islands
CAY
86
BRU
Brunei Darussalam
10
4
:
4
10½
Seychelles
SEY
87
PNG
Papua New Guinea
10
4
:
4
10
Laos
LAO
88
GAB
Gabon
9
4
:
4
5½
Equatorial Guinea
GEQ
89
VIN
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
14
4
:
4
11½
Fiji
FIJ
90
CHA
Chad
11½
4
:
3
7
Democratic Republic of the Congo
COD
91
COM
Comoros
7½
3
:
3
10½
US Virgin Islands
ISV
92
IVB
British Virgin Islands
6
2
:
3
5½
Saint Kitts and Nevis
SKN
93
NIG
Niger
5
2
:
1
6
Central African Republic
CAF
.
Round 9 team pairings women’s section:
No.
Team
Team
Pts.
MP
Res.
:
Res.
MP
Pts.
Team
Team
1
POL
Poland
24½
13
:
15
23
India *)
IND
2
UKR
Ukraine
23
13
:
14
22
Georgia
GEO
3
BUL
Bulgaria
23½
13
:
13
22
Kazakhstan
KAZ
4
AZE
Azerbaijan
22
12
:
13
22½
Mongolia
MGL
5
GER
Germany
21½
12
:
12
20
England
ENG
6
ARM
Armenia
23
12
:
12
20
Romania
ROU
7
INA
Indonesia
23½
12
:
12
23½
Spain
ESP
8
SWE
Sweden
22
12
:
12
19½
Netherlands
NED
9
SVK
Slovakia
17½
11
:
11
20½
France
FRA
10
GRE
Greece
21½
11
:
11
22
United States of America
USA
11
IND2
India 2
21
11
:
11
20
Switzerland
SUI
12
CZE
Czech Republic
19½
11
:
11
19½
Cuba
CUB
13
EST
Estonia
20
11
:
11
19½
India 3
IND3
14
HUN
Hungary
20
10
:
11
21
Philippines
PHI
15
FIN
Finland
18
10
:
10
18½
Serbia
SRB
16
ISR
Israel
20
10
:
10
20½
Uzbekistan
UZB
17
BEL
Belgium
20
10
:
10
19
Vietnam
VIE
18
ITA
Italy
20
10
:
10
18
Malaysia
MAS
19
PER
Peru
21
10
:
10
17
Mexico
MEX
20
VEN
Venezuela
20
10
:
10
20½
Iran
IRI
21
ARG
Argentina
18½
10
:
10
19½
Singapore
SGP
22
TUR
Turkey
19
10
:
10
22
Canada
CAN
23
LTU
Lithuania
20
10
:
10
21
Chile
CHI
24
CRO
Croatia
17
10
:
10
18½
Montenegro
MNE
25
ESA
El Salvador
19
10
:
9
21½
Slovenia
SLO
26
COL
Colombia
19
9
:
9
19½
Moldova
MDA
27
AUS
Australia
18½
9
:
9
19
Bolivia
BOL
28
BRA
Brazil
19
9
:
9
17½
Iceland
ISL
29
AUT
Austria
18
9
:
9
18½
Angola
ANG
30
TJK
Tajikistan
18
9
:
9
17½
Denmark
DEN
31
NOR
Norway
19½
9
:
9
21
New Zealand
NZL
32
LAT
Latvia
16
9
:
9
16½
Sri Lanka
SRI
33
EGY
Egypt
15
8
:
9
20
Kenya
KEN
34
NCA
Nicaragua
17½
8
:
8
18½
Ireland
IRL
35
RSA
South Africa
15
8
:
8
15
Portugal
POR
36
KGZ
Kyrgyzstan
19½
8
:
8
19½
Algeria
ALG
37
CRC
Costa Rica
18½
8
:
8
16
Syria
SYR
38
BAN
Bangladesh
18½
8
:
8
15½
Iraq
IRQ
39
ECU
Ecuador
17
8
:
8
14
Wales
WLS
40
PAR
Paraguay
15
8
:
8
15½
Japan
JPN
41
ALB
Albania
16
8
:
8
16½
Panama
PAN
42
UGA
Uganda
17
8
:
8
15½
North Macedonia
MKD
43
SCO
Scotland
17
8
:
8
14
Jamaica
JAM
44
DOM
Dominican Republic
17
8
:
8
17
Hong Kong
HKG
45
URU
Uruguay
15½
8
:
8
15½
South Korea
KOR
46
MNC
Monaco
15½
7
:
8
14½
Suriname
SUR
47
BAR
Barbados
14
7
:
7
15½
Nigeria
NGR
48
UAE
United Arab Emirates
16½
7
:
7
14½
Tunisia
TUN
49
ZAM
Zambia
14½
7
:
7
14
Chinese Taipei
TPE
50
NAM
Namibia
12½
7
:
7
12½
Botswana
BOT
51
GHA
Ghana
14
7
:
7
12½
Guatemala
GUA
52
ZIM
Zimbabwe
17
7
:
7
15½
Jersey
JCI
53
NEP
Nepal
16
7
:
7
12½
Maldives
MDV
54
CIV
Cote d’Ivoire
13
7
:
7
14½
Mozambique
MOZ
55
SUD
Sudan
11
6
:
6
15½
Lebanon
LBN
56
CYP
Cyprus
15½
6
:
6
12½
Libya
LBA
57
LES
Lesotho
11½
6
:
6
13½
Andorra
AND
58
SEN
Senegal
11½
6
:
6
11½
Madagascar
MAD
59
THA
Thailand
15
6
:
6
13
Eswatini
SWZ
60
HAI
Haiti
11
6
:
6
11½
Eritrea
ERI
61
MLT
Malta
10½
6
:
6
16
Mauritius
MRI
62
PLE
Palestine
13½
6
:
6
13
Bahrain
BRN
63
HON
Honduras
12
6
:
6
10½
Liberia
LBR
64
TAN
Tanzania
12½
6
:
6
14
Ethiopia
ETH
65
OMA
Oman
13
5
:
6
12
Saudi Arabia
KSA
66
TLS
Timor-Leste
10½
5
:
5
14
Aruba
ARU
67
BAH
Bahamas
14
5
:
5
11½
Trinidad & Tobago
TTO
68
KOS
Kosovo
10½
5
:
5
11
Kuwait
KUW
69
GUM
Guam
10
5
:
5
11½
Guyana
GUY
70
MAW
Malawi
10½
5
:
5
11
Laos
LAO
71
CPV
Cape Verde
9½
4
:
5
10½
Cameroon
CMR
72
PLW
Palau
10½
4
:
4
9½
Bhutan
BHU
73
MYA
Myanmar
11½
4
:
4
10
Central African Republic
CAF
74
TOG
Togo
9
4
:
4
5½
Burundi
BDI
75
COM
Comoros
10
4
:
3
5
Djibouti
DJI
76
SOM
Somalia
7½
4
:
3
7
Gambia
GAM
77
SSD
South Sudan
7½
3
:
3
7
Mali
MLI
78
FIJ
Fiji
14½
7
:
7
12½
Puerto Rico *)
PUR
79
GAB
Gabon
6½
1
:
2
6
Seychelles
SEY
80
SLE
Sierra Leone
5½
2
2
:
0
0
0
bye
