With India basically having the title guaranteed in the open section most of the attention in the final day of the Chess Olympiad is directed towards the women section. With India and Kazakhstan as favorites for the gold, USA and Poland with chances, and multiple teams in contention for medals, the women section will draw attention.
However, a geopolitical matchup in the women section may distract fans from he medal race. Iran and Israel were paired by the Chess Olympiad Swiss system for the final round of the Olympiad. Amid the tense global situation, Iran team is most likely not playing the match.
The drama in the match Iran vs Israel comes the same day another major geopolitical chess decision will be taken as the Russian / Kyrgyz proposal discussion and voting is currently going on
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