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After a dramatic final round of the Chess Olympiad 2022, Uzbekistan won the Open tournament having better tiebreak criteria than Armenia, while Ukraine clinched gold of the Women’s Chess Olympiad thanks to better tiebreaks than Georgia. The event will be officially declared closed at the Awarding Ceremony which can be followed live:

The battles for the Women’s Chess Olympiad winner’s podium lasted till the very last minute of the final 11th round. Ukraine claimed gold for the first time since 2006 having better tiebreaks than Georgia who finished silver! Replay all games here

After 11 exciting rounds in a competition of 186 teams represented by more than 900 players, Uzbekistan wins the 44th Chess Olympiad! Replay all games here

Final report to follow

The 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 concluded today in Chennai after the thrilling final round. Uzbekistan and Armenia (the co-leaders of the open section after 10 played rounds) won their matches against Netherlands and Spain (respectively) to tie for the first place.

A dramatic final round marked the Women’s Chess Olympiad 2022. India’s women’s team headed into the last round as the sole leader of the event, but suffered a loss to USA dropping to the third position on the final rankings. Ukraine and Georgia won their matches against Poland and Azerbaijan (respectively) leaping to the shared first place.

The Armenian team defeated Azerbaijan in the 10th round of the 2022 Chess Olympiad, emerging on the top of the rankings in the co-lead with Uzbekistan. (Rankings after Round 10) Answering the question about the team’s secret for success, Sargissian said he is not sure if there is any: “Actually, this is a surprise not only for all the chess world, but also for us.

Chess is tough, and the life of a professional player is even more so. Maintaining your emotional stability throughout a tournament can be very testing, and things can change rapidly from one day to the next.

The match between the youth teams of India B and Uzbekistan was 2-1 for India B, thanks to Praggnanandhaa’s great win over Sindarov. Only Gukesh’s game remained: he was playing White against Abdusattorov.

The final 11th round of the 2022 Chess Olympiad promises exciting games in the Open section which will determine the medalists of the event. Uzbekistan and Armenia are the co-leaders after 10 played rounds, while India 2, India and USA tie for the third place. Armenia faces Spain, and Uzbekistan goes against Netherlands in the last round.

After defeating Kazakhstan in the 10th round of the Women’s Chess Olympiad, India’s women’s team heads into the final 11th round as the sole leader of the event. India scores 17 match points, while Poland, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Georgia share the second place with 16 match points, each. Rankings after 10 rounds (women’s section)

With only one round to go, India’s women’s team overtook the sole leadership of the Women’s Chess Olympiad 2022 after defeating Kazakhstan in the 10th round! India is in the sole first place with 17 match points, while Poland, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Georgia follow with 16 match points.