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After five played rounds at the 2022 Chess Olympiad only two teams emerged on the top with the perfect score of 10 match points – India2 and Armenia. Uzbekistan, India, USA, Cuba and Iran follow with 4 won matches and 1 draw, scoring 9 match points. India, Georgia and Romania are the only teams remaining perfect at the Women’s Chess Olympiad 2022 and tie for the top after 5 played rounds with 10 match points, each.

After five played rounds at the 2022 Chess Olympiad only two teams emerged on the top with the perfect score of 10 match points – India2 and Armenia. Uzbekistan, India, USA, Cuba and Iran follow with 4 won matches and 1 draw, scoring 9 match points. Round 5 results (open section) are below / Round 5 results (women’s section) can be found here

India, Georgia and Romania are the only teams remaining perfect at the Women’s Chess Olympiad 2022 and tie for the top after 5 played rounds with 10 match points, each. Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are following with 9 match points. Scroll down for Round 5 results / Round 5 results (open section) can be found here

The first board of the Czech Republic’s team GM David Navara today delivered a beautiful Queen sacrifice winning the game against Mongolian GM Dambasuren Batsuren. Czech Republic won the match with a convincing 3.5-0.5 result, scoring 15 match points. In the post-game interview, Navara said that he needed some time to get used to clime in India and air-conditioning, adding that he is satisfied with the result so far. See the game and the interview below

Chess is a complex game, something that even Elon Musk fails to grasp completely. After only five moves, a game of chess has 69,352,859,712,417 possible positions. You can master all of the patterns, opening tabiyas, and thematic tactics in the world. But when you run into a position that’s “out of the box” — and you will — it’s your ability to find unique solutions that will carry you through!

Three chessboards were set by scuba divers at an unusual place as they decided to play a 60-feet underwater Chess! A group of six divers played 15 minutes underwater chess games, celebrating the first ever Chess Olympiad being held in India. The divers needed two hours to set the playground using specially designed pieces that could stay underwater. The chessboard weigh 10kg each and had iron attached to the base, while chess pieces got filled with iron to add the needed weight. All Chess Olympiad 2022 news

Five teams remain perfect at the Chess Olympiad 2022. The leaders from India 2 are facing Romania in the top match of the day, where Pentala Harikrishna will have the white pieces against Bogdan-Daniel Deac, who just crossed the 2700 ELO mark. In the match Spain vs India, Alexei Shirov will be on board one against Gukesh D, who is also a new member of the 2700 club.

Five teams remain perfect at the Chess Olympiad 2022. The leaders from India 2 are facing Romania in the top match of the day, where Pentala Harikrishna will have the white pieces against Bogdan-Daniel Deac, who just crossed the 2700 ELO mark. In the match Spain vs India, Alexei Shirov will be on board one against Gukesh D, who is also a new member of the 2700 club.

Marc Freccero is an electronic musician and DJ . He is known for taking unique music elements from all over the globe and fusing them with the vibes of dance and party music. On the eve of the Chess Olympiad 2022 the DJ released a track dedicated to Magnus Carlsen.

Mighty clashes coming in the Women’s section of the Chess Olympiad 2022 . Azerbaijan, Poland, Ukraine, India, France, India 2, Georgia and Romania emerged on the top with a maximum score of 8 match points and will now feature unpredictable and exciting games in round 5. India’s Humpy Koneru faces Frace’s Marie Sebag, Mariya Muzychuk is up against Gunay Mammadzada, and Alina Kashlinskaya is playing Irina Bulmaga.