Indian men’s team put up a splendid show holding defending champions Armenia to a draw on all boards in the eighth round of the ongoing 41st Chess Olympiad to remain seventh in the leader board. India men are currently placed seventh with 12 points in their kitty.
GM Parimarjan Negi showed the way as he played out a chanceless draw with World No 3 Levon Aronian on the top board while the trio of GM SP Sethuraman, GM Krishnan Sasikiran and GM B Adhiban followed suit almost shutting the door on Armenia’s title defence with only three rounds left.
Eves handed a 3-1 drubbing to Indonesia with Mary Ann Gomes and Padmini Rout coming good on the last two boards.
GM Parimarjan Negi showed the way as he played out a chanceless draw with World No 3 Levon Aronian on the top board while the trio of GM SP Sethuraman, GM Krishnan Sasikiran and GM B Adhiban followed suit almost shutting the door on Armenia’s title defence with only three rounds left.
Eves handed a 3-1 drubbing to Indonesia with Mary Ann Gomes and Padmini Rout coming good on the last two boards.