Chess Olympiad 2024: Gukesh win helps India beat China in open section; women go past Georgia
Gukesh beat Wei Yi in a game which lasted nearly six hours.
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Gukesh Dommaraj won a hardfought game as India continued to exert their dominance at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary with a 2.5-1.5 win over China in the seventh round of play on Wednesday.
With the reigning world champion Ding Liren rested for the match, Gukesh – the world championship challenger – went up against Wei Yi on the top board. While the likes of Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Arjun Erigaisi, and Pentala Harikrishna all drew their respective games on the lower boards, the onus was on Gukesh to take India to their seventh consecutive win.
Much to the dismay of the Indian team, Wei landed in a better position in the middle game but 18-year-old Gukesh kept fighting.
The Indian kept the applying the pressure with accurate moves and Wei eventually crumbled as he blundered while looking to promote his pawn. The game lasted nine more moves before the Chinese surrendered as Gukesh registered a win with the white pieces in a contest that lasted nearly six hours.
The win from Gukesh meant that India has now won seven matches in a row at the 2024 Chess Olympiad and sit atop the standings in the open section.
India will next play Iran in the eighth round on Thursday.
India women beat Georgia
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