Six rounds of the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 are in the books and Armenia emerged as the sole leader of the Open section scoring perfect 12 match points! Armenia today took a narrow 2.5-1.5 victory against India2. India’s women’s team emerged as the sole leader of the Women’s Chess Olympiad 2022 with the maximum score of 12 match points. Round 6 results (open section) / Round 6 results (women’s section)
Tomorrow is the free day and the games continue Friday, 5th of August. The top encounter of the open section will be Armenia vs USA, where Levon Aronian could face his own country for the first time (replay the last match of USA). In the Women’s section India meets Azerbaijan. Scroll down for Round 7 team pairings of both sections; Replay all games (women’s section) / Replay all games (open section) / Replay Round 6 games with commentaries by GM Peter Leko and GM Peter Svidler
Read: Round 7 report / Levon Aronian’s beauty of chess
Round 7 pairings (open section):
No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo |
1 | 2 | IND | India *) | 17 | 10 | : | 10 | 17 | India 3 | IND | 16 | ||
2 | 12 | ARM | Armenia | 17½ | 12 | : | 11 | 16 | United States of America | USA | 1 | ||
3 | 15 | FRA | France | 18 | 10 | : | 10 | 18½ | Netherlands | NED | 7 | ||
4 | 23 | SRB | Serbia | 15½ | 10 | : | 10 | 16½ | Germany | GER | 9 | ||
5 | 32 | CUB | Cuba | 17½ | 10 | : | 10 | 19 | India 2 | IND | 11 | ||
6 | 37 | PER | Peru | 16 | 10 | : | 10 | 19 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 14 | ||
7 | 4 | ESP | Spain | 16½ | 9 | : | 10 | 17½ | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 40 | ||
8 | 6 | AZE | Azerbaijan | 16½ | 9 | : | 9 | 17½ | Israel | ISR | 22 | ||
9 | 25 | GRE | Greece | 17½ | 9 | : | 9 | 17½ | Ukraine | UKR | 8 | ||
10 | 28 | BRA | Brazil | 16½ | 9 | : | 9 | 16½ | England | ENG | 10 | ||
11 | 13 | IRI | Iran | 16 | 9 | : | 9 | 17½ | Australia | AUS | 29 | ||
12 | 33 | AUT | Austria | 15 | 9 | : | 9 | 16 | Hungary | HUN | 19 | ||
13 | 5 | POL | Poland | 15 | 8 | : | 9 | 16 | Philippines | PHI | 52 | ||
14 | 17 | CRO | Croatia | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 16 | Mongolia | MGL | 45 | ||
15 | 18 | CZE | Czech Republic | 17½ | 8 | : | 8 | 16½ | Indonesia | INA | 46 | ||
16 | 20 | ROU | Romania | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 17 | Paraguay | PAR | 47 | ||
17 | 21 | TUR | Turkey | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 12½ | Uruguay | URU | 49 | ||
18 | 48 | MDA | Moldova | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 17½ | Georgia | GEO | 24 | ||
19 | 26 | ITA | Italy | 16½ | 8 | : | 8 | 18½ | Portugal | POR | 53 | ||
20 | 27 | DEN | Denmark | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 16½ | Finland | FIN | 55 | ||
21 | 56 | SGP | Singapore | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 15 | Lithuania | LTU | 35 | ||
22 | 58 | AND | Andorra | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 14 | Switzerland | SUI | 36 | ||
23 | 38 | EGY | Egypt | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 17 | Ireland | IRL | 59 | ||
24 | 63 | BUL | Bulgaria | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 16 | Slovenia | SLO | 41 | ||
25 | 64 | LAT | Latvia | 14½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Chile | CHI | 42 | ||
26 | 43 | ISL | Iceland | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 14½ | Ecuador | ECU | 66 | ||
27 | 44 | CAN | Canada | 14½ | 8 | : | 8 | 13 | Scotland | SCO | 67 | ||
28 | 3 | NOR | Norway | 15½ | 7 | : | 7 | 12½ | North Macedonia | MKD | 61 | ||
29 | 60 | FAI | Faroe Islands | 12½ | 7 | : | 7 | 16½ | Argentina | ARG | 30 | ||
30 | 65 | BAN | Bangladesh | 14 | 7 | : | 7 | 13 | Sweden | SWE | 31 | ||
31 | 69 | KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 7 | : | 7 | 13 | Slovakia | SVK | 34 | ||
32 | 39 | MNE | Montenegro | 15½ | 7 | : | 7 | 14½ | Kosovo | KOS | 71 | ||
33 | 50 | BEL | Belgium | 12 | 7 | : | 7 | 13½ | Nigeria | NGR | 78 | ||
34 | 80 | MAS | Malaysia | 15 | 7 | : | 7 | 16 | Colombia | COL | 51 | ||
35 | 54 | ALB | Albania | 14½ | 7 | : | 7 | 14½ | Trinidad & Tobago | TTO | 91 | ||
36 | 88 | ESA | El Salvador | 13 | 7 | : | 7 | 13 | Estonia | EST | 57 | ||
37 | 62 | MEX | Mexico | 14 | 6 | : | 7 | 13½ | Jamaica | JAM | 108 | ||
38 | 94 | ZIM | Zimbabwe | 12½ | 6 | : | 6 | 12 | South Africa | RSA | 68 | ||
39 | 98 | ALG | Algeria | 11½ | 6 | : | 6 | 14 | Bolivia | BOL | 70 | ||
40 | 99 | JOR | Jordan | 13½ | 6 | : | 6 | 12½ | Venezuela | VEN | 72 | ||
41 | 73 | ZAM | Zambia | 10 | 6 | : | 6 | 12½ | Thailand | THA | 100 | ||
42 | 75 | MAR | Morocco | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 12 | Cyprus | CYP | 102 | ||
43 | 103 | UAE | United Arab Emirates | 9½ | 6 | : | 6 | 11½ | Costa Rica | CRC | 76 | ||
44 | 104 | MAD | Madagascar | 11½ | 6 | : | 6 | 12½ | Tunisia | TUN | 77 | ||
45 | 109 | SSD | South Sudan | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 12½ | Luxembourg | LUX | 79 | ||
46 | 81 | JPN | Japan | 13½ | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Nepal | NEP | 107 | ||
47 | 82 | YEM | Yemen | 10½ | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 111 | ||
48 | 83 | GUA | Guatemala | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Sri Lanka | SRI | 112 | ||
49 | 84 | PAN | Panama | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 8½ | Honduras | HON | 114 | ||
50 | 116 | MLT | Malta | 10 | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Iraq | IRQ | 85 | ||
51 | 118 | HAI | Haiti | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Tajikistan | TJK | 86 | ||
52 | 87 | KOR | South Korea | 11½ | 6 | : | 6 | 12 | Qatar | QAT | 120 | ||
53 | 121 | NAM | Namibia | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 12½ | Monaco | MNC | 89 | ||
54 | 134 | SOM | Somalia | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 11½ | Uganda | UGA | 90 | ||
55 | 92 | NZL | New Zealand | 12½ | 6 | : | 6 | 11 | Saint Lucia | LCA | 148 | ||
56 | 93 | ANG | Angola | 11 | 6 | : | 6 | 9 | Oman | OMA | 146 | ||
57 | 174 | ERI | Eritrea | 10 | 6 | : | 5 | 11½ | Dominican Republic | DOM | 74 | ||
58 | 127 | MLI | Mali | 8 | 5 | : | 5 | 10½ | Lebanon | LBN | 95 | ||
59 | 129 | MTN | Mauritania | 9½ | 5 | : | 5 | 8½ | Wales | WLS | 96 | ||
60 | 97 | SYR | Syria | 9½ | 5 | : | 5 | 12 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 133 | ||
61 | 136 | GHA | Ghana | 9½ | 5 | : | 5 | 10 | Nicaragua | NCA | 105 | ||
62 | 110 | ETH | Ethiopia | 9½ | 5 | : | 5 | 8½ | Guam | GUM | 142 | ||
63 | 143 | MOZ | Mozambique | 13 | 5 | : | 5 | 10½ | Botswana | BOT | 113 | ||
64 | 125 | MYA | Myanmar | 13 | 5 | : | 5 | 9½ | Kuwait | KUW | 144 | ||
65 | 126 | LIE | Liechtenstein | 10 | 5 | : | 5 | 7½ | Dominica | DMA | 180 | ||
66 | 183 | BHU | Bhutan | 9 | 5 | : | 4 | 8½ | Sudan | SUD | 101 | ||
67 | 115 | AHO | Netherlands Antilles | 8½ | 4 | : | 4 | 8½ | Aruba | ARU | 147 | ||
68 | 140 | HKG | Hong Kong | 10 | 4 | : | 4 | 11 | Malawi | MAW | 117 | ||
69 | 141 | PLE | Palestine | 9 | 4 | : | 4 | 10 | Suriname | SUR | 119 | ||
70 | 122 | LBA | Libya | 9 | 4 | : | 4 | 7½ | Senegal | SEN | 150 | ||
71 | 123 | CPV | Cape Verde | 9 | 4 | : | 4 | 8 | Guyana | GUY | 152 | ||
72 | 124 | BAR | Barbados | 9½ | 4 | : | 4 | 9 | Bahamas | BAH | 158 | ||
73 | 153 | MDV | Maldives | 8 | 4 | : | 4 | 9½ | Jersey | JCI | 128 | ||
74 | 130 | BRN | Bahrain | 8½ | 4 | : | 4 | 12 | Cameroon | CMR | 162 | ||
75 | 160 | NRU | Nauru | 10½ | 4 | : | 4 | 8½ | Saudi Arabia | KSA | 131 | ||
76 | 132 | AFG | Afghanistan | 10 | 4 | : | 4 | 8 | Lesotho | LES | 164 | ||
77 | 168 | PNG | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 4 | : | 4 | 10 | Kenya | KEN | 135 | ||
78 | 137 | CIV | Cote d’Ivoire | 6½ | 4 | : | 4 | 8½ | Cayman Islands | CAY | 172 | ||
79 | 138 | LBR | Liberia | 8½ | 4 | : | 4 | 8 | Burundi | BDI | 173 | ||
80 | 139 | STP | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 | 4 | : | 4 | 6 | Djibouti | DJI | 177 | ||
81 | 184 | CHA | Chad | 9½ | 4 | : | 3 | 9 | Togo | TOG | 149 | ||
82 | 165 | COD | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7 | 3 | : | 3 | 6 | San Marino | SMR | 154 | ||
83 | 156 | SLE | Sierra Leone | 7½ | 3 | : | 3 | 7½ | Eswatini | SWZ | 167 | ||
84 | 157 | PLW | Palau | 7½ | 3 | : | 3 | 8 | Guernsey | GCI | 170 | ||
85 | 175 | ISV | US Virgin Islands | 8 | 3 | : | 3 | 8½ | Tanzania | TAN | 159 | ||
86 | 145 | MRI | Mauritius | 6 | 2 | : | 3 | 7 | Laos | LAO | 182 | ||
87 | 151 | GAM | Gambia | 5½ | 2 | : | 2 | 4½ | Gabon | GAB | 169 | ||
88 | 155 | BER | Bermuda | 5½ | 2 | : | 2 | 6½ | Seychelles | SEY | 178 | ||
89 | 171 | FIJ | Fiji | 6½ | 2 | : | 2 | 7 | Timor-Leste | TLS | 163 | ||
90 | 166 | BRU | Brunei Darussalam | 7 | 2 | : | 2 | 8½ | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VIN | 179 | ||
91 | 186 | GEQ | Equatorial Guinea | 2½ | 2 | : | 1 | 5 | Central African Republic | CAF | 176 | ||
92 | 181 | IVB | British Virgin Islands | 3½ | 1 | : | 1 | 3 | Niger | NIG | 187 | ||
93 | 185 | COM | Comoros | 2 | 1 | : | 1 | 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | SKN | 188 |
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Round 7 pairings (women’s section):
No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo |
1 | 6 | AZE | Azerbaijan | 18½ | 11 | : | 12 | 18½ | India *) | IND | 1 | ||
2 | 3 | GEO | Georgia | 16 | 10 | : | 11 | 16½ | Romania | ROU | 20 | ||
3 | 2 | UKR | Ukraine | 17½ | 10 | : | 10 | 16½ | Netherlands | NED | 17 | ||
4 | 4 | POL | Poland | 19½ | 10 | : | 10 | 18½ | Bulgaria | BUL | 15 | ||
5 | 9 | ARM | Armenia | 20 | 10 | : | 10 | 17 | Israel | ISR | 19 | ||
6 | 10 | KAZ | Kazakhstan | 16 | 9 | : | 10 | 16 | Vietnam | VIE | 24 | ||
7 | 11 | IND2 | India 2 | 16 | 9 | : | 9 | 18 | Greece | GRE | 27 | ||
8 | 13 | ESP | Spain | 19 | 9 | : | 9 | 15½ | Czech Republic | CZE | 23 | ||
9 | 28 | MGL | Mongolia | 16½ | 9 | : | 9 | 15½ | Cuba | CUB | 14 | ||
10 | 16 | IND3 | India 3 | 15½ | 9 | : | 9 | 16 | Switzerland | SUI | 29 | ||
11 | 22 | SVK | Slovakia | 14½ | 9 | : | 9 | 16 | Estonia | EST | 30 | ||
12 | 5 | FRA | France | 16 | 8 | : | 9 | 14½ | Croatia | CRO | 43 | ||
13 | 40 | ARG | Argentina | 14½ | 8 | : | 8 | 16½ | United States of America | USA | 7 | ||
14 | 8 | GER | Germany | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Turkey | TUR | 41 | ||
15 | 12 | HUN | Hungary | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 16 | Lithuania | LTU | 42 | ||
16 | 46 | UZB | Uzbekistan | 16½ | 8 | : | 8 | 14½ | Serbia | SRB | 18 | ||
17 | 21 | ENG | England | 14 | 8 | : | 8 | 15 | Denmark | DEN | 47 | ||
18 | 25 | ITA | Italy | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Ireland | IRL | 51 | ||
19 | 31 | PER | Peru | 16½ | 8 | : | 8 | 13½ | Malaysia | MAS | 52 | ||
20 | 32 | INA | Indonesia | 18 | 8 | : | 8 | 13 | Mexico | MEX | 54 | ||
21 | 55 | SGP | Singapore | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Sweden | SWE | 34 | ||
22 | 37 | AUT | Austria | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 18 | Canada | CAN | 56 | ||
23 | 38 | IRI | Iran | 16½ | 8 | : | 8 | 16 | Chile | CHI | 57 | ||
24 | 71 | MKD | North Macedonia | 13½ | 8 | : | 7 | 16½ | Slovenia | SLO | 26 | ||
25 | 33 | COL | Colombia | 15 | 7 | : | 7 | 14½ | Belgium | BEL | 49 | ||
26 | 50 | LAT | Latvia | 12 | 7 | : | 7 | 14 | Australia | AUS | 35 | ||
27 | 53 | MDA | Moldova | 14½ | 7 | : | 7 | 15 | Brazil | BRA | 36 | ||
28 | 39 | PHI | Philippines | 15 | 7 | : | 7 | 14½ | Bolivia | BOL | 60 | ||
29 | 44 | EGY | Egypt | 12 | 7 | : | 7 | 13½ | Ecuador | ECU | 65 | ||
30 | 67 | PAR | Paraguay | 12½ | 7 | : | 7 | 15 | Norway | NOR | 48 | ||
31 | 68 | NGR | Nigeria | 12½ | 7 | : | 6 | 12 | Finland | FIN | 45 | ||
32 | 58 | VEN | Venezuela | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Nicaragua | NCA | 78 | ||
33 | 79 | KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 6 | : | 6 | 11 | Portugal | POR | 59 | ||
34 | 80 | TJK | Tajikistan | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 12 | Iceland | ISL | 61 | ||
35 | 62 | ALG | Algeria | 15½ | 6 | : | 6 | 11½ | South Africa | RSA | 81 | ||
36 | 82 | IRQ | Iraq | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 14 | Costa Rica | CRC | 63 | ||
37 | 83 | SYR | Syria | 11 | 6 | : | 6 | 14½ | Bangladesh | BAN | 64 | ||
38 | 66 | MNE | Montenegro | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 11 | Zambia | ZAM | 87 | ||
39 | 89 | GUA | Guatemala | 10 | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Angola | ANG | 69 | ||
40 | 93 | UGA | Uganda | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Albania | ALB | 70 | ||
41 | 95 | HKG | Hong Kong | 14 | 6 | : | 6 | 11½ | Scotland | SCO | 72 | ||
42 | 73 | LBN | Lebanon | 12½ | 6 | : | 6 | 11½ | Jamaica | JAM | 96 | ||
43 | 74 | NZL | New Zealand | 15 | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | South Korea | KOR | 98 | ||
44 | 102 | AND | Andorra | 11 | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Dominican Republic | DOM | 75 | ||
45 | 76 | ESA | El Salvador | 14 | 6 | : | 6 | 12½ | Thailand | THA | 104 | ||
46 | 77 | URU | Uruguay | 11½ | 6 | : | 6 | 12 | Tunisia | TUN | 115 | ||
47 | 127 | LES | Lesotho | 10 | 6 | : | 5 | 10½ | Monaco | MNC | 84 | ||
48 | 109 | MOZ | Mozambique | 11½ | 5 | : | 5 | 11½ | United Arab Emirates | UAE | 85 | ||
49 | 88 | BOT | Botswana | 9 | 5 | : | 5 | 9 | Madagascar | MAD | 103 | ||
50 | 114 | FIJ | Fiji | 11 | 5 | : | 5 | 11 | Panama | PAN | 91 | ||
51 | 113 | ETH | Ethiopia | 11 | 5 | : | 5 | 11 | Japan | JPN | 92 | ||
52 | 116 | TLS | Timor-Leste | 10 | 5 | : | 5 | 12 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 94 | ||
53 | 118 | KOS | Kosovo | 9 | 5 | : | 5 | 10 | Sri Lanka | SRI | 97 | ||
54 | 122 | SUD | Sudan | 9 | 5 | : | 5 | 13 | Kenya | KEN | 99 | ||
55 | 124 | TPE | Chinese Taipei | 11½ | 5 | : | 5 | 9 | Libya | LBA | 100 | ||
56 | 90 | WLS | Wales | 8½ | 4 | : | 5 | 8½ | Saudi Arabia | KSA | 159 | ||
57 | 129 | ARU | Aruba | 11 | 4 | : | 4 | 10 | Nepal | NEP | 101 | ||
58 | 105 | SUR | Suriname | 8 | 4 | : | 4 | 8½ | Senegal | SEN | 130 | ||
59 | 131 | PLW | Palau | 8½ | 4 | : | 4 | 8 | Haiti | HAI | 106 | ||
60 | 107 | MLT | Malta | 7½ | 4 | : | 4 | 9 | Eswatini | SWZ | 134 | ||
61 | 136 | GUY | Guyana | 8½ | 4 | : | 4 | 10½ | Oman | OMA | 108 | ||
62 | 110 | PLE | Palestine | 10 | 4 | : | 4 | 10½ | Mauritius | MRI | 135 | ||
63 | 137 | ERI | Eritrea | 7½ | 4 | : | 4 | 8½ | Honduras | HON | 112 | ||
64 | 141 | MDV | Maldives | 8 | 4 | : | 4 | 8½ | Trinidad & Tobago | TTO | 117 | ||
65 | 121 | MAW | Malawi | 7 | 4 | : | 4 | 10 | Bahrain | BRN | 143 | ||
66 | 146 | CIV | Cote d’Ivoire | 8 | 4 | : | 4 | 7 | Namibia | NAM | 123 | ||
67 | 149 | BHU | Bhutan | 7½ | 4 | : | 4 | 11 | Cyprus | CYP | 125 | ||
68 | 161 | SOM | Somalia | 7½ | 4 | : | 4 | 8 | Ghana | GHA | 128 | ||
69 | 119 | GUM | Guam | 7½ | 3 | : | 3 | 8½ | Bahamas | BAH | 139 | ||
70 | 142 | JCI | Jersey | 8½ | 3 | : | 3 | 7 | Cape Verde | CPV | 126 | ||
71 | 132 | KUW | Kuwait | 7 | 3 | : | 3 | 6½ | Cameroon | CMR | 140 | ||
72 | 162 | SSD | South Sudan | 7½ | 3 | : | 2 | 6½ | Myanmar | MYA | 133 | ||
73 | 151 | CAF | Central African Republic | 5 | 2 | : | 2 | 5 | Togo | TOG | 138 | ||
74 | 144 | LBR | Liberia | 4½ | 2 | : | 2 | 5½ | Comoros | COM | 152 | ||
75 | 157 | MLI | Mali | 5 | 2 | : | 2 | 5½ | Tanzania | TAN | 147 | ||
76 | 148 | SLE | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2 | : | 2 | 6 | Laos | LAO | 156 | ||
77 | 150 | BDI | Burundi | 2 | 2 | : | 2 | 5 | Seychelles | SEY | 160 | ||
78 | 86 | PUR | Puerto Rico *) | 9½ | 5 | : | 5 | 8½ | Barbados | BAR | 111 | ||
79 | 153 | DJI | Djibouti | 2 | 1 | : | 1 | 3 | Gambia | GAM | 155 | ||
80 | 154 | GAB | Gabon | 3½ | 0 | 2 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | bye | -1 |
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