The 8th round of the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 saw many exciting games and, with only 3 rounds to go, Armenia kept the sole leadership in the event. India maintained the sole leadership in the Women’s tournament with 15 match points, while Georgia emerged on the clear second place with 14 match points after a convincing 3.5-0.5 victory over Armenia. Round 8 results (open section) / Round 8 results (women’s section)
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The 9th round starts Sunday, 7th of August at 15:00 (GMT+5:30). Women’s section LIVE / Open section LIVE
Round 9 team pairings open section:
| 1 | IND2 | India 2 *) | 25½ | 14 | : | 13 | 22 | Azerbaijan | AZE | ||
| 2 | UZB | Uzbekistan | 25½ | 14 | : | 15 | 22 | Armenia | ARM | ||
| 3 | NED | Netherlands | 23½ | 13 | : | 13 | 22 | Iran | IRI | ||
| 4 | GRE | Greece | 22 | 12 | : | 12 | 19 | United States of America | USA | ||
| 5 | IND | India | 21½ | 12 | : | 12 | 21 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 6 | LTU | Lithuania | 20 | 12 | : | 12 | 20½ | Germany | GER | ||
| 7 | TUR | Turkey | 23 | 12 | : | 12 | 19 | Peru | PER | ||
| 8 | KAZ | Kazakhstan | 21½ | 12 | : | 12 | 20 | Serbia | SRB | ||
| 9 | DEN | Denmark | 22½ | 11 | : | 11 | 21½ | Spain | ESP | ||
| 10 | AUS | Australia | 20½ | 11 | : | 11 | 21½ | Ukraine | UKR | ||
| 11 | ARG | Argentina | 23 | 11 | : | 11 | 20½ | England | ENG | ||
| 12 | FRA | France | 21½ | 11 | : | 11 | 20 | Cuba | CUB | ||
| 13 | CZE | Czech Republic | 22½ | 11 | : | 11 | 20½ | Chile | CHI | ||
| 14 | HUN | Hungary | 21 | 11 | : | 11 | 20½ | Slovenia | SLO | ||
| 15 | ROU | Romania | 21 | 11 | : | 11 | 20½ | Moldova | MDA | ||
| 16 | ISR | Israel | 21 | 11 | : | 11 | 19½ | Andorra | AND | ||
| 17 | ITA | Italy | 21½ | 11 | : | 11 | 22 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 18 | INA | Indonesia | 21½ | 10 | : | 10 | 20 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 19 | POL | Poland | 19 | 10 | : | 10 | 21 | Mongolia | MGL | ||
| 20 | PAR | Paraguay | 21½ | 10 | : | 10 | 19 | India 3 | IND | ||
| 21 | CRO | Croatia | 20½ | 10 | : | 10 | 15½ | Uruguay | URU | ||
| 22 | GEO | Georgia | 23 | 10 | : | 10 | 19½ | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 23 | SWE | Sweden | 18 | 10 | : | 10 | 19½ | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| 24 | SVK | Slovakia | 17½ | 10 | : | 10 | 20 | Ecuador | ECU | ||
| 25 | POR | Portugal | 23½ | 10 | : | 10 | 18 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 26 | SCO | Scotland | 16½ | 10 | : | 10 | 21½ | Montenegro | MNE | ||
| 27 | ISL | Iceland | 18½ | 10 | : | 10 | 18½ | Bangladesh | BAN | ||
| 28 | LAT | Latvia | 18½ | 10 | : | 10 | 18½ | Canada | CAN | ||
| 29 | AUT | Austria | 16 | 9 | : | 10 | 20 | Bolivia | BOL | ||
| 30 | EGY | Egypt | 18½ | 9 | : | 9 | 18 | Kosovo | KOS | ||
| 31 | DOM | Dominican Republic | 18 | 9 | : | 9 | 16½ | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 32 | COL | Colombia | 21½ | 9 | : | 9 | 17 | Luxembourg | LUX | ||
| 33 | ESA | El Salvador | 18 | 9 | : | 9 | 18 | Albania | ALB | ||
| 34 | FIN | Finland | 20 | 9 | : | 9 | 18½ | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| 35 | SGP | Singapore | 19½ | 9 | : | 9 | 16½ | South Korea | KOR | ||
| 36 | EST | Estonia | 16 | 9 | : | 9 | 19 | Tajikistan | TJK | ||
| 37 | MKD | North Macedonia | 18 | 9 | : | 9 | 19½ | Trinidad & Tobago | TTO | ||
| 38 | MEX | Mexico | 18½ | 9 | : | 9 | 17 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | ||
| 39 | RSA | South Africa | 16½ | 9 | : | 9 | 19 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 40 | JOR | Jordan | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 17½ | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | ||
| 41 | VEN | Venezuela | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 14½ | Syria | SYR | ||
| 42 | ZAM | Zambia | 13½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Algeria | ALG | ||
| 43 | MAR | Morocco | 17½ | 8 | : | 8 | 17 | Thailand | THA | ||
| 44 | SUD | Sudan | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 17 | Tunisia | TUN | ||
| 45 | JPN | Japan | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 14 | United Arab Emirates | UAE | ||
| 46 | YEM | Yemen | 13 | 8 | : | 8 | 14½ | Madagascar | MAD | ||
| 47 | GUA | Guatemala | 14½ | 8 | : | 8 | 16 | Qatar | QAT | ||
| 48 | NEP | Nepal | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 16½ | Panama | PAN | ||
| 49 | IRQ | Iraq | 17½ | 8 | : | 8 | 18½ | Sri Lanka | SRI | ||
| 50 | LBA | Libya | 14½ | 8 | : | 8 | 16 | Monaco | MNC | ||
| 51 | UGA | Uganda | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Afghanistan | AFG | ||
| 52 | NZL | New Zealand | 16½ | 8 | : | 8 | 14 | Sao Tome and Principe | STP | ||
| 53 | ANG | Angola | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 16 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| 54 | OMA | Oman | 12 | 8 | : | 7 | 15 | Faroe Islands | FAI | ||
| 55 | NGR | Nigeria | 14½ | 7 | : | 7 | 12½ | Liechtenstein | LIE | ||
| 56 | BRN | Bahrain | 13½ | 7 | : | 7 | 14 | Lebanon | LBN | ||
| 57 | MYA | Myanmar | 16 | 7 | : | 7 | 12½ | Wales | WLS | ||
| 58 | TPE | Chinese Taipei | 17 | 7 | : | 7 | 14 | Nicaragua | NCA | ||
| 59 | SSD | South Sudan | 15½ | 7 | : | 7 | 16 | Kenya | KEN | ||
| 60 | ETH | Ethiopia | 14 | 7 | : | 7 | 13½ | Liberia | LBR | ||
| 61 | PUR | Puerto Rico | 16½ | 7 | : | 7 | 18½ | Mozambique | MOZ | ||
| 62 | BOT | Botswana | 13½ | 7 | : | 7 | 14½ | Kuwait | KUW | ||
| 63 | ARU | Aruba | 13 | 7 | : | 7 | 11 | Honduras | HON | ||
| 64 | ERI | Eritrea | 12 | 7 | : | 6 | 14 | Costa Rica | CRC | ||
| 65 | CIV | Cote d’Ivoire | 9½ | 6 | : | 6 | 14½ | Cyprus | CYP | ||
| 66 | GUM | Guam | 11½ | 6 | : | 6 | 12½ | Netherlands Antilles | AHO | ||
| 67 | LCA | Saint Lucia | 13½ | 6 | : | 6 | 11½ | Malta | MLT | ||
| 68 | MAW | Malawi | 15 | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Palestine | PLE | ||
| 69 | HAI | Haiti | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 14 | Togo | TOG | ||
| 70 | SUR | Suriname | 13½ | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Guyana | GUY | ||
| 71 | NAM | Namibia | 15½ | 6 | : | 6 | 12 | Senegal | SEN | ||
| 72 | CPV | Cape Verde | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Bahamas | BAH | ||
| 73 | MDV | Maldives | 12½ | 6 | : | 6 | 14½ | Barbados | BAR | ||
| 74 | JCI | Jersey | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Tanzania | TAN | ||
| 75 | CMR | Cameroon | 16 | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Mauritania | MTN | ||
| 76 | TLS | Timor-Leste | 12½ | 6 | : | 6 | 14 | Saudi Arabia | KSA | ||
| 77 | LES | Lesotho | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Somalia | SOM | ||
| 78 | GHA | Ghana | 13 | 6 | : | 6 | 9½ | Djibouti | DJI | ||
| 79 | SWZ | Eswatini | 11½ | 5 | : | 5 | 10 | Mali | MLI | ||
| 80 | MRI | Mauritius | 12 | 5 | : | 5 | 10½ | Sierra Leone | SLE | ||
| 81 | SMR | San Marino | 11 | 5 | : | 5 | 10½ | Guernsey | GCI | ||
| 82 | DMA | Dominica | 9½ | 5 | : | 5 | 11½ | Bermuda | BER | ||
| 83 | BHU | Bhutan | 9 | 5 | : | 4 | 9½ | Gambia | GAM | ||
| 84 | BDI | Burundi | 9½ | 4 | : | 4 | 11 | Palau | PLW | ||
| 85 | NRU | Nauru | 11½ | 4 | : | 4 | 11 | Cayman Islands | CAY | ||
| 86 | BRU | Brunei Darussalam | 10 | 4 | : | 4 | 10½ | Seychelles | SEY | ||
| 87 | PNG | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 4 | : | 4 | 10 | Laos | LAO | ||
| 88 | GAB | Gabon | 9 | 4 | : | 4 | 5½ | Equatorial Guinea | GEQ | ||
| 89 | VIN | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14 | 4 | : | 4 | 11½ | Fiji | FIJ | ||
| 90 | CHA | Chad | 11½ | 4 | : | 3 | 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | COD | ||
| 91 | COM | Comoros | 7½ | 3 | : | 3 | 10½ | US Virgin Islands | ISV | ||
| 92 | IVB | British Virgin Islands | 6 | 2 | : | 3 | 5½ | Saint Kitts and Nevis | SKN | ||
| 93 | NIG | Niger | 5 | 2 | : | 1 | 6 | Central African Republic | CAF |
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Round 9 team pairings women’s section:
| No. | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team |
| 1 | POL | Poland | 24½ | 13 | : | 15 | 23 | India *) | IND | ||
| 2 | UKR | Ukraine | 23 | 13 | : | 14 | 22 | Georgia | GEO | ||
| 3 | BUL | Bulgaria | 23½ | 13 | : | 13 | 22 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | ||
| 4 | AZE | Azerbaijan | 22 | 12 | : | 13 | 22½ | Mongolia | MGL | ||
| 5 | GER | Germany | 21½ | 12 | : | 12 | 20 | England | ENG | ||
| 6 | ARM | Armenia | 23 | 12 | : | 12 | 20 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 7 | INA | Indonesia | 23½ | 12 | : | 12 | 23½ | Spain | ESP | ||
| 8 | SWE | Sweden | 22 | 12 | : | 12 | 19½ | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 9 | SVK | Slovakia | 17½ | 11 | : | 11 | 20½ | France | FRA | ||
| 10 | GRE | Greece | 21½ | 11 | : | 11 | 22 | United States of America | USA | ||
| 11 | IND2 | India 2 | 21 | 11 | : | 11 | 20 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 12 | CZE | Czech Republic | 19½ | 11 | : | 11 | 19½ | Cuba | CUB | ||
| 13 | EST | Estonia | 20 | 11 | : | 11 | 19½ | India 3 | IND3 | ||
| 14 | HUN | Hungary | 20 | 10 | : | 11 | 21 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 15 | FIN | Finland | 18 | 10 | : | 10 | 18½ | Serbia | SRB | ||
| 16 | ISR | Israel | 20 | 10 | : | 10 | 20½ | Uzbekistan | UZB | ||
| 17 | BEL | Belgium | 20 | 10 | : | 10 | 19 | Vietnam | VIE | ||
| 18 | ITA | Italy | 20 | 10 | : | 10 | 18 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| 19 | PER | Peru | 21 | 10 | : | 10 | 17 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 20 | VEN | Venezuela | 20 | 10 | : | 10 | 20½ | Iran | IRI | ||
| 21 | ARG | Argentina | 18½ | 10 | : | 10 | 19½ | Singapore | SGP | ||
| 22 | TUR | Turkey | 19 | 10 | : | 10 | 22 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 23 | LTU | Lithuania | 20 | 10 | : | 10 | 21 | Chile | CHI | ||
| 24 | CRO | Croatia | 17 | 10 | : | 10 | 18½ | Montenegro | MNE | ||
| 25 | ESA | El Salvador | 19 | 10 | : | 9 | 21½ | Slovenia | SLO | ||
| 26 | COL | Colombia | 19 | 9 | : | 9 | 19½ | Moldova | MDA | ||
| 27 | AUS | Australia | 18½ | 9 | : | 9 | 19 | Bolivia | BOL | ||
| 28 | BRA | Brazil | 19 | 9 | : | 9 | 17½ | Iceland | ISL | ||
| 29 | AUT | Austria | 18 | 9 | : | 9 | 18½ | Angola | ANG | ||
| 30 | TJK | Tajikistan | 18 | 9 | : | 9 | 17½ | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 31 | NOR | Norway | 19½ | 9 | : | 9 | 21 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 32 | LAT | Latvia | 16 | 9 | : | 9 | 16½ | Sri Lanka | SRI | ||
| 33 | EGY | Egypt | 15 | 8 | : | 9 | 20 | Kenya | KEN | ||
| 34 | NCA | Nicaragua | 17½ | 8 | : | 8 | 18½ | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 35 | RSA | South Africa | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 15 | Portugal | POR | ||
| 36 | KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 19½ | 8 | : | 8 | 19½ | Algeria | ALG | ||
| 37 | CRC | Costa Rica | 18½ | 8 | : | 8 | 16 | Syria | SYR | ||
| 38 | BAN | Bangladesh | 18½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Iraq | IRQ | ||
| 39 | ECU | Ecuador | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 14 | Wales | WLS | ||
| 40 | PAR | Paraguay | 15 | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | Japan | JPN | ||
| 41 | ALB | Albania | 16 | 8 | : | 8 | 16½ | Panama | PAN | ||
| 42 | UGA | Uganda | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | North Macedonia | MKD | ||
| 43 | SCO | Scotland | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 14 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 44 | DOM | Dominican Republic | 17 | 8 | : | 8 | 17 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| 45 | URU | Uruguay | 15½ | 8 | : | 8 | 15½ | South Korea | KOR | ||
| 46 | MNC | Monaco | 15½ | 7 | : | 8 | 14½ | Suriname | SUR | ||
| 47 | BAR | Barbados | 14 | 7 | : | 7 | 15½ | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| 48 | UAE | United Arab Emirates | 16½ | 7 | : | 7 | 14½ | Tunisia | TUN | ||
| 49 | ZAM | Zambia | 14½ | 7 | : | 7 | 14 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | ||
| 50 | NAM | Namibia | 12½ | 7 | : | 7 | 12½ | Botswana | BOT | ||
| 51 | GHA | Ghana | 14 | 7 | : | 7 | 12½ | Guatemala | GUA | ||
| 52 | ZIM | Zimbabwe | 17 | 7 | : | 7 | 15½ | Jersey | JCI | ||
| 53 | NEP | Nepal | 16 | 7 | : | 7 | 12½ | Maldives | MDV | ||
| 54 | CIV | Cote d’Ivoire | 13 | 7 | : | 7 | 14½ | Mozambique | MOZ | ||
| 55 | SUD | Sudan | 11 | 6 | : | 6 | 15½ | Lebanon | LBN | ||
| 56 | CYP | Cyprus | 15½ | 6 | : | 6 | 12½ | Libya | LBA | ||
| 57 | LES | Lesotho | 11½ | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Andorra | AND | ||
| 58 | SEN | Senegal | 11½ | 6 | : | 6 | 11½ | Madagascar | MAD | ||
| 59 | THA | Thailand | 15 | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Eswatini | SWZ | ||
| 60 | HAI | Haiti | 11 | 6 | : | 6 | 11½ | Eritrea | ERI | ||
| 61 | MLT | Malta | 10½ | 6 | : | 6 | 16 | Mauritius | MRI | ||
| 62 | PLE | Palestine | 13½ | 6 | : | 6 | 13 | Bahrain | BRN | ||
| 63 | HON | Honduras | 12 | 6 | : | 6 | 10½ | Liberia | LBR | ||
| 64 | TAN | Tanzania | 12½ | 6 | : | 6 | 14 | Ethiopia | ETH | ||
| 65 | OMA | Oman | 13 | 5 | : | 6 | 12 | Saudi Arabia | KSA | ||
| 66 | TLS | Timor-Leste | 10½ | 5 | : | 5 | 14 | Aruba | ARU | ||
| 67 | BAH | Bahamas | 14 | 5 | : | 5 | 11½ | Trinidad & Tobago | TTO | ||
| 68 | KOS | Kosovo | 10½ | 5 | : | 5 | 11 | Kuwait | KUW | ||
| 69 | GUM | Guam | 10 | 5 | : | 5 | 11½ | Guyana | GUY | ||
| 70 | MAW | Malawi | 10½ | 5 | : | 5 | 11 | Laos | LAO | ||
| 71 | CPV | Cape Verde | 9½ | 4 | : | 5 | 10½ | Cameroon | CMR | ||
| 72 | PLW | Palau | 10½ | 4 | : | 4 | 9½ | Bhutan | BHU | ||
| 73 | MYA | Myanmar | 11½ | 4 | : | 4 | 10 | Central African Republic | CAF | ||
| 74 | TOG | Togo | 9 | 4 | : | 4 | 5½ | Burundi | BDI | ||
| 75 | COM | Comoros | 10 | 4 | : | 3 | 5 | Djibouti | DJI | ||
| 76 | SOM | Somalia | 7½ | 4 | : | 3 | 7 | Gambia | GAM | ||
| 77 | SSD | South Sudan | 7½ | 3 | : | 3 | 7 | Mali | MLI | ||
| 78 | FIJ | Fiji | 14½ | 7 | : | 7 | 12½ | Puerto Rico *) | PUR | ||
| 79 | GAB | Gabon | 6½ | 1 | : | 2 | 6 | Seychelles | SEY | ||
| 80 | SLE | Sierra Leone | 5½ | 2 | 2 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | bye |
