It was another match of demolition for Russia in the seventh round of the World Youth Chess Olympiad. This time the victim was Team Turkey.
While the first board saw a quick draw between IM Sergei Lobanov and FM Deniz Ozen. On the fourth board, too, there was a not so special draw. On the second and the third board, FM Artur Gaifullin and FM Timur Fukhritdinov came out victorious.
The second table saw India Green beat Belarus 3-1. GM Aryan Chopra slumped to another loss, this time to FM Viachaslau Zarubitski, rated 2330. IM Praggnanandhaa R. had no difficulty in beating WIM Olga Badelka, rated 2388 after she blundered a pawn in the middlegame.
IM P. Iniyan beat Maksim Ivannikau, rated 2221, after Iniyan (too) won a pawn in the middlgame. WIM Vaishali R. played on the fourth board and had an equal position but late in the middlegame, her opponent Arseni Kotau, rated 2145, gave away a piece, enabling Vaishali to win.
On the third table, Iran thrashed India Red 4-0.
Round 7 standings:
1. Russia – 14
2. India Green – 11
3. Armenia – 10
4. Iran – 10
5. India Blue – 9
6. Uzbekistan – 9
7. Turkey – 9
8. Belarus – 8
9. Argentina – 8
10. Kazakhstan – 8
11. Sri Lanka – 8
12. Mongolia – 8
13. India Red – 8
14. Indonesia – 7
15. Israel – 7
16. Malaysia – 7
17. South Africa A – 7
18. Canada – 6
19. Iraq – 6
20. Bangladesh – 6
21. Australia – 6
22. South Africa B – 5
23. Kyrgyzstan – 5
24. Thailand – 5
25. Kenya – Simba – 5
26. Nepal A – 4
27. Mozambique – 4
28. Nepal B – 3
29. Kenya – Ndovu – 1
30. Uganda – 0
Photos by Priyadarshan Banjan
