2022 Chennai Olympiad – Round 9
Round nine of the 2022 Chennai Olympiad, was a bit of a gloomy one for Kenya. The Open team lost 3-1 to South Sudan, while the Ladies lost 3-1 to Africa’s most powerful team Egypt.
WFM Joyce Nyaruai played well to defeat Eman Elansary on board four, while WCM Sasha Mongeli squeezed a draw from WGM Shrook Wafa on board one.
Rehan Deng Cypriano v Ben Nguku
Martin Njoroge v Madol Garang Panthoum
WGM Shroof Wafa v WFM Sasha Mongeli
WCM Joyce Nyaruai v WIM Eman Elsansary
Other African chess news
Uganda defeated Afghanistan 3-1 while Somalia defeated Lesotho 3-1.
Conversely, Egypt defeated Kosovo 2.5-1.5 while Zambia lost 1.5-2.5 to Algeria.
After their disastrous 4-0 loss in round eight to Jamaica, Nigeria managed to overcome Liechtenstein by 2.5-1.5.
Tanzania held Jersey to a 2-2 draw. An interesting observation is that Tanzania played Jersey in the 2016 Baku Olympiad. They lost that encounter 1.5-2.5.
Jamaica gave South Africa a hard time by narrowly losing 3-1. They managed to draw the top two boards before losing on boards three and four.
Other news Open section
The steam-rolling India B team slowed down with a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan in round nine. GM Dommaraju Gukesh, the star of the Olympiad with his 8/8, only managed to draw against GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov on board one. The draw still leaves him with 8.5 points out of 9 rounds.
On the other hand, Uzbekistan defeated Armenia 3-1, who led the event at the end of round nine.
Uzbekistan currently leads with 16 points, with India B and Armenia breathing down their necks in second place.
GM Nijat Abasov v GM Ruanak Sadhwani
Other news Open section
In the Ladies section, India lost to Poland 1.5-2.5, with WIM Oliwia Kiolbasa scoring an essential win against on board three to reach 9/9!!
WIM Oliwia Kiolbasa v IM R Vaishali
Links
The 2022 Chess Olympiad: Opening Ceremony.
2022 Chennai Olympiad – Round 1 report.
2022 Chennai Olympiad – Round 2 report.
2022 Chennai Olympiad – Round 3 report.
2022 Chennai Olympiad – Round 4 report.
2022 Chennai Olympiad Round 5 report.
2022 Chennai Olympiad Round 6 report.
2022 Chennai Olympiad Round 7 report.
More photos of the Opening Ceremony.
2022 Chess Olympiad on chess-results.com.
2022 Chess Olympiad – African teams on the way.
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Article by Kenya Chess Masala.
