With 14 points in their kit, India are now two points clear of second-placed Ukraine and Armenia. Indian Eves suffered several setbacks after Koneru Humpy found himself on the losing side in Game 1.
Tania and Vaishali once again bounced on the occasion by scoring a hard-fought win, while Harika also struggled to share the points. Vaishali played beautifully from the same position, suppressed his opponent with a positive and precise play, and finally achieved a pleasant victory.
While interacting with the media, Vaishali confessed, “Until I was 40 years old, my game was completely balanced and I considered accepting a draw. After losing to Humpy, I had to keep pushing and, oddly enough, this is a position we once worked in at camp with Boris Gelfand, and followed his advice to the ‘T’. The hallmark of women’s team A is the ability of each player to score goals. victory when the team needed it most.
Abhijit Kunte said, “The way Harika, Vaishali and Tania continue to be in this depressed position is very encouraging. The players fully understood the situation and gave it away. »
Georgia bounced back from yesterday’s defeat to beat Romania 2.5-1.5, and Ukraine beat Netherlands 3.5-0.5 while Bulgaria drew 2-2 against Poland.
Govhar Beydullayeva and Vaishali faced off in the Indian Bogo game without giving an inch to keep things level. The transformation in the pawn of the last bastion seems headed for a draw, though Vaishali is the pawn in his place. What followed was an incredible display of willpower and routine on the board with Vaishali emerging victorious after 72 moves.
Tania and Ulviyya faced off in a game of Queen’s Gambit Declined with a nearly steady tempo until mid-game. A wild knight on the king’s side allowed Tanya to break through in the middle, and even though her opponent’s rook took control of the seventh level, Tanya managed to swap most of the pieces and brought the game to a favorable endgame. . Tanya then bagged the points after 63 points.
Humpy did all the good work in the early stages of the anti-Nimzo-India clash against Gunay Mammadzada but lost ground after securing a favorable position. His clever opponent’s pawn exchange allowed him to get a pair of pawns to solve the problem in his favor after 45 moves.
India’s 11th seeded women’s team B were eliminated by 27th seed Greece, 1.5-2.5. Divya Deshmukh took India’s only win, while Vantika Agrawal and Soumya Swaminathan lost their match and Mary Ann Gomes had to settle for a draw.
India Women C beat Switzerland 3-1, with wins for Eesha Karavade and PV Nandhidhaa, and draws for Bodda Pratyusha and Vasnawala Vishwa.
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