Chess Olympiad 2024 LIVE Updates, Round 9: Gukesh vs Abdusattorov equal; Praggnanandhaa in time trouble; Vidit vs Vakhidov draw; Women face USA

Tania is playing a sharp position against USA’s Alice Lee with white. She has gone for long castle for Lee’s short castle. 

Praggnanandhaa is under tremendous time pressure against Sindarov. For his 32 minutes, his Uzbeki counterpart has over 1 hour and 20 minutes on the clock. 

Arjun, playing with white pieces, has a slight advantage after the first 15 moves. He has exchanged two pawns, a knight and a dark-squared bishop. 

All four boards in the women’s section are roundabout equal as players are still in their opening preparations. 

Wow, the match between Vidit Gujrathi and Jakhongir Vakhidov ended in a draw already! Both players repeated moves as Uzbeki had 1 hour 35 minutes on the clock, five minutes more than where he started the match. 

It is the Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defense opening in the game between Gukesh and Abdusattorov. 

The Indian women’s team has decided to go without their top board Harika Dronavalli for this round against the USA. R. Vaishali moves to board no. 1 while Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal and Tania Sachdev take the second, third and fourth boards respectively. 

Picture Credit: Chess.com

Picture Credit: Chess.com

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Chess Olympiad 2024, Round 9: Indians in action, board pairings, rankings, live streaming info

Chess Olympiad 2024, Round 9: Indian men’s and women’s teams will take on Uzbekistan and USA, respectively in Budapest on Friday.

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OPEN SECTION – India 3.5-0.5 Iran

WOMEN’S SECTION – India 1.5-2.5 Poland

The ninth round will start at 15:00 local (Hungary) time, 18:30 IST. 

Board 1: Vaishali Rameshbabu vs Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova 

Board 2: Divya Deshmukh vs Carissa Yip 

Board 3: Vantika Agrawal vs Irina Krush 

Board 4: Tania Sachdev vs Alice Lee

Board 1: D. Gukesh vs Nodirbek Abdusattorov

Board 2: R. Praggnanandhaa vs Javokhir Sindarov

Board 3: Arjun Erigaisi vs Shamsiddin Vokhidov

Board 4: Vidit Gujrathi vs Jakhongir Vakhidov

Where to watch the live stream of the Chess Olympiad 2024?

The live streaming of the Chess Olympiad 2024 will be available on the FIDE YouTube channel.

Which TV channel will broadcast the Chess Olympiad 2024 chess?

There has been no official announcement for the broadcasting of the Chess Olympiad 2024 in India.

Hello and Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of round 9 of the Chess Olympiad 2024 played at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Friday. 

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