2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 9

2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 9
Friday, 20 September 2024

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In Round 9, India was slowed as it was held for the first time by Uzbekistan in a 2-2 result. That match had a bit of controversy as Vladimir Kramnik complained about the presence of phones used to record the match by ChessBase India. These phones were in airplane mode and approved by the arbiters. Kramnik ultimately filed a complaint. Here is his statement and a follow-up by Mike Klein of chess.com.

Meanwhile, the U.S. and China kept coming after wins over Hungary and Iran, respectively. The U.S. has now won three matches in a row after losing ground in the middle of the tournament. Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian continue to carry the team, but it was Leinier Dominguez who came through with a win.

Another story was Magnus Carlsen losing to Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia. While his opponent was not the player at his peak, he is still quiet dangerous and led his adopted country to a 3-1 victory. Many Russian expats have help to bolster teams during the Russian sanctions.

Tomorrow will be U.S.-India and Uzbekistan-China in the penultimate round. This round may very well determine the positioning for the medals.

Women

Kazakhstan won a key match over Poland to land on top of the field for the first time. This performance is amazing, given the absence of Zhansaya Abdumalik. Of course, several key players are missing from top teams, but the Kazakhs came in ranked 10th and were longshots to medal. While Bibisara Assaubayeva has been solid, the lower boards have bolstered the medal chances. Alua Nurman got an 82-move win in a textbook rook ending.

Alua Nurman got the critical win for Kazakhstan for the margin of victory.
Photo by Maria Emelianova

Olympiad Spotlight (Round 9)

Lois Williams (U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS)
Photo by Mike Livshitz
Amin Tabatabai (IRAN)
CAPE VERDE
Alabdajader Mohammed (KUWAIT)
Arianna Balcombe (U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS)
DOMINICA
ERITREA
Liberian player getting encouragement
PRETTY IN PINK!
Photos by Michal Walusza

Antoaneta Stefanova (BULGARIA)
Divya Deshmukh (INDIA)
Vladimir Kramnik complained about Indian journalists using cellphones during the match and later lodged an official complaint.
Maurice Ashley
Photos by Maria Emelianova

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