FIDE Online Olympiad: Russian Team Maintains Leadership in Group C

Three decisive rounds are ahead.

The Top Division matches of the FIDE Online Olympiad are going on Chess.com. 4-6 rounds were played on August 22. 

The Russian team defeated Algeria 6-0 in the fourth round. Daniil Dubov, Vladislav Artemiev, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Alexey Sarana, and Margarita Potapova won their games.  

The next match against Morocco ended with the same score. Alexander Grischuk, Vladislav Artemiev, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Andrey Esipenko, and Margarita Potapova celebrated victories. 

In the sixth round, the Russian players beat a strong English team 5-1. Daniil Dubov, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Andrey Esipenko, and Polina Shuvalova, while Alexander Grischuk and Kateryna Lagno made draws. 

Team Russia maintains leadership with 12 match points scored. Armenia is 2 points behind, while Romania and England are trailing by 4 points.  

The rivals in the final matches on August 23 will be teams Egypt, Armenia, and Romania.   

Coach of the Russian women's team, GM Vladimir Potkin: "Our players were very coordinated and fought till the end on the second match day. Our players won good matches against Algeria and Morocco and then disposed themselves to a very tough match against an experienced English team. I would like to note that our juniors, who had been trained in the "Sirius" educational centre, were acting brilliantly today. For example, Polina Shuvalova was playing precisely according to our morning preparation. We feel optimistic about the decisive rounds tomorrow. Our rivals will be Egypt, the strongest African team, a very interesting one; Armenia, our main rivals, winners of many World Chess Olympiads, lead by Levon Aronian; and a solid Romanian team. But we got into the game, settled all technical moments, and are ready for the decisive day".  

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Photos by Eteri Kublashvili