4th Round Results at the Chess Olympiad

Most of the 4th round games have been played out. The high profile match between Ukraine and Armenia ended in a draw at 2-2. Germany 1 edged past Spain, England was held to a draw by Norway even though Carlsen beat the bankable Adams.

Kramnik escaped a lethal attack from Sasikiran Krishnan of India. Russia won 2.5-1.5
Hungary finally had a good result beating Romania. The bad news for them was the form of Judit Polgar, who is still struggling. Azerbaijan beat USA 3-1 with wins by Radjabov and Mamedyarov over Kamsky and Nakamura respectively.

In the women's section, India beat Germany 1, China thrashed Armenia, Russia whitewashed Indonesia. Georgia - Hungary and Ukraine - Lithuania were draws.

Leading Results

Open Section

Ukraine - Armenia 2-2
Spain - Germany 1 1.5-2.5
Norway - England 2-2
Russsia - India 2.5-1.5
Romania - Hungary 1-3
Azerbaijan - USA 3-1

Women's Section

Hungary - Georgia 2-2
India - Germany 1 3-1
China - Armenia 3.5-0.5
Serbia - Poland 1.5-1.5 (one game still on)
Indonesia - Russia 0-4

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