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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 o...