The Russian team became a sole leader of the youth Olympiad
In round 6 our team won the Indian team with a minimal score
Photo provided by the Colombian Chess Federation.
Two thirds of the tournament distance is passed in Barranquilla (Colombia). The match against India was marked by points won by Ivan Zemlyanskii and Artem Uskov, a draw by Savva Vetokhin while Anna Shukhman lost her game.
After 6 rounds the Russian team has a 100% result – 12 match points out of 12. Kazakhstan 1 and Kazakhstan 2 teams, Uzbekistan, India and China are currently 2 points behind. In round 7 which will take place on August 21 (beginning at 18:00 Moscow time) our players will face their rivals from Kazakhstan 1 team.