7 September 2016

Russia-Germany Coming in the Open Section

Boris Dolmatovsky reports on the rest day.

The 6th round of the World Chess Olympiad in Baku will be played on September 8. 

In the Open section, Russia will play against Germany. The board pairings are: Nisipeanu-Karjakin, Kramnik-Meier, Blubaum-Tomashevsky, Nepomniachtchi-Friedman. 

Other key matches: India-Netherlands, USA-Ukraine, Czech Republic-Georgia.


The key match of the Women's section is Ukraine vs. Russia, as both teams are leading with the perfect score. The board pairings: A.Muzychuk-Kosteniuk, Gunina-M.Muzychuk, Zhukova-Goryachkina, Girya-Ushenina. 





Photos by Boris Dolmatovsky