2022 Chess Olympiad - Day 9

 With 2 rounds to play, Uzbekistan has taken the lead in the 2022 Chess Olympiad Open section, after beating previous leaders Armenia 3-1. The young Uzbek team hold a 1 point lead over Armenia, and India 2. Today's round will see India 2 and Uzbekistan play on the top board, with Armenia facing Azerbaijan.

Australia went down narrowly to Ukraine 2.5-1.5, although the Australian's had better chances in 2 of the drawn games. Australia plays Albania this round, in a match they are favoured to win. New Zealand scored a win over Sao Tome to reacj 10 points, with Daniel Gong improving his score to 6/8 and giving him a good chance to earn an IM norm.

Papua New Guinea scored a 3.5-0.5 win over Laos, and now face Oceania rivals Guam. who lost to the Netherlands Antilles 2.5-1.5. Fiji scored a second win in a row, over St Vincent, while Palau lost to Burundi and Nauru suffered a heavy defeat to the Cayman Islands.