The 2nd day of the 2024 Chess Olympiad was a pretty smooth affair, with a number of closer matches on offer. At the top of the table in the Open there were a few 2-2 results (Canada v Norway, Israel v Ireland) that raised some eyebrows, but the real rating upsets haven't started yet.
Australia picked up another win, 3-1 over Zimbabwe. New Zealand went close against the higher seeded Argentina, losing 2.5-1.5, with a win by IM Sravan Renjith being the highlight for the Kiwi's.
The other Oceania teams had a harder time, all losing to higher ranked opponents. PNG has the best chances for an upset, with a win by Tom McCoy on board 2, and winning, and then drawing chances for Rupert Jones on board 3. Jones missed a win in the middle game, and then bailed out to an ending where he left his opponent with a K+2N. Unfortunately he had a pawn left , and his opponent was able to avoid any stalemates, eventually finding the winning method for these types of positions.
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