At the end of the first week of the 2024 Chess Olympiad India is the outright leader on 12 points. Tied for 2nd are Vietnam, China and Iran, who have 1 point less. India kept up its winning run, beating home team Hungary 3-1. Vietnam and China drew 2-2, while Iran beat Norway 2.5-1.5.
Australia bounced back from its narrow loss to England in round 5 by blanking Kyrgyzstan 4-0, and are tied in 21st place with 4 wins and 2 losses. New Zealand moved back to 50% with a win over Malawi. PNG had a tough day against Pakistan, losing 3.5-0.5, with FM Rupert Jones the only player to draw. Fiji had a big win over fellow Oceania team Palau 3.5-0.5, Guam beat BVI 4-0, while Vanuatu went down to Mauritius 3.5-0.5.
Today is a rest day, with most teams using it to see the sites, or simply recover from a week of hard fought chess. The Bermuda party (sans Bermudan organisers) was well attended, with players taking the chance to socialise away from the chess board. Also starting today is the 2024 FIDE Congress, although it was off to a slow start, with mainly administrative meetings today. The more interesting stuff happens later in the week.
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