Vaishali scores the key victory for the team
Men: Uzbekistan - India: 2-2
All four games ended in draws. GM D Gukesh (2758) got himself a worse position in the endgame when he made an incorrect offer of a rook exchange. It allowed his opponent, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2716) to gain an entry with his king.
Abdussattorov - Gukesh
27...Na6? was unnecessary. 28.Rxc7 Nxc7 now the king gains an easy entry via d4-c5. The position quickly became unpleasant for Black. White could not capitalize on his advantage and a correct play by Black ensured a draw.
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Women: India - Vietnam: 2.5-1.5
IM Vaishali R (2448) scored the crucial victory against WGM Thi Kim Phung Vo (2348). GM Koneru Humpy (2550) was completely lost against IM Pham Le Thao Nguyen (2380).
Humpy - Pham
In a sharp major piece endgame, White's best result in the above position is a draw after 50.cxd7 Qf1+ 51.Kh2 Qf2+ and the game ends in a draw by perpetual check. Even if White captures the queen at f1, it still ends in a draw in the same way. 50.Kg2?? was a big mistake Re7 51.Qg3 Rd1 52.c7 Qf1+ 53.Kh2 now taking the rook Qxe1 would have been winning for Black. 53...Rxc7?? allowed White to escape with a draw 54.Qe5+ and soon the game transformed into a queen endgame.
Thi Kim - Vaishali
Find out the beautiful combination which IM Vaishali R (2448) executed against WGM Thi Kim Phung Vo (2348).
Vantika - Thi Thanh An
One of the most difficult things to find out in chess is - backward moves. Human mind has a tendency to always move pieces forward, rarely backwards. 31.Qh3 would have given White a huge decisive advantage. IM Vantika Agrawal (2435) would have probably won her game against WGM Thi Thanh An Nguyen (2249) if she had spotted it. She played the obvious 31.Rh8+ Kxh8 32.Qxf7 and her advantage slowly diminished.
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