Medal hopes are there
First thing that India needs to do is to beat Philippines with the best possible score they can. Then hope all other results work out in their favor to secure a medal.
India suffered its first loss of the event against Poland | Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz
1st Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2023 Official logo | Photo: Official site
Poland - India: 3-1
Soundarya Kumar Pradhan (1881) lost to much stronger GM Marcin Tazbir (2507). IM Shashikant Kutwal (2182) also suffered a defeat against FM Marcin Molenda (2381). Kishan Gangolli (2059) and Naveen Kumar A drew with Pawel Piekielny (2230) and IM Jacek Stachanczyk (2189) respectively.
Poland - India: 3-1
Photo Gallery
Ceremonial first move of the fifth round by Alisa Maric and... | Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz
...Jelena Begovic
| Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz
Naveen Kumar spectating his teammates' games | Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz
The Arbiters' team | Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz
Various braille chess boards
| Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz
The tournament hall at Crowne Plaza Belgrade in Serbia | Photo: FIDE/Mark Livshitz
Replay Round 5 games
Schedule
Everyday round starts at 7:30 p.m. IST from 30th January to 3rd February 2023. The final round on 4th February starts 3:30 p.m. IST. The time control is 40 moves in 90 minutes, plus 30 minutes, plus 30 seconds per move from move 1
Round 5 results
| No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo | ||
| 1 | 1 | POL | Poland | 11½ | 8 | 3 | : | 1 | 7 | 12 | India | IND | 10 | ||
| 2 | 6 | PHI | Philippines | 11 | 6 | 2 | : | 2 | 6 | 11 | Israel | ISR | 2 | ||
| 3 | 5 | CUB | Cuba | 9½ | 6 | ½ | : | 3½ | 6 | 11 | IPCA | IPCA | 7 | ||
| 4 | 20 | UZB | Uzbekistan | 8½ | 6 | 1½ | : | 2½ | 5 | 9 | Hungary | HUN | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | CRO | Croatia | 10 | 4 | 3½ | : | ½ | 5 | 10½ | Turkey | TUR | 17 | ||
| 6 | 12 | ROU | Romania | 8½ | 4 | ½ | : | 3½ | 4 | 8 | Serbia 1 | SRB | 8 | ||
| 7 | 9 | FID | FIDE | 8 | 4 | 3 | : | 1 | 4 | 9 | Bangladesh | BAN | 16 | ||
| 8 | 11 | CZE | Czech Republic | 7 | 4 | 3 | : | 1 | 4 | 7½ | Serbia 2 | SRB | 18 | ||
| 9 | 21 | KAZ | Kazakhstan | 7 | 3 | 2 | : | 2 | 3 | 6 | ICCD | ICCD | 13 | ||
| 10 | 14 | GER | Germany | 8 | 3 | 2 | : | 2 | 3 | 6½ | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 24 | ||
| 11 | 19 | MNE | Montenegro | 6½ | 2 | 1 | : | 3 | 2 | 6½ | Venezuela | VEN | 15 | ||
| 12 | 22 | ZAM | Zambia | 4½ | 2 | 2½ | : | 1½ | 2 | 4½ | Panama | PAN | 23 | ||
| 13 | 25 | KEN | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 1 | : | 3 | 1 | 4½ | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 26 |
Standings after Round 5
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 1 | POL | Poland | POL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14,5 | 79,5 | 61,5 | 176,3 | |
| 2 | 7 | IPCA | IPCA | IPCA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14,5 | 62 | 51,5 | 142,5 | |
| 3 | 6 | PHI | Philippines | PHI | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 56 | 137,5 | |
| 4 | 2 | ISR | Israel | ISR | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 146,3 | |
| 5 | 10 | IND | India | IND | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 55 | 130,5 | |
| 6 | 3 | HUN | Hungary | HUN | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11,5 | 50 | 53 | 119 | |
| 7 | 4 | CRO | Croatia | CRO | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13,5 | 43,5 | 44 | 115 | |
| 8 | 8 | SRB | Serbia 1 | SRB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11,5 | 38,5 | 49,5 | 105,5 | |
| 9 | 9 | FID | FIDE | FID | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 45,5 | 56 | 106,3 | |
| 10 | 20 | UZB | Uzbekistan | UZB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 59,5 | 118 |
Round 6 pairings
| No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo | ||
| 1 | 2 | ISR | Israel | 13 | 7 | : | 10 | 14½ | Poland | POL | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | HUN | Hungary | 11½ | 7 | : | 8 | 14½ | IPCA | IPCA | 7 | ||||
| 3 | 10 | IND | India | 13 | 7 | : | 7 | 13 | Philippines | PHI | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | FID | FIDE | 11 | 6 | : | 6 | 13½ | Croatia | CRO | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 20 | UZB | Uzbekistan | 10 | 6 | : | 6 | 10 | Cuba | CUB | 5 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | SRB | Serbia 1 | 11½ | 6 | : | 6 | 10 | Czech Republic | CZE | 11 | ||||
| 7 | 17 | TUR | Turkey | 11 | 5 | : | 4 | 9 | Romania | ROU | 12 | ||||
| 8 | 13 | ICCD | ICCD | 8 | 4 | : | 4 | 10 | Bangladesh | BAN | 16 | ||||
| 9 | 18 | SRB | Serbia 2 | 8½ | 4 | : | 4 | 10 | Germany | GER | 14 | ||||
| 10 | 21 | KAZ | Kazakhstan | 9 | 4 | : | 4 | 9½ | Venezuela | VEN | 15 | ||||
| 11 | 26 | ZIM | Zimbabwe | 7½ | 3 | : | 4 | 7 | Zambia | ZAM | 22 | ||||
| 12 | 24 | KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 8½ | 4 | : | 0 | 3 | Kenya | KEN | 25 | ||||
| 13 | 19 | MNE | Montenegro | 7½ | 2 | : | 2 | 6 | Panama | PAN | 23 |
