In the women’s section, Grandmaster D Harika suffered a shock defeat to give Kazakhstan an early lead. Harika misplayed better for most of the game after many experts believed her position to be winning against Bibisara Assaubayeva.
On the fourth board, Vantika Agarwal yet again played the anchor and won a clean game with white pieces against Alua Nurman. At the same time, Xeniya Balabayeva split the point with Divya Deshmukh.
With the scores tied at 2-2, it was Vaishali’s turn to come up as victorious for the team and she defeated Meruert Kamalidenova.
Team India joined Armenia and Mongolia in the lead by ten points. Armenia halted the Chinese party for now handing them a 2.5-1.5 defeat while Mongolia proved superior to the United States with a similar score.
The women's section has seen some serious bouts wherein the tables were turned in quick time. In the next round now, the Eves will take on Armenia.
Results round 5 open: India (10) beat Azerbaijan (8) 3-1 (D Gukesh beat Aydin Sulemanli; R Praggnanandhaa drew with Nijat Abasov; Arjun Erigaisi beat Rauf Mamedov; Shakhriyar Mamedyarov drew with Vidit Gujrathi); Ukraine (8) lost to Hungary (10) 1.5-2.5; Vietnam (10) beat Poland (8) 2.5-1.5; Spain (8) lost to China (10) 1.5-2.5; Turkey (7) lost to Norway (9) 1-3; Iran (9) beat Canada (7) 3.5-0.5.
Harika misplayed better for most of the game.
Women: Kazakhstan (8) lost to India (10) 1.5-2.5 (Bibisara Asaubayeva beat D Harika; R Vaishali beat Meruert Kamalidenova; Xeniya Balabayeva drew with Divya Deshmukh; Vantika Agrawal beat Alua Nurman); China (8) lost to Armenia (10) 1.5-2.5; Mongolia (10) beat USA (8) 2.5-1.5; Uzbekistan (7) lost to Georgia (9)1.5-2.5; Poland (9) beat Turkey (7) 3-1.
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