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← See today's latestUzbekistan leads; Nihal blunders; China upsets Germany
Olympiad Round Six
Uzbekistan seized sole first place after six of eleven rounds.
Nodirbek Yakubboev forced Nihal Sarin into a time-scramble blunder with the forcing move 38.Ne6!!, giving Uzbekistan a 12-point tally after defeating India [Quelle: Chess.com]. China and Armenia trail on 11 points, with China having pulled off a 3-1 upset over third-seeded Germany through sharp endgame play by Ding Liren and Xu Xiangyu. The format—90 minutes plus 30 with a 30-second increment and no draws before move 30—is exposing fatigue across the field as the Swiss grind deepens.
Five rounds remain to separate contenders from survivors.
Women's Section Tightens
China and Kazakhstan remain undefeated but the gap is closing fast.
Both nations sit on 12 points with two clear, but India bounced back from a round-five loss to beat the United States 3-1, powered by debutant Savitha Shri's perfect 5/5 score [Quelle: Chess.com]. Georgia stayed in medal contention by defeating Uzbekistan 3.5-0.5, sharpening the title race into a three-way dogfight. The women's bracket is tighter than the Open section—depth matters more when every team can peak on the same day.
Watch who holds nerve in rounds seven through eleven.
Topalov Edges Kasparov in 960
The legend duel carries stakes that escalate with each game played.
Veselin Topalov and Garry Kasparov are in the final stretch of their first Chess960 match since 2018, where the blitz finale is worth triple the value of earlier rounds [Quelle: FIDE]. Topalov's early lead has thinned as Kasparov clawed back—a reminder that 960 punishes preparation advantage when both players face unfamiliar positions by move five. The $144,000 prize remains completely contested heading into blitz.
One last-game swing could erase Topalov's edge entirely.
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