Round 2 – Highlights & Ranking
- Magnus Carlsen secures a win on his debut – The second round of the Olympiad featured the debut of World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the tournament, He was instrumental as Norway convincingly won 4-0 against the Uruguayan team
- Team USA maintains perfect record – The top-seeded USA won 2.5-1.5 against the Paraguay team by the the slimmest of margins.
- India B overtakes India A in standings – All the three Indian Teams ending on the winning side with Team A defeating Moldova with 3.5-0.5, Team B trouncing Estonia with a 4-0 score Team C edging out Mexico with a 2.5-1.5 score.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine |
| 2 | India 2 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan |
| 4 | Turkey |
| 5 | Georgia |
| 6 | Argentina |
| 7 | Cuba |
| 8 | Montenegro |
| 9 | Canada |
| 10 | India |
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Round 2 – Highlights & Ranking
- India A wins 3,5-0,5, as Koneru Humpy concedes the first draw – Favourites fumbled in the second round of the Women’s section of the Chess Olympiad, with former Women World Champion Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine crashing to defeat against Ekaterina Atalik and India’s Koneru Humpy forced to split point against much lower rated Marisa Zuriel of Argentina.
| Rk | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | France |
| 2 | Azerbaijan |
| 3 | Armenia |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | Mongolia |
| 6 | Peru |
| 7 | Indonesia |
| 8 | Colombia |
| 9 | Sweden |
| 10 | Brazil |
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