9/16/2024 – Round 5 of the Chess Olympiad saw four teams scoring wins on the top boards to end the day tied for the lead with a 10/10 match points, including pre-tournament favourites India, China, and Hungary. The surprise co-leader is Vietnam, the only team outside the top-10 seeds to keep pace with the elite. Among the standout individual performances, India's Dommaraju Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi continue to shine, each maintaining a perfect score so far. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
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Gukesh and Arjun with perfect scores
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Four teams are sharing the lead with 10/10 match points after round 4 of the Chess Olympiad. Among them are pre-tournament favourites India and China, both of which remain undefeated on individual boards. India have been particularly dominant, having scored 18 out of 20 points so far. The other two co-leaders are Hungary, the host nation, bolstered by the return of Richard Rapport and Peter Leko, and Vietnam, the big surprise of the tournament.
India secured a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan, with Dommaraju Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi winning on boards 1 and 3, both with the white pieces. The two rising stars continue their perfect run in Budapest, and their performances are pushing them closer to the 2800 rating barrier. In fact, Arjun and Gukesh have climbed to 4th and 5th place in the live ratings list, further highlighting their remarkable progress of the last few years.
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China triumphed over Spain with a key win by Wei Yi on board 2 against David Anton. The rest of the match saw draws on boards 1, 3, and 4. Wei, with 3½ points out of 4, has been showing excellent form, continuing from his earlier success at the Tata Steel Masters. World champion Ding Liren, however, has drawn all his games in the Olympiad so far and has dropped to 19th in the live ratings list.
Hungary faced Ukraine in a much-anticipated clash, which saw Richard Rapport defeat Vasyl Ivanchuk on the top board in an exciting encounter between two of the most creative players in the circuit. The remaining games ended in draws, giving Hungary the narrow match victory. The local team is now firmly in the running for a top spot, buoyed by the return of two of their strongest players, Rapport and Peter Leko.
Richard Rapport got the better of Vasyl Ivanchuk with the black pieces - a battle of creative stars from two different generations | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
The biggest upset of the day was Vietnam's victory over Poland. After defeating the defending champions Uzbekistan in the previous round, Vietnam continued their impressive run with a 3-1 victory over the Poles. Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and Le Tuan Minh secured the key wins, keeping Vietnam in the group of co-leaders.
In Monday's clashes of co-leaders, China will face Vietnam, with Ding playing on board 1 for the Chinese squad, while India will take on Hungary, with Leko set to return to the boards after resting in round 4.
Vietnam facing Poland, with Le Quang Liem and Jan-Krzysztof Duda on the top board | Photo: FIDE / Maria Emelianova
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China's Wei Yi defeated Spain's David Anton, who entered the round with a 4/4 perfect score | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
Rapport beats Ivanchuk
After beating Wesley So on Saturday, Ivanchuk faced a fellow creative player in Rapport, with the white pieces. A complex opening left the Ukrainian genius with 6 minutes on the clock before move 20. At that point, he faltered by pinning all his hopes on a direct attack along the dark squares around his opponent's king.
Ivanchuk v. Rapport
White is temporarily a piece up, though ...e7-e6 will grab the light-squared bishop due to the pin along the e-file (preventing this idea would lead to a quick defeat). Thus, Ivanchuk went for 20.Be5, when 20.Bh6, 20.Rd1 or 20.e4 were better tries to deal with the potential threats against his king stuck in the centre.
After 20...e6 21.Qf6 (threatening checkmate) Rapport found 21...Rxd5+ 22.Ke4 Rxe5+ 23.Kxe5, and the king is far too vulnerable on e5!
Rapport duly made the most of the white monarch's unfortunate placement - 23...Qe2 24.Rd4 Nb8 (a lethal backward jump) 25.Rd6 Qc4 26.Qf4
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Here Ivanchuk lost on time, though his position is completely hopeless - 26...f6+ is coming with devastating effect.
Two geniuses at work | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
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