Nihal Sarin

World champion D Gukesh's struggles continued as he slumped to a third straight defeat here on Thursday.

44th Chess Olympiad round-up: D. Gukesh, Nihal Sarin win individual gold; India 2 claim classy victory over Germany for bronze

India 1 (women), who were the sole leaders going into the final, suffered a 1:3 defeat as their star performers, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni, conceded their first losses of the tournament.

44th Chess Olympiad final today; India in contention for podium finish in both sections

Koneru Humpy, R. Vaishali, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkarni will go up against the US. Team 2's D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin and Raunak Sadhwani to go up against Germany.

44th Chess Olympiad: The world will have to wait for D. Gukesh vs Magnus Carlsen

India 2 are contenders for the title though they trail Armenia, the only side to have defeated them, by a match point. R. Vaishali and Tania Sachdev remain unbeaten, with a score of 7.5 each.

44th Chess Olympiad: Look who's leading at the halfway mark

Going into the last five rounds—the decider phase of the tournament—India 2 and Uzbekistan each have the highest game points of 19/24 (one point for a win, and half for a draw).