Indian men to meet Russia in Chess Olympiad

A tough test awaits the Indian men as they will take on second seed Russia in the sixth round of the 43rd Chess Olympiad here.

With eight points in their kitty, it has been good going for the team barring a lone loss against defending champion and top seeded Americans in the fourth round.

Backed by Viswanathan Anand's facile win in the previous round, the Indian men beat Paraguay by a 3.5-0.5 margin.

So far, the record sheet reads just one red mark as Anand is the only one to have lost a game among five members.

12 wins, one loss and seven draws has been the story thus far in 20 games and going by the statistics of many other teams this has been a commendable effort.

It's currently a four way tie at the top with ten points apiece and sharing the lead are Azerbaijan, Poland, Ukraine and Czech Republic.

Three teams - USA, Israel and Germany -- follow the four leaders on nine points apiece while Indian men are in joint eighth spot coming in to the lone rest day of the event.

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