FIDE online Chess Olympiad News

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The Indian players Nihal Sarin and Divya Deshmukh lost connection to their games and forfeited on time. The Russian team entered the final after beating the USA on August 29. They won the first round by minimal margin and then drew the second match to book their berth in the final. On the other hand, India defeated Poland to become the first finalist of the Online Chess Olympiad. India had to come from behind after losing 4-2 in the first round.