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| North Macedonia is the southern part of the former Yugoslavia. |
After the dramatic conclusion of Monday's round, the American victory against the highly ranked lineup of North Macedonia was surprisingly anticlimactic. The combination of opening preparation and tactical opportunism resulted in a sweep boards 2-4. Three-time US Blind winner Jessica Lauser had lost her first three games at the Olympiad, but she knocked out her opponent this morning with a flurry of middlegame tactics.
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| Jessica Lauser vs Marija Arsova (1-0) |
Team USA advanced to 5 match points out of a possible 8 despite being paired up every round, including facing three top 10 countries, and are tied for 15th place.
Round 4: #10 North Macedonia vs #39 USA == 0.5-3.5
- Tode Zafirovsky (2138) vs Michael == 1/2-1/2
- Griffin vs Vladimir Trkaljanov (2096) == 1-0
- Zarko Selkovski (2007) vs Pranav == 0-1
- Jessica vs Marija Arsova (unrated) == 1-0
As the FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities passed the halfway point, Russia-1 and Germany shared the lead with a fourth straight match victory. Top rated Poland-1 rested the tournament's only Grandmaster and only mustered a 2-2 tie against India-1. In the first heavyweight matchup of the week, #4 Israel held #3 Philippines-1 to another 2-2 tie. The underrated team from Vietnam impressed with their third upset victory.
- 8 MP = Russia-1 and Germany
- 7 MP = Poland-1, Poland-2, India-1
- 6 MP = Israel, Philippines-1, Russia-3, Vietnam and five others
- 5 MP = India-3, Ecuador, Russia-2, Chile, USA and three others
- Total of 58 teams remaining
Tomorrow morning, Team USA squares off against #18 seed Chile in a rare pairing of two countries from the Americas. Look for a competitive match despite the rating gap of 350 points between the teams. The first pawn moves on Wednesday at 6:00 AM PST. Check out the games at FollowChess (live) and Chess24.
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