Armenian GM Levon Aronian became the hero of the day scoring 2 out of 2 with wins over Vidit Gujrathi from India and Leinier Dominguez from Cuba in the 3rd and 4th rounds of the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup.
China continues to dominate the field. However, in round 3 they were on a verge of losing against Russia after Artemiev defeated Wei Yi in mere 25 moves. Ding Liren saved the day winning against Nepomniachtchi to level the score. In round 4 the rating favorite convincingly defeated India and are leading the event by two match points, FIDE reported.
The rough start continues for team India. They lost both matches and sit in the cellar of the tournament table. Europe, on the contrary, bounced back winning both matches, most importantly a...
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