Uzbekistan defeated the USA in the Chess Olympiad

Uzbekistan defeated the USA in the Chess Olympiad

In the 9th round of the World Chess Olympiad continuing in Samarkand, Uzbekistan achieved a victory.

The main men's team of Uzbekistan triumphed over the USA, which was considered one of the tournament favorites.

First, Muhiddin Madaminov, playing on the 4th board, secured a draw against the strong opponent Levon Aronian (he had stepped in for Shamsiddin Vokhidov, who lost in the previous round).

Following this, Nodirbek Abdusattorov forced Fabiano Caruana, who ranks third in the world ratings, to resign.

However, Javohir Sindarov fell into a difficult position in his match against another famous chess player, Wesley So, and ultimately could not escape it, resulting in the overall score being leveled at 1.5-1.5.

Then, Uzbek chess fans turned all their attention to Nodirbek Yakubboev's game. This chess player, who had lost in the previous round, justified the trust this time and managed to turn the victory to his side in an extremely complex match against Hans Niemann. The final score stood at 2.5-1.5.

Thus, after 9 rounds, the main team of Uzbekistan continues to lead the tournament standings with 16 points. In the previous round, Uzbekistan had lost to Germany.