The Indian team registered a couple of important match-points as Harikrishna and Co. narrowly beat the strong Hungarian team. With the top 3 games ending in draws, GM Vidit Gujrathi’s fantastic win over the creative GM Richard Rapport proved decisive.
The clash of the big guns – China vs Armenia – saw the Chinese team trounce Armenia 3.5-0.5 with GM Levon Aronian managing the lone half point for the Armenians. In another important match-up, Ukraine defeated overnight joint-leaders Israel 2.5-1.5. With this result, Israel descended to the 2nd spot in the rankings table while the Cubans took up the sole lead following a comfortably 3-1 victory over Egypt.
Meanwhile, Russia’s woes continued as the 9th-seeded U.S.A. team held the top seeds to a 2-2 draw, thanks to GM Daniel Naroditsky’s (U.S.A.) crucial win over GM Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS).
The full pairings and results can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr170346.aspx?lan=1&art=2&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984