Cuban Llaudy undefeated in 43rd Chess Olympiad

HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 2 (acn) WIM Lisandra Llaudy (2294 Elo points) earned her fifth win in the 43rd Chess Olympiad and remained among the best players of those who defend the fourth board in Batumi, Georgia.

The victory of the Cuban national champion was the only one of her team in match won 2.5-1.5 over Norway and with it she now amounts 5.5 points in six games, valid for a 91.1 percent effectiveness with which she "walks" towards a possible medal.
After seven rounds, the Caribbean squad appears 22nd in the standings with 10 units and today they will face Vietnam in a day in which Armenia, leader with 13 points, will rival Ukraine (12), and China (12) will do the same against Romania (12).
Meanwhile, in the Open group, Cubans went down to the seat 79th with only seven points after losing 1.5-2.5 to Belgium when only GM Omar Almeida (2540) managed to emerge victorious in the fourth board.
Azerbaijan, Poland and the United States share the top of the standings in this group with 13 units.
Today, the Caribbean side will try to sweep Zimbabwe, but the highlight of this round will be the match between Americans and Azeris, which will include a very interesting game between aces Fabiano Caruana (2827) and Shakriyar Mamedyarov (2820).