Olympiad: Humpy downs ‘Greek Goddess’ Tsolakidou; Gukesh back above 2700

 Koneru Humpy avenged her recent Global Chess League setbacks against Greece’s Stavroula Tsolakidou, helping India’s women extend their unbeaten run at the Chess Olympiad. In the open section, Gukesh returned to winning ways against Italy’s Sabino Brunello after slipping below 2700. India won the open tie 3-1, while both teams continued their strong starts to the tournament. Koneru Humpy avenged her recent Global Chess League setbacks against Greece’s Stavroula Tsolakidou, helping India’s women extend their unbeaten run at the Chess Olympiad. In the open section, Gukesh returned to winning ways against Italy’s Sabino Brunello after slipping below 2700. India won the open tie 3-1, while both teams continued their strong starts to the tournament.