With big wins today, China and Ukraine have closed the gap to just 2 points from Armenia. Ukraine will have a shot at Armenia in the final round while China takes on Hungary. If China beats Hungary and Armenia loses to Ukraine, China will likely win the Gold because of superior tiebreaks.
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 2 | Armenia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 20.5 |
| 2 | 4 | China | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20.0 |
| 3 | 8 | Ukraine | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17.5 |
| 4 | 10 | Russia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19.5 |
| 5 | 6 | Hungary | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18.0 |
| 6 | 1 | USA | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16.0 |
| 7 | 7 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16.5 |
| 8 | 5 | India | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13.0 |
| 9 | 9 | Israel | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11.5 |
| 10 | 3 | Egypt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7.5 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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