Only 7 teams still remain perfect after 4 rounds with 8 points (2 points per match win x 4). The three biggest matchups of the day are Armenia vs. Russia B team, Vietnam vs. Georgia, and Hungary vs. Russian A team.

Open Olympiad round 5 top team pairings

1 ARM Armenia 12½ 8 : 8 14 Russia 2 RUS2 4
2 27 VIE Vietnam 12½ 8 : 8 14 Georgia GEO 20
3 5 HUN Hungary 11 8 : 8 12½ Russia 1 RUS1 1
4 15 POL Poland 13 7 : 8 11 Netherlands NED 13

5 32 BIH Bosnia & Herzegovina 11 7 : 7 12½ Ukraine UKR 2
6 7 AZE Azerbaijan 12½ 6 : 7 10 Sweden SWE 34

7 17 CZE Czech Republic 11½ 6 : 6 11 Mexico MEX 36
8 3 CHN China 11½ 6 : 6 11 Slovakia SVK 22
9 30 ITA Italy 10 6 : 6 11 Cuba CUB 18
10 9 USA United States of Americ 11½ 6 : 6 11 Argentina ARG 26
11 23 NOR Norway 10 6 : 6 11 Spain ESP 16
12 11 ISR Israel 11 6 : 6 10 Russia 3 RUS3 14
13 19 IND India 11 6 : 6 13 Bulgaria BUL 8
14 10 FRA France 10½ 6 : 6 11 England ENG 12

Full pairings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr36795.aspx?art=2&rd=5&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000

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