Olympiad: India's gold chances get bleaker despite win in open; women still in hunt

NEW DELHI: India will look back at Nihal Sarin's loss before the rest day and wonder what might have happened had he taken a few more minutes — he had plenty of time on the clock, more than enough to have avoided the queen blunder that cost India their Round 6 match against Uzbekistan on Monday. When the players returned to the board for Round 7 in Samarkand on Wednesday, following Tuesday's rest day, the overall picture in the race for gold remained largely unchanged.Another hope of an Uzbek slip-up, this time at the hands of an in-form Chinese team, evaporated as the hosts won 3-1, moving a step closer to another coveted Chess Olympiad title.