India drub Vietnam

 
Today’s win ended India’s three-match losing streak, but the eves remained at the eighth place, jointly with the United States, in the points tally.

Sachdev outplayed Pham Le Thao Nguyen after 54 moves on the second board, while compatriot Mary Ann Gomes also recovered well to beat Pham Bich Ngoc on the fourth board to ensure team’s victory.

On the remaining two boards, D Harika played out a draw with in-form Hoang Thi Bao Tram while Eesha Karavade achieved the same result against Y Hoang Thi Nhu.

Poland lead the table on nine points, followed by Georgia, China One, Russia and Ukraine, who all have seven points each while another one point adrift are China two and Armenia.