The report of the most brilliant games of the seventh round is proposed to the attention of the readers by GM Sergey Zagrebelny. 
The clash of two Russian teams was a key match of the round 7. Three games were drawn rather quickly – 
The Ukrainian team seriously improved their chances of winning the Olympiad. In the 7
Bright moments of the 
As we all know the 
The Australian Grandmaster David Smerdon is one of the funniest people at the Olympiad. Talking with him about everything apart chess is a great pleasure. 
Shinya Kojima, the 1st board of the national team of Japan, together with our journalists extended their birthday greetings to their teammate Nanjo Ryosuke. 
One can not name absolute leaders in the American national teams in chess as well as in football. However it does not influence the process of enriching the collection of national medals. The secret was revealed to us by the coach of the men’s national team of America Varuzhan Hakobyan and GM Alexander Onischuk playing on the 3rd board. 
OPEN TOURNAMENT
| Rk. | Team | + | = | - | Tb1 | |
| 1 |
 |
UKR
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
19
|
| 2 |
 |
RUS1
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
18
|
| 3 |
 |
ISR
|
7
|
3
|
1
|
17
|
| 4 |
 |
HUN
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
17
|
| 5 |
 |
CHN
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
16
|
WOMEN TOURNAMENT
| Rk. | Team | + | = | - | Tb1 | |
| 1 |
|
RUS1
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
| 2 |
|
CHN
|
9
|
0
|
2
|
18
|
| 3 |
 |
GEO
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
16
|
| 4 |
 |
CUB
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
16
|
| 5 |
 |
USA
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
16
|
