Ukraine, without Lahno, stunned China in round 8. However, I believe that China may have clinched gold anyway even if they lose to India in the final round due to better tiebreaks.
Russia is behind China by 2 match points and 5.5 game points. Therefore, even if Russia wins 4-0 and China loses 0-4, it is not possible to to make up the difference of 5.5 points. Of course this is only based on my unofficial calculation.
Round 8 results
UKRAINE 2½ – 1½ CHINA
INDIA 1 – 3 GEORGIA
TURKEY ½ – 3½ GREECE
RSA 0 – 4 RUSSIA
ARMENIA 2½ – 1½ VIETNAM
Standings after 8 rounds
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
India unfortunately has no depth. Apart from Humpy and now Harika, the others just can’t cope with tougher opposition.
High possibility that India might not get a medal. Odds are Russia and Ukraine will win the next match and India lose.