Germany moves into lead

The fourth round of The Fide Chess Olympiad 2000 is still too early to issue any definite statements about who is still in the run for ultimate victory. All top teams are still rather closely packed, and those that are lagging behind will make up for it by having the privilege to face weaker teams in the next couple of rounds.

The German team took the lead in the tournament by defeating the Hungarian team 3-1. Dautov and Luther (unconfirmed) were the German winners in the match, beating Polgar and Portisch respectively.

Israel were fortunate enough to face Cuba, thus getting "easy" points through a 3-1 victory.

Russia moved into third place together with Ukraine and the surprise team Brazil. The Netherlands and England drew all four games.

The disappointment teams of the tournament have so far been the Chinese and the Americans. Today USA lost to India 3-1, and the Chinese team only managed an equal score against Poland.