ROUND 2
13 year old Poh Yu Tian on his first ever Olympiad beat Grandmaster Lubomir Ftacnik (ELO 2483) in Round 2 of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. This win helped Malaysia hold a draw against the superior Slovakia which has a rating average of ELO 2543.
| FM | Lim, Zhuo Ren | 2318 | vs | GM | Pechac, Jergus | 2594 | 0 – 1 |
| FM | Wong, Yinn Long | 2381 | vs | IM | Gazik, Viktor | 2544 | ½ – ½ |
| CM | Tan, Jun Ying | 2191 | vs | IM | Druska, Juraj | 2519 | ½ – ½ |
| Poh, Yu Tian | 2118 | vs | GM | Ftacnik, Lubomir | 2483 | 1 – 0 |
On board 1, FM Lim Zhuo Ren lost to GM Jergus Pechac.
Both FM Wong Yinn Long and CM Tan Jun Ying held 2 very strong IMs (ELO 2500+) to a draw.
The women team however suffered a 4-0 loss to Spain.
| IM | Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina | 2366 | vs | WIM | Foudzi, Siti Zulaikha | 2188 | 1 – 0 |
| IM | Garcia Martin, Marta | 2305 | vs | WIM | Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Za | 2018 | 1 – 0 |
| WGM | Calzetta Ruiz, Monica | 2230 | vs | WFM | Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada | 1940 | 1 – 0 |
| FM | Eizaguerri Floris, Maria | 2176 | vs | WFM | Chong, Kai Ni Agnes | 1909 | 1 – 0 |