Both Open and Women Teams won the match against San Marino and Myanmar with a score of 3:1 yesterday.

Sonam Choden with the victory recorded a hat trick and it was the second win for Karma Gyelmo. Pema Yangsel Dorji, the youngest from the Women’s Team, secured her first win and was the first to finish the game. The fourth member of the Women Team, Asha Limbo faced a World Chess Master with 1979 FIDE rating but she gave a tough match right till the end. It was a swift win for Kelzang Tshering, Bhakta Bahadur Monger and Ugyen Wangchuk against better ranked opponents. 

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