Two rounds remain in the 2016 Chess Olympiad, and with almost all the favorites having played each other there's finally at least a hint of how the final standings will look. Three leaders entered the round, Ukraine, India, and the United States. The first two faced each other, while the U.S. went down a score group to play the surprising Norwegians. The first match was decided on board 4, where Ukraine's Anton Korobov defeated S.P. Sethuraman thanks to effective use of his bishop pair, while in the second match the Americans won 3-1 with Black wins on boards 2 and 4. The only team in the scoregroup just behind the U.S. and Ukraine (who have already faced each other) is Russia, 3-1 winners over Azerbaijan. (They won the traditional way, unlike the Americans, winning both games with White.)
Here are the key round 10 pairings:
Georgia (14) - U.S.A. (16) (On 2-1-0 scoring; on normal scoring it's 7 points vs. 8.)
Czech Republic (14) - Ukraine (16)
India (14) - Russia (15)
No other team has 14 points, but 14 teams have 13!
In the women's section China and the U.S. were tied for first and played in round 9, and the Chinese team won 2.5-1.5 - three draws and a white win for Jun Wenjun on board 2 over Nazi Paikidze. China has 16 points, a point ahead of Poland (3.5-.5 winners over Israel) and two points ahead of (in tiebreak order) Ukraine, Russia, India, and the U.S. Here are the pairings for round 10:
Poland (15) - China (16)
India (14) - Ukraine (14)
Russia (14) - Georgia (13)
Mongolia (13) - U.S.A. (14)
A selection of games from the top matches is here.