The Indians start a favourite for their tie against Uzbekistan, but they need to hold the first two boards together in the crunch game.

Sasikiran's wins against Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu set the tone for what could be the first ever Olympiad medal for India.

The chance of an encore for the Indian eves or bettering their performance will heavily rely on the performance by Harika and Tania Sachdev.