CHENNAI: In the eighth round of the matches held today, 16-year-old Tamil Nadu's grandmaster Gukesh, who is part of the India 'B' team, defeated USA's Grandmaster Fabiano Caruanain in Mahabalipuram at the 44th Chess Olympiad.

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This marks Gukesh’s eighth victory in the matches played so far.

Apart from Gukesh, Polish WIM Oliwia Kiolbasa who won 7 matches in a streak, has won his 8th match today defeating India's WGM Nandhidhaa.

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Meanwhile, Raunak Sadhwani defeated Leinier Dominguez in style after sacrificing a knight for an attack early in the game.

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