Samarkand, Sept. 25 -- Team India slipped down in rankings with draws in the open and women's sections during the eighth round of the 46th Chess Olympiad being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday.

In the open section, India drew 2-2 against Azerbaijan, while in the women's section, India drew 2-2 against Kazakhstan.

The world champion grandmaster D Gukesh played a draw against Azerbaijan GM Mahammad Muradli.

In the women's section, Alua Nurman defeated Indian grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu. Also, Savitha Shri won a drawish endgame against Woman International Master Elnaz Kaliakhmet to help India to a draw.

In the open section, India has slipped to seventh spot with 13 points, with Uzbekistan at the top with 14 points. In the wo...