Olympiad is a huge events with about 700 games/round. Just one tournament hall is not enough to accommodate all players, so we have 2 halls: hall A and hall B. Hall A devoted to the best teams with top 27 team matches in Open section and top 20 matches in Women section.

The similar situation was 4 years ago, in Batumi. However, that time it was possible for players/captains to visit another hall during the game. Not in India. You can not see "big guys" playing if your team is in tournament hall B.

I think, in general it reflects the current trend with more and more restrictions. Can you survive with the new rule? Absolutely, but it "reduces amount of fun" from the event.

Our ladies will play in hall A this round as they are facing strong Netherlands. National Team still needs to deserve this privilege by winning today's match. So far, we remain on 44th table as in the 1st round.