Bled (Slovenia), Nov 01: On an utterly forgettable day for India on Thursday, both men's and women's teams suffered comprehensive losses at the hands of Lithuania and Georgia respectively in the fifth round of the 35th Chess Olympiad here. A 3-0 spanking by former champions Georgia saw Indian women slip to joint 23rd position while the men's 3-1 loss to Lithuania meant they fell way behind in the standing list to be placed on joint 39th position.
Springing a major surprise, Bosnia-Herzegovina defeated overnight joint leaders Poland 3-1 and shot into sole lead in the men's section with 15.5 points ahead of holders Russia and Armenia.
In the women's section Georgia emerged the leaders on 12 points followed by United States on 11.5.

In the women's category, India's Woman Grandmaster S Vijayalakshmi suffered her first loss in the Olympiad, going down to Nana Iosliani, former World Championship finalist, on the top board.
Vijayalakshmi, a silver medallist on top board in the last edition at Istanbul, missed some chances against Iosliani who played white. Vijaylakshmi's hopes slowly diminished in the middle game and she eventually succumbed to pressure. Bureau Report