India Script Historical past By Successful Uncommon Double Gold At Chess Olympiad 2024




India on Sunday scripted historical past as its males’s and ladies’s groups clinched their maiden gold medals within the forty fifth Chess Olympiad after beating their respective opponents within the remaining spherical. The boys’s workforce defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa received their respective matches within the eleventh and remaining spherical match. The ladies’s workforce beat Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 to clinch the title. Indian males had earlier received two bronze — in 2014 and 2022 — within the match. Indian girls had received a bronze within the 2022 version in Chennai. World Championship challenger Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise but once more delivered in key video games to assist India safe its first title within the open class.

Up towards Slovenia, Gukesh was at his perfect within the technical section of the sport as black towards Vladimir Fedoseev. Although it was a laboured victory, the 18-year-old Grandmaster was spot on along with his super strategic show.

Erigaise additionally received with black on the third board towards Jan Subeli out of a stunning Centre Counter protection sport.

If this was not sufficient, Praggnanadhaa struck kind and scored a crushing victory over Anton Demchenko, as India secured 3-0 overcome Slovenia with one sport nonetheless remaining.

The Indian males ended up with a exceptional 21 factors out of a attainable 22. They conceded only a lone 2-2 draw to Uzbekistan whereas beating the remainder of the opponents.

The Indian girls then gave a uncommon double gold for the nation as they scored 3.5-0.5 victory towards Azerbaijan.

D Harika was at her technical greatest placing on the highest board for the workforce and Divya Deshmukh but once more outclassed her opponent to substantiate her particular person gold medal on the third board as properly.

After R Vaishali drew her sport, the Indian workforce confirmed the victory with Vantika Agrawal scoring one other good triumph.

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