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Chess Olympiad: India 'B' Team Wins Bronze In Open Section; India 'A' Women Also Finish Third

The India 'B' team settled for a bronze medal in the Open section while the India 'A' women's side also finished third in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai on Tuesday. India 'B' defeated Germany 3-1 in their final round match to end at third position. Uzbekistan sprung a surprise by bagging the gold medal with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands ahead of a strong Armenian team, which beat Spain 2.5-1.5 in the final round, in the Open section. The top-seeded India 'A' women's team crashed to a 1-3 defeat in the 11th and final round to USA to see it's gold medal hopes evaporate. The Koneru Humpy-led team finished third.

Gukesh’s show at Chess Olympiad was just breathless: Viswanathan Anand

Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, the team’s mentor, heaped praise on Gukesh’s run at the Olympiad. The Indian legend revealed how he found it difficult to keep pace with the youngster’s progress in the last few months. “It was just a breathless performance (by him) and we couldn’t keep up with it.

MK Stalin Announces Rs 1 Crore Prize For Indian Teams That Won Bronze In Chess Olympiad

Both the India-B and A-Women's teams, would be honoured with a cash prize of Rs 1 crore each for winning bronze medals in the FIDE 44th Chess Olympiad, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced in Chennai on Wednesday. The international indoor sports event was successfully conducted by the Tamil Nadu government, bringing laurels from across the world, Stalin said.

Historic double bronze at Chess Olympiad

While India 2 team, comprising youngsters D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani and B Adhiban, missed their golden chance by losing to Uzbekistan on Monday, the Indian women blew their opportunity to win the gold by losing to US in the 11th round Tuesday, reports Prasad RS. Uzbekistan men finished on top and the girls from Ukraine won gold. "Winning the medal was historic but we couldn't play to our potential.

Uzbekistan Wins Gold Open Category As FIDE Chess Olympiad Comes To An End

The 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad came to end in Mamallapuram on Tuesday with the Uzbekistan team winning the gold medal in the open category. Seeded 14th, it did not lose even a single game on way to winning the top prize. Jakhongir Vakhidov from Uzbekistan team told NDTV that they were very satisified with the result. "We are very happy. It was complicated. Till the last moment we dis not know who's going to win. We had strong opponents like the Indian teams," he said. Team Armenia took the silver.

Chess Olympiad: India 'B' team wins bronze in Open section; India 'A' women also finish third

India 'B' defeated Germany 3-1 in their final round match to end at third position. Uzbekistan sprung a surprise by bagging the gold medal with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands ahead of a strong Armenian team, which beat Spain 2.5-1.5 in the final round, in the Open section. The top-seeded India 'A' women's team crashed to a 1-3 defeat in the 11th and final round to USA to see it's gold medal hopes evaporate.

Chess Olympiad to conclude today, MS Dhoni expected at closing ceremony

The Olympiad, held in India for the first time, saw a record number of teams taking part in the Open and women's sections. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will preside over the closing ceremony.

Time to do more for chess in India, says new FIDE deputy president Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand, who has been elected deputy president of FIDE, on Monday said it is time to do more for the sport in the country. "We are going to work as a team... especially do more for India.

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Chess Olympiad: India 'B' Team Wins Bronze In Open Section; India 'A' Women Also Finish Third

Gukesh’s show at Chess Olympiad was just breathless: Viswanathan Anand

MK Stalin Announces Rs 1 Crore Prize For Indian Teams That Won Bronze In Chess Olympiad

Historic double bronze at Chess Olympiad

Uzbekistan Wins Gold Open Category As FIDE Chess Olympiad Comes To An End

Chess Olympiad: India 'B' team wins bronze in Open section; India 'A' women also finish third

Chess Olympiad to conclude today, MS Dhoni expected at closing ceremony

Time to do more for chess in India, says new FIDE deputy president Viswanathan Anand