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India Off To Winning Start In Chess Team Events At Asian Games

Indian men and women opened their campaign in the chess team event at the Asian Games with easy wins over Mongolia and Philippines respectively in Hangzhou on Friday. Both the teams won by identical 3.5-0.5 margins in the first round. The team event at the Asian Games is being played in the classical time format while the individual events were held in the rapid format. While the top-seeded Indian men's team saw GM Arjun Erigaisi opening the scoring with a win over IM Amartuvshin Ganzorig of Mongolia with black pieces, Vidit S Gujrathi and R Praggnanandhaa added to the points.

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Asian Games 2023: Vidit Gujrathi Stumbles Against China's Wei Yi; In Joint Second Place

Third-seeded Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi went down to top-ranked Chinese player Wei Yi in the seventh round of the men's individual chess event in the 19th Asian Games on Tuesday. Despite the defeat, the 28-year old Indian is in joint second place with 5 points from 7 rounds, half-a-point behind Yi. Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov is sharing the second place with Gujrathi. Arjun Erigaisi, the other Indian in the fray, beat Indonesia's Novendra Priasmoro in the seventh round to reach 4.5 points. He shares the joint third spot with three other players.

Asian Games 2023: Vidit Gujrathi Stumbles Against China's Wei Yi; In Joint Second Place

Third-seeded Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi went down to top-ranked Chinese player Wei Yi in the seventh round of the men's individual chess event in the 19th Asian Games on Tuesday. Despite the defeat, the 28-year old Indian is in joint second place with 5 points from 7 rounds, half-a-point behind Yi. Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov is sharing the second place with Gujrathi. Arjun Erigaisi, the other Indian in the fray, beat Indonesia's Novendra Priasmoro in the seventh round to reach 4.5 points. He shares the joint third spot with three other players.

Asian Games 2023: Arjun, Vidit Secure Wins; Humpy Plays Tie, Harika Loses

Indian women's chess player Dronavalli Harika faced defeat, and Koneru Humpy played out a tie, while Arjun Kumar and Vidit Santosh won their games in the third round of women's and men's individual competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday. Harika lost 1-0 to China's Hou Yifan. Meanwhile, Humpy played a 0.5-0.5 with China's Zhu Jiner. On the other hand, Arjun defeated Vietnam's Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen by 1-0. While Vidit clinched a win against Thiland's Laohawirapap Prin by 1-0. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Full Schedule - Sep 25)

Asian Games: Indian Men Falter In 2nd Round Of Chess; Koneru Humpy, D Harika Post Two Wins Each

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, the third highest ranked player in the field, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan's IM Kazybek Nogerbek in the second round of the men's individual event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. In the women's event, India's top players -- Koneru Humpy and D Harika -- started well, securing wins in the first two rounds. Having started with a win over Bangladesh IM Mohammed Fahad Rahman in the first round, Gujrathi faced a reverse at the hands of his Kazakh opponent.

Asian Games: Indian Men Falter In 2nd Round Of Chess; Koneru Humpy, D Harika Post Two Wins Each

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, the third highest ranked player in the field, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Kazakhstan's IM Kazybek Nogerbek in the second round of the men's individual event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday. In the women's event, India's top players -- Koneru Humpy and D Harika -- started well, securing wins in the first two rounds. Having started with a win over Bangladesh IM Mohammed Fahad Rahman in the first round, Gujrathi faced a reverse at the hands of his Kazakh opponent.

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India Off To Winning Start In Chess Team Events At Asian Games

China swimming ace left wanting more as Nepal break cricket records

Asian Games 2023: Vidit Gujrathi Stumbles Against China's Wei Yi; In Joint Second Place

Asian Games 2023: Vidit Gujrathi Stumbles Against China's Wei Yi; In Joint Second Place

Asian Games 2023: Arjun, Vidit Secure Wins; Humpy Plays Tie, Harika Loses

Asian Games: Indian Men Falter In 2nd Round Of Chess; Koneru Humpy, D Harika Post Two Wins Each

Asian Games: Indian Men Falter In 2nd Round Of Chess; Koneru Humpy, D Harika Post Two Wins Each

Canadian UFC fighter Charles Jourdain wins by 1st-round submission on Fight Night card