"No Technique, Just Play Your Best": R Praggnanandhaa After India's Win At Chess Olympiad

Chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa expressed pride at India's double gold medal win at the recently-concluded Chess Olympiad and added that the triumph would take the game to more people. In the recently-concluded Chess Olympiad, India's men's and women's teams made history, securing gold medals for the first time in their respective categories and joining the elite company of countries to have pulled off a double of gold medals in the same edition of the competition. Praggnanandhaa, his sister Vaishali Rameshbabu, and men's team captain Srinath Narayanan were given a warm welcome at the Chennai airport after the win.

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Speaking to ANI, Praggnanandhaa said, "Both the men's and women's teams won the gold medal. This is a very historic achievement, and there are very few teams who have won both medals at the same time, and we are winning for the first time. This is a very proud moment for all of us. I think this win will take chess to more people."

He expressed that during the last Olympiad back in Chennai, India was close to winning gold, but the last two games did not go well, and the men's and women's teams both had to settle for bronze medals.

"But this time around, we were more experienced. We were able to use that experience and get the gold. There was no technique as such; you just have to play at your best," he added.

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