44th Chess Olympiad ends; India’s men & women team win bronze medal
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The 44th Chess Olympiad has ended at Mahabalipuram, a city near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. India ‘B’ team comprising D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa , Raunak Sadhwaniand and Adhiban won the bronze medal beating Germany.
In women’s section, India ‘A’ team have won the bronze medal. The team comprising Vaishali and Koneru Humphy, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkari were headed for a gold medal on the final day but a defeat to USA by 1-3 dented their chances as they eventually finished third.
The Uzbekistan team, which was seeded 14th in the tournament, won the gold medal in the men’s section. Armenia clinched the silver medal.
It was the first time that the Chess Olympiad was held in India, the place where the game began. The tournament was declared open by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 28.
The 2022 edition was historic as the tournament was contested between 188 teams from about 187 nations. India competed in the tournament with three teams in the Men’s Section and three teams in the Women’s section.
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