44th Chess Olympiad ends; India's men & women team win bronze medal

44th Chess Olympiad ends; India's men & women team win bronze medal

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Category : Sports Published on: August 11 2022

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The 44th Chess Olympiad inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai on the 28th of July ended today. India competed in the tournament with three teams in the Men's Section and three teams in the Women’s section.
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.
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.
India's five-time World Champion Vishwanathan Anand was elected as the Vice President of the Federation.

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