India on Sunday scripted historical past as its males’s and ladies’s groups clinched their maiden gold medals within the forty fifth Chess Olympiad after beating their respective opponents within the ultimate spherical. The lads’s staff defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa received their respective matches within the eleventh and ultimate spherical match. The ladies’s staff beat Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 to clinch the title. Indian males had earlier received two bronze — in 2014 and 2022 — within the event. Indian girls had received a bronze within the 2022 version in Chennai. World Championship challenger Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise but once more delivered in key video games to assist India safe its first title within the open class.
🇮🇳 India wins the forty fifth FIDE #ChessOlympiad!
Congratulations to Gukesh D, Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna and Srinath Narayanan (Captain)!
Gukesh D beats Vladimir Fedoseev, and Arjun Erigaisi prevails towards Jan Subelj; India… pic.twitter.com/jOGrjwsyJc
— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) September 22, 2024
Up towards Slovenia, Gukesh was at his perfect within the technical part of the sport as black towards Vladimir Fedoseev. Although it was a laboured victory, the 18-year-old Grandmaster was spot on together with his super strategic show.
Erigaise additionally received with black on the third board towards Jan Subeli out of a shocking Centre Counter protection sport.
If this was not sufficient, Praggnanadhaa struck type and scored a crushing victory over Anton Demchenko, as India secured 3-0 conquer Slovenia with one sport nonetheless remaining.
The Indian males ended up with a exceptional 21 factors out of a attainable 22. They conceded only a lone 2-2 draw to Uzbekistan whereas beating the remainder of the opponents.
🇮🇳India wins the forty fifth FIDE Girls’s #ChessOlympiad!
Congratulations to Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, Tania Sachdev and Abhijit Kunte (Captain)!pic.twitter.com/zsNde0tspo
— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) September 22, 2024
The Indian girls then gave a uncommon double gold for the nation as they scored 3.5-0.5 victory towards Azerbaijan.
D Harika was at her technical greatest hanging on the highest board for the staff and Divya Deshmukh but once more outclassed her opponent to verify her particular person gold medal on the third board as effectively.
After R Vaishali drew her sport, the Indian staff confirmed the victory with Vantika Agrawal scoring one other good triumph.
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