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 closing spherical. The boys’s staff defeated Slovenia after D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa gained their respective matches within the eleventh and closing spherical match. The ladies’s staff beat Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 to clinch the title. Indian males had earlier gained two bronze — in 2014 and 2022 — within the match. Indian girls had gained 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 in opposition to Jan Subelj; India… pic.twitter.com/jOGrjwsyJc
— Worldwide Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) September 22, 2024
Up in opposition to Slovenia, Gukesh was at his best within the technical part of the sport as black in opposition to Vladimir Fedoseev. Although it was a laboured victory, the 18-year-old Grandmaster was spot on along with his great strategic show.
Erigaise additionally gained with black on the third board in opposition to Jan Subeli out of a stunning Centre Counter protection recreation.
If this was not sufficient, Praggnanadhaa struck kind and scored a crushing victory over Anton Demchenko, as India secured 3-0 conquer Slovenia with one recreation 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 Ladies’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 in opposition to Azerbaijan.
D Harika was at her technical finest placing on the highest board for the staff and Divya Deshmukh but once more outclassed her opponent to substantiate her particular person gold medal on the third board as properly.
After R Vaishali drew her recreation, the Indian staff confirmed the victory with Vantika Agrawal scoring one other good triumph.
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