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India 2 coach says Indian chess shouldn’t lose momentum after historic show

CHENNAI: India not only hosted what’s arguably one of the best editions of the chess Olympiad --- which concluded on Sunday --- but also delivered its strongest-ever show in the competition by winning two bronze medals. The high point of the tournament from India’s point of view was young gun…

MAMALLAPURAM: Grandmaster D Gukesh is on a giant-killing spree. The 16-year-old youngster registered his 8th successive victory at the ongoing 44th Olympiad on Saturday as World No. 5 and 2018 World championship challenger Fabiano Caruana lost to him in 45 moves.

India 1 held by France; India 3 loses to Georgia in the women’s section

MAMALLAPURAM: It was business as usual for the Indian teams as all six of them won their respective clashes in Round 2 of the 44th Olympiad here on Saturday. Unlike the opening day where every Indian player won, Day 2 saw a few of them split points with their opponents.

MAMALLAPURAM: Chess Olympiad fever peaks here with Indian teams appearing primed for glory in the 44th edition of the prestigious event that starts from Thursday.

CHENNAI: The youthful India 'B' team can finish on the podium in the Open section of the 44th Chess Olympiad if the players perform to their potential, the side's coach Grandmaster RB Ramesh said.

CHENNAI: If one glances through the latest FIDE top-10 junior rankings, three from India feature in them. Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi is in No. 2 spot behind Alireza Firouzja, while D Gukesh and Nihal Sarin are in the 6th and 10th spot respectively.

Gukesh has been on a winning spree, capturing four tournament titles this year and reaching No 32 in the world chess rankings based on live ELO ratings.