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Former globe chess champ Garry Kasparov bathed appreciation on the Indian group for historical dual gold in both the guys’s and ladies’s occasions at the 2024Chess Olympiad In a historical accomplishment, India’s guys’s and ladies’s groups secured gold medals for the very first time in the 45th Chess Olympiad onSunday Led by the outstanding efficiencies of D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, the guys’s group safeguarded the gold medal after a thrilling last round success overSlovenia The ladies’s group making up Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, Tania Sachdev, and Abhijit Kunte, likewise safeguarded the gold medal, whipping Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5 to secure the title.
“A very impressive double gold achievement by India. “Vishy’s kids” are all grown up and chess is coming home! Two American flags on the podiums as well, worthy of note. Add Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, with no European flags,” Kasparov published on X.
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An extremely remarkable dual gold success byIndia “Vishy’s children” are all matured and chess is getting home! Two American flags on the platforms also, worthwhile of note. Add Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, without any European flags. https://t.co/0lK4HGLpDm
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— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov 63) September 23, 2024
The guys’s group of Gukesh D, Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, and Harikrishna Pentala, with Srinath Narayanan as the captain, led throughout the competition, winning 10 suits and attracting simply one. Before the last round, they were 2 factors in advance of China.
In the last round, India just required a draw to secure the gold medals or for China not to win their suit. However, India remained to push for a win and beat Slovenia 3.5-0.5.
The ladies’s group had an extremely solid beginning, leading the occasion after 7 rounds, having actually won all their suits. They stumbled in round 8, shedding to Poland and afterwards attracting with Team United States, yet made a solid coating. Going right into the last round, India was linked for initial with Kazakhstan, and the race for the medals was to the cord.
The group of Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali R, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, and Tania Sachdev, with Abhijit Kunte as the captain, showed superb calmness and provided, winning the last suit versus Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5. At the very same time, Kazakhstan just attracted with the United States 2-2, making India the single champions of the occasion.
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