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Chess captain Vidit Gujrathi: Historic move up
Updated On: 01 September, 2020 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Nitin Mujumdar
India chess captain Vidit Gujrathi puts the national teams maiden gold medal feat at the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday in perspective
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Vidit Gujrathi is all smiles at his home in Nashik after India's maiden gold medal win in the Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday. Pic/Nitin Mujumdar
Team India's chess captain, Vidit Gujrathi, is on cloud nine after leading a 12-member team to its maiden gold medal, jointly shared with Russia in the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad on Sunday. Both nations were declared winners by the game's world governing body, FIDE, after a disconnection with the server led to the Indians losing momentum in the final.
"This win is a historic move up for Indian chess," said Grand Master Gujrathi, 25, a Nashik resident and the youngest Indian to enter the 2700 Elo club (rating system) two years ago. India's best finish at the Olympiad till date was a bronze medal won in 2014.
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