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Chess Olympiad: Indian open and women’s teams off to winning starts
Updated On: 30 July, 2022 07:30 AM IST | Mamallapuram (TN) | PTI
Top-seeded Indian women’s A team beat Tajikistan while the B side got the better of Wales. Both the Indian teams have taken unassailable 3-0 leads over their respective opponents. India’s star player Koneru Humpy, playing on the top board, R Vaishali and Bhakti Kulkarni secured victories to ensure a winning start
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India’s Vidit Gujrathi on the opening day of the Chess Olympiad yesterday
Indian teams made winning starts in the open and women’s sections of the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Friday.
Top-seeded Indian women’s A team beat Tajikistan while the B side got the better of Wales. Both the Indian teams have taken unassailable 3-0 leads over their respective opponents. India’s star player Koneru Humpy, playing on the top board, R Vaishali and Bhakti Kulkarni secured victories to ensure a winning start. The Indian C team too began with a win. The three Indian teams in the men’s event posted wins in the first round matches over Zimbabwe, UAE and South Sudan respectively.
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