“When You Really Want to Win, You Win More”- IM Vantika Agrawal
Vantika was part of the women's team comprising Harika Dronavalli, R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, and Tania Sachdev, which won gold at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad .
Vantika was part of the women's team comprising Harika Dronavalli, R Vaishali, Divya Deshmukh, and Tania Sachdev, which won gold at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad .
This is the first time a separate women's section has been added with the prize money equivalent to that of the Open section.
In the women's section, Ukraine won the gold, Georgia the silver, while the top seed India-1 had to remain content with the bronze.
The India-2 team, composed of young players, won against Germany in the 11th and final round 3-1.
Coming into the match after a loss to Armenia on Saturday, India A started off the game on a winning note when Sasikiran raked in the first point against Andre Diamant in a Nimzo Indian game.
Apart from Humpy, R Vaishali also thrashed a higher-rated player in Lela Javakhisvili while Tania Sachdev and Harika Dronavalli secured draws to help India win the match.
An Indian woman, K. Sigappi, and her son, K. Thanneermalai, are playing in the Olympiad for Hong Kong. Sigappi's husband PR Kannappan is the treasurer of the Hong Kong Chess Federation.
After Koneru Humpy, Dronavalli Harika and R Vaishali ended with a draw in their respective encounters, Sachdev rose brilliantly to the occasion. She thrashed Zsoka Gaal to earn a decisive point as well as the match for the team. sns
When Meelis passed out after Jaden's 39th move, he was in a winning position. He was airlifted to a private hospital, where his condition was described as stable.
The India A Team ranked second beat Greece with a 3-1 score, Team B trounced Switzerland 4-0 and Team C beat Iceland 3-1.
