India take open silver, women’s bronze at Chess Olympiad
India ended the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand with silver in the open section and bronze in the women’s section.
The defending champions drew 2-2 with Hungary in the final round. Arjun Erigaisi beat Peter Leko, but D Gukesh lost to Gleb Dudin. India finished level with Germany on 18 match points and took silver on the head-to-head tiebreak.
Hosts Uzbekistan won the open gold, beating Ukraine 2.5-1.5 in the final round to repeat their 2022 triumph.
In the women’s section, China took gold and Kazakhstan silver. India drew with Georgia to secure bronze.
India also won six individual board medals. Savitha Shri B won gold on women’s board five with 9 out of 10. Gukesh took silver on open board four with 8.5 out of 11.
R Praggnanandhaa, Koneru Humpy and Vantika Agrawal won bronze medals. India also retained the Gaprindashvili Cup for the best combined performance.
Uzbekistan’s open gold repeats their 2022 triumph, while China claimed its seventh women’s title.
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