March 29, 2024
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World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Egyptian Grandmaster Amin B as India just managed to secure a 2.5-1.5 win against lowly Egypt in the seventh round of the 43rd chess olympiad on Monday.

In the women section being held alongside, Indian women played out a hard-fought draw against the experienced Georgia 1 team. All the games were drawn.

For the Indian men, it was a chance to register a big victory against the lower-rated Egyptian team in their quest for a position at the podium but the sailing was not so smooth as GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi lost playing white against his much lower-rated opponent International Master Fawzy A in a queen pawn game.

Swift victories by P Harikrishna against GM Adly A and ever-reliable GM K Sasikairan against Hesham A took India to a 2.5-1.5 victory.

The women team played well but all the games ended in draws with none of the players achieving a breakthrough.

On the top board, India’s highest-rated women player Koneru Humpy, playing white, was held to a draw by Nana Dzagnidze in a dutch stonewall, D Harika drew Javakhishvili in a sicilian defense game on the second board, Arjuna awardee Tania Sachdeva drew Batsiashvili on the third board. In the fourth board also fortunes were being equally divided between Padmini R and Khotenashvili.

Now, Indian beat Egypt 2.5-1.5 While in Women section India drew Georgia 3-1.

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