India settle for bronze at World Team Chess Championship
The Indian team spanked Brazil 3.5-0.5 in the final round to end the World Team Chess Championship with a bronze medal here.
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Bursa: The Indian team spanked
Brazil 3.5-0.5 in the final round to end the World Team Chess
Championship with a bronze medal here.
Going into final round, needing an outright win to win a
medal, the Krishanan Sasikiran-led team delivered the goods
and only one draw was conceded out of the four boards
possible, yesterday.
Meanwhile Russia finished first after they completed a
3-1 victory over Israel in the final round. The Russians only
needed a marginal victory to clinch the gold but Israelis blew
it up in the games they played black.
United States won the deserving silver medal after they
held Azerbaijan to an easy 2-2 draw following a peace result
on all boards.
The Russians ended with a tally of 15 points in all while
US and India tied for the second spot tally 13 points overall.
It was simply a tremendous result by the Indians without
Viswanathan Anand, the mainstay of team India and also the
highest rated player.
India captain Sasikiran who defeated the two best players
in the event Levon Aronian of Armenia and Vugar Gashimov of
Azerbaijan deserves all the praise for the stupendous result.
The charged up Indians under the training of Lev Psakhis
went for the blood and were handsomely rewarded in the last
round.
GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly yet again scored against Gilberto
Milas and and at the fag end of the event P Harikrishna found
his touch to beat upcoming Alexander Fier.
Sasuikiran drew his match playing with black pieces and
on the fourth board Gopal won a tense battle against Andre
Diamont as the Indians completed a much needed victory in the
final round.
PTI
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