Chess, Olympiad 2024: Arjun, Gukesh win as India secure first-ever gold in open event
India won their first-ever Chess Olympiad gold medal in the open section.
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Arjun Erigaisi and Gukesh Dommaraju won their respective games as India won their first-ever gold medal at the Chess Olympiad in the open event.
Erigaisi, playing with the black pieces got the better of GM Jan Subelj first on the third board to give India an advantage against Slovenia.
Minutes later, Gukesh beat Vladimir Fedoseev with the black pieces on the top board to give India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the match.
India needed only a draw against Slovenia to win the gold medal at the 2024 Chess Olympiad. The draw has been assured with the victories for Arjun and Gukesh.
Rameshbabu Pragganandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi are still fighting it out in the remaining two games of the match.
India had previously won a gold medal in the 2020 Online Chess Olympiad during the covid-19 pandemic.
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India secures their first-ever gold medal????????
Gukesh Dommaraju beats Vladimir Fedoseev on the top board to give India a 2-0 lead.
This secures atleast a draw from the match for India and that's the gold assured????
????: Michal Waluszahttps://t.co/O2wX56770N pic.twitter.com/WwLwu8yyKm— The Field (@thefield_in) September 22, 2024
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