Chess Olympiad: Indian teams make it four out of four
The Hindu
Indian chess players dominate Chess Olympiad in Budapest with impressive wins in fourth round matches. Seven rounds left.
India’s men and women continue to impress at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. They posted identical 3.5-0.5 wins in the fourth round on Saturday.
The men, seeded second, beat Serbia, the 16th seed. The top-seeded women defeated the 13th seed France.
The women’s team should be pleased that its main player D. Harika has bounced back to form after her defeat to Alexandra Kosteniuk in the match against Switzerland in the previous round.
She beat Deimante Daulyte-Cornette.
On the second board, R. Vaishali was held to a draw by Sophie Milliet, but on the third, Divya Deshmukh posted her fourth win in as many games, her latest victim being Mitra Hejazipour.
Before that, Taina Sachdev defeated Natacha Benmesbah.
In the Open section, Arjun Erigaisi also made it four out of four, with his victory against Aleksandar Indjic.
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