NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met India’s younger chess skills on Wednesday for his or her floor breaking success on the forty fifth Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Each the boys’s and ladies’s groups received their first-ever gold medals.
India’s males’s chess staff triumphed over Slovenia, whereas the ladies’s staff claimed victory towards Azerbaijan within the closing spherical, setting a historic milestone for the nation.
Throughout a gathering with the Prime Minister, chess gamers offered him with a chessboard. Following this, Praggnanandhaa and Erigaisi performed a fast sport of chess which fascinated Prime Minister Modi.
Watch: PM Modi observes the chess face-off between Praggnanandhaa and Erigaisi
The Indian males’s chess staff showcased distinctive efficiency in Budapest, concluding the event with 21 out of a potential 22 factors. The squad, which included D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, and R Praggnanandhaa, excelled of their matches, significantly in the course of the eleventh and closing spherical.
D Gukesh emerged because the standout participant, profitable 10 out of his 11 rounds within the Open class. His contributions had been very important in main India to victory. The staff’s solely draw got here towards Uzbekistan, with the remaining matches received decisively.
With these performances, the Indian staff confirmed their dominance within the competitors.
