Olympiad medal winning women chess players to compete in the Tata Steel Chess in 2022
This is the first time a separate women's section has been added with the prize money equivalent to that of the Open section.
This is the first time a separate women's section has been added with the prize money equivalent to that of the Open section.
In the women's section, Ukraine won the gold, Georgia the silver, while the top seed India-1 had to remain content with the bronze.
The India-2 team, composed of young players, won against Germany in the 11th and final round 3-1.
Coming into the match after a loss to Armenia on Saturday, India A started off the game on a winning note when Sasikiran raked in the first point against Andre Diamant in a Nimzo Indian game.
Apart from Humpy, R Vaishali also thrashed a higher-rated player in Lela Javakhisvili while Tania Sachdev and Harika Dronavalli secured draws to help India win the match.
Besides these individual upsets, the Top-20 seeds remained unscathed. All the three Indian women teams won their matches and extended their winning run at the prestigious event.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had accused India of mixing politics with sports. As a mark of protest, the Pakistan government announced the pull-out of its contingent.
Speaking at the weekly press briefing, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that it is surprising that Pakistan suddenly decided to withdraw its team, which has already arrived in India, from the Chess Olympiad.
Polgar is considered as the strongest female chess player of all time. She was speaking at the greet and meet session conducted by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) at the Chess Olympiad venue in Mamallapuram, Chennai.
Playing her eighth Olympiad in a row, Harika is in the process of setting the national record of continuous successive Olympiad appearances since she made her debut in 2004.
