Pragnananda’s defeat.. The rest of the players were stunned by Indian B’s continued top spot – News18 Tamil

In the 5th round of the Chess Olympiad series, Tamil Nadu player Pragnananda disappointed in the men’s ‘B’ team. Despite this, the rest of the players were amazing and the ‘B’ team recorded a series of wins and took the top spot.

In the Chess Olympiad held at Mamallapuram next to Chennai, the players thought and moved the pieces carefully to win. In the 5th round, the Indian ‘A’ team faced Romania in the men’s category. Having met with a draw in the previous round, the Indian team showed seriousness to return to winning ways. In this, Arjun, who played with white pieces, stunned the Romanian player Mircea Emilia. Also, Harikrishna, Vidit Santhosh and Narayanan drew, so Team A fought back and won.

Men’s ‘B’ team played against Spain. Tamil Nadu player Pragnananda, who was highly anticipated in this category, lost to Spaniard Santos in the 85th move. This was seen as a setback for the team. However, Tamil Nadu players Gukesh and Atiphan saved the team from the clutches of defeat by defeating the opponent. Also, the Indian ‘B’ team continued their winning streak with a win over the Spanish team due to a nil draw.

Indian Men’s ‘C’ team played a multi-test against Chile. Defeated in Round 4, looked to bounce back in Round 5. Tamil Nadu player Karthikeyan Murali lost in this category. At the same time, Abhimanyu and Sethuraman took over and added strength to the team. Surya Shekhar Ganguly ended the game in a draw and team C was back to winning ways.

In the women’s section, India ‘A’ team met France in the fifth round. Tania, who played to strengthen her team, beat France’s Andrea in the 38th move to take the lead as Koneru Hampi, Harika and Vaishali drew, and the Indian team defeated France.

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The Women’s ‘B’ team took on Georgia. While Vandika Aggarwal and Padmini drew in this category, Soumya Saminathan and Divya Deshmukh lost. Because of this the B team surrendered to Georgia.

Women’s ‘C’ team faced Brazil. The team was in crisis after losing in the previous round. As a result, they could only draw the match against Brazil. Meanwhile, in this category, Tamil Nadu player Nandita beat the Brazilian player Librelotho who played against her in the 33rd move. With this, Nandita has won five consecutive rounds and attracted attention.

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