Chess Olympiad: Indian open and women’s teams off to winning starts

India’s Vidit Gujrathi on the opening day of the Chess Olympiad yesterday

Indian teams made winning starts in the open and women's sections of the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Friday.

Top-seeded Indian women's A team beat Tajikistan while the B side got the better of Wales. Both the Indian teams have taken unassailable 3-0 leads over their respective opponents. India's star player Koneru Humpy, playing on the top board, R Vaishali and Bhakti Kulkarni secured victories to ensure a winning start. The Indian C team too began with a win. The three Indian teams in the men's event posted wins in the first round matches over Zimbabwe, UAE and South Sudan respectively.

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The opening round of the historic Chess Olympiad was inaugurated by Sports Minister Anurag Thakur by making the first move on Indian player Vidit Gujrathi's board.
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, among others were also present on the occasion.

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