: Chess Olympiad: India women’s A team notches up 7th successive win to maintain lead #IndiaNEWS Indian women’s A team notched up their seventh successive victory against sixth seed Azerbaijan with

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Chess Olympiad: India women’s A team notches up 7th successive win to maintain lead #IndiaNEWS
Indian women’s A team notched up their seventh successive victory against sixth seed Azerbaijan with a 2.5-1.5 score to maintain their sole lead in the women’s section with 14 points at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu on Friday.India A, though, did suffer a few hiccups after Koneru Humpy ended on the losing side in the first game. However, Tania Sachdev and R Vaishali once again rose to the occasion magnificently by scoring hard fought victories while Harika Dronavalli also battled hard to split the point.Vaishali played splendidly in a drawn position, pressurising her opponent with precise positive play and finally scoring a delightful victory.Vaishali later commented: “Till the 40th turn, my game was dead equal and I considered settling for a draw. After Humpy’s loss, I had to keep pressing and interestingly, this was one position which we had worked in the camp with Boris Gelfand and I followed his suggestions to the ‘T’.???A hall mark of the women’s A team has been the ability of every player to score a win when the team needed it most.“The way Harika, Vaishali and Tania continued in this pressure situation is very heartening. The players understand the situation perfectly and deliver,??? India A captain...Read more

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