Why Indian teams are proud of Olympiad medals, but are not celebrating them
Why Indian teams are proud of Chess Olympiad medals, but aren't celebrating them Indian captains and players believe retaining open and women's titles were within reach, but lament fine margins and poor form at crucial moments.
Why Indian teams are proud of Chess Olympiad medals, but aren't celebrating them Indian captains and players believe retaining open and women's titles were within reach, but lament fine margins and poor form at crucial moments.
Article outline
- What happened
- The details
- The bottom line
Key points
- Vidit Gujrathi explains the Indian contingent's mixed feelings after the Chess Olympiad where the two teams could not defend their gold medals from Budapest 2024.
- The Indian contingent could not defend their gold medals from Budapest 2024.
- But what the Indians really craved were the ones that Uzbekistan (open section) and China (women's section) pocketed.
- "We're proud of the silver, but are not celebrating like last time."
Notably, the Indian contingent could not defend their gold medals from Budapest 2024. (Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE).
Vidit Gujrathi explains the Indian contingent's mixed feelings after the Chess Olympiad where the two teams could not defend their gold medals from Budapest 2024. The contingent returned from Samarkand with a glut of medals and accolades: silver in the open section, bronze in the women's event, the Nona Gaprindashvili Cup given for the best side overall, individual medals for six out of the 10 players, including a gold for Savitha Shri.
Taken together, the developments around why Indian teams are proud of Olympiad medals, but are not celebrating point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
