The 44th Chess Olympiad has ended at Mahabalipuram, a city near Chennai in Tamil Nadu on August 9.
- India ‘B’ team comprising D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa , Raunak Sadhwaniand and Adhiban won the bronze medal beating Germany.
- In women’s section, India ‘A’ team have won the bronze medal. The team comprising Vaishali and Koneru Humphy, Tania Sachdev and Bhakti Kulkari were headed for a gold medal on the final day but a defeat to USA by 1-3 dented their chances as they eventually finished third.
- The Uzbekistan team, which was seeded 14th in the tournament, won the gold medal in the men’s section.
- Armenia clinched the silver medal.
- It was the first time that the Chess Olympiad was held in India, the place where the game began.
- The tournament was declared open by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 28.
- The 2022 edition was historic as the tournament was contested between 188 teams from about 187 nations.
- India competed in the tournament with three teams in the Men’s Section and three teams in the Women’s section.
