Asian Games chess: India men and women settle for silver

The Indian men finished their campaign with a 3.5-0.5 win against the Philippines

PTI08_22_2023_000256B R Praggnanandhaa drew his game | PTI

The Indian men's and women's chess teams won silver medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Saturday.

GM Harika Dronavalli, IM Vaishali Rameshbabu, IM Vantika Agrawal, and WGM Savitha Shri Baskar all won their games in a dominating fashion to beat South Korea 4-0 in the final round to finish with 15 match points.

The top-seeded Chinese team won its last-round match against the UAE with a 4-0 margin to take the gold with 17/18 match points.

The Indian men finished their campaign with a 3.5-0.5 win against the Philippines.

Top seeds Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi, and Harikrishna Pentala all won their matches against their Filipino counterparts while R Praggnanandhaa drew his game to finish second behind gold winners Iran.

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