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Bronze Medal For India
 India
finished with three victories in a row to win the bronze medal
on maiden appearance in the World Team Championship that came to
a close at Turkey on Jan 13.
India humbled Brazil 3.5-0.5, also by the biggest margin
achieved in this event by all teams. India was the most
impressive of all teams. India won the last three matches in a
row to keep the nerve and win the bronze medal.
Total Team Effort: Sundar
D.V. Sundar, Honorary Secretary of the All India Chess
Federation said it was a total team effort and all the six
players pulled up their weight in the crucial moments of each
round to achieve this feat. The All India Chess Federation
announced a cash award of Rs.25,000 for each of the six players.
India scored six wins, and drew Olympiad champions Armenia, and
lost to Russia and USA. This display was spirited and led by
Krishnan Sasikiran at the top and later Ganguly joined in the
scoring in the second half.
India had upset Israel, Azerbaijan and drawn Armenia and
certainly send a message of our big progress in chess in the
last few years.
India Thrash Brazil
In the final round, India did not let go the leg from the pedal
and won their third straight match. It was Ganguly who took the
advantage and send the Brazilians in the backfoot on the third
board. Gopal scored using his passed central pawn to give India
the lead. Harikrishna added to the lead by winning a pawn and
entering a won ending.
 With
two wins in the bag, Sasikiran drew with black to help India win
the bronze medal. Later, Ganguly added to the tally by rolling
his queen bishop pawn to glory. An excellent performance by a
team coached by Grand Master Lev Psakhis of Israel.
India was robbed of the silver had USA and Azerbaijan fought
their match. They went for four draws on 30 moves and later to
follow the rules of the competition which forbids agreed draw in
under 30 moves.
Indian results: India beat Greece 2.5-1.5, lost to USA 1-3, beat
Azerbaijan 2.5-1.5, beat Turkey 3-1, drew Armenia 2-2, lost to
Russia 1.5-2.5, beat Egypt 2.5-1.5, beat Israel 2.5-1.5, beat
Brazil 3.5-0.5. India scores: Sasikiran 5.5/9, Harikrishna 4/8,
Ganguly 5/7, Gopal 3/5, Arun Prasad 2.5/5, Adhiban 1/2.
The results (round nine): Egypt (3) lost to Armenia (12) 1-3,
Israel (7) lost to Russia (15) 1-3, Brazil (4) lost to India
(13) (Rafael Leitao drew with K. Sasikiran, Alexandr Fier lost
to P. Harikrishna, G. Milos lost to S.S. Ganguly, Andre Diamant
lost to G.N. Gopal) 0.5-3.5, Greece (8) bt Turkey (3) 2.5-1.5,
USA (13) drew with Azerbaijan (12) 2-2.
Final placings (tie-break order): 1 Russia 15, 2 USA 13, 3 India
13, 4 Azerbaijan 12, 5 Armenia 12, 6 Greece 8, 7 Israel 7, 8
Brazil 4, 9 Egypt 3, 10 Turkey 3.
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