MAMALLAPURAM: The limelight was on India 2 right from the start of the 44th Olympiad here. The young guns in the team are living up to the hype as they notched up their fifth successive win beating Spain 2.5-1.5 riding strong shows by D Gukesh and B Adhiban.
Gukesh’s 44-move win with black pieces against the legendary Alexei Shirov saw the 16-year-old not only register his fifth successive win in the competition but also become India’s No. 3 with 2714 ELO points on live ratings --- behind Viswanathan Anand (2756) and P Harikrishna (2724). Gukesh has risen to World no. 27 in the live rankings.
