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Prasad RS | TNN

Historic double bronze at Chess Olympiad

MAMALLAPURAM: It was a historic day for Indian chess as both the men's and women's teams won bronze medals in the 44th Chess Olympiad on Tuesday. But there was also a sense of missing out.

While India 2 team, comprising youngsters D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani and B Adhiban, missed their golden chance by losing to Uzbekistan on Monday, the Indian women blew their opportunity to win the gold by losing to US in the 11th round Tuesday. Uzbekistan men finished on top and the girls from Ukraine won gold.

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