NEW DELHI: Having done some heavy lifting for the Indian women's team at the recently concluded Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, Vantika Agrawal now bears a satisfied look. At the Olympiad, the 21-year-old, a graduate from Delhi's SRCC, often had to face several crunch situations, and she came out trumps on most occasions.
It was Vantika's resilience on the fourth board in multiple matches, which ultimately helped the Indian women's team land a historic gold. Vantika also won the women's individual Board 4 gold after her stellar show. Speaking exclusively with TOI, Vantika, who is India's third-ranked women's player with an ELO rating of 2428, gave an insight into what helped her perform so well in Budapest.
