Asian Games 2023: File picture of Arjun Erigaisi© Twitter
Arjun Erigaisi’s win on the fourth board helped the top-seeded Indian males beat Vietnam 2.5-1.5 within the seventh spherical of the chess team competitors within the Asian Games on Thursday. The second-seeded girls’s team had been held to a 2-2 draw by Kazakhstan. Both the women and men’s groups from India are in second spot with 11 Match Points (MPs) every with a few rounds to be performed. (Asian Games Medals Tally | Asian Games Full Schedule)
Grandmasters D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit S Gujrathi drew their video games towards Quang Liem Le, Ngoc Troung Son Nguyen and Tuan Minh Le respectively.
Erigaisi pulled off a win over Tuan Min Tran to safe a vital level and victory within the match.
The Indian males will face Republic of Korea within the eighth spherical on Friday.
Iran continues to steer the sphere with 12 MPs, whereas Uzbekistan is third with 10 MPs.
In the ladies’s part, India needed to share honours with third-seeds Kazakhstan.
Playing on the highest board, Koneru Humpy drew towards Bibissara Assaubayeva, whereas D Harika obtained the higher of Meruyert Kamalidenova on the second board. Zhansaya Abdumalik gained a battle of wits towards R Vaishali on the third board.
The drawn sport between Vantika Agarwal and Dinara Saduakassova meant the match ended 2-2.
China outgunned Indonesia 3.5-0.5 to take their tally to 13 MPs and prolonged the lead over the second-placed India by two MPs.
The Indian girls tackle Hong Kong, China within the eighth spherical on Friday.
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