Vidit Gujrathi, Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli Secure Draws in Eighth Round of Individual Chess at Asian Games 2023

Indian women’s chess players Koneru Humpy and Harika Dronavalli played out a draw in the eighth round of the women’s individual chess competition at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Wednesday. In round eight, Humpy and Harika played against each other and played a 0.5-0.5 draw on Wednesday. Koneru Humpy, Harika Dronavalli, Vidit Gujrathi Clinch Victories in Fifth Round of Individual Chess at Asian Games 2023.

In the same round for men, Vidit Gujrathi, played a tie with Mongolia’s Bilguun Sumiya. While Arjun Erigaisi failed to secure a win against Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov and lost the match by 1-0. On Tuesday in the round seven match of the men’s individual chess, Vidit lost against China’s Yi Wei while Arjun clinched a win against Indonesian grandmaster Novendra Priasmoro.

Meanwhile, Humpy and Humpy played out a draw in round seven against Kazakhstan’s Zhansaya Abdumalik and Mongolia’s Munkhzul Turmunh respectively.

Asian Games 2023 Chess: India squad

Men: D Gukesh, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, P Harikrishna and R Praggnanandhaa.

Women: Koneru Humpy, D. Harika, R Vaishali, Vantika Aggarwal and Savitha Shri. India Men’s Squash Team Dominates Kuwait, Women’s Secure Victory Against Nepal in Second Pool Match at Asian Games 2023.

On Wednesday, Indian shooters showcased a stupendous performance at the Asian Games in Hangzhou and added six medals to India’s tally with 2 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze. India stands in fifth place with 22 medals, with five gold medals, seven silver, and 10 bronze medals.

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