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Chess: India continues its journey towards Chess Olympiad title after defeating Iran | News India

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India's men's chess team continued its journey towards the gold medal by defeating Iran 3.5-0.5 in the eighth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad. The Indian team scored 16 out of 16 points and retained the top spot.

India's women's team lost to Poland by a score of 1.5-2.5. After Arjun, Arigasi defeated Bardiya Daneshwar. Gukesh strengthened the lead by defeating Param Madhusudalu. Praggnanandhaa drew the match against Amin Tabatabai. Vidit Gujrati won against Idani Poya and gave the team an important point. Arjun scored 7.5 points in eight matches. In women's, Harika's poor performance continued and she lost to Alina. Vaishali also lost to Monika Soko. Divya Deshmukh defeated Alexandra. Vantika Agarwal drew her match. The women's team has a total of 14 points and is jointly at the top with Poland and Kazakhstan.