The Indian men's and women's chess teams remained in contention in their respective team competitions at the end of the fourth round at the Asian Games here on Monday.The Indian men's team, with four wins from four matches, was placed in second .
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The Isle of Man plays host once more to the chess world's crème de la crème, as the 3rd FIDE Grand Swiss and 2nd FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss tournaments are set to launch on 25 October. The return of these prestigious world championship qualifying competitions to the Isle of Man marks a momentous occasion. Over the course of 12 days, from 25 October to 5 November, the island in the Irish Sea will emerge as the epicentre of the chess world, hosting an elite assembly of top-tier players fighting for the prizes, prestige and a spot in the 2024 Candidates.
Grandmasters Gujrathi and Arjun Erigaisi finished fifth and sixth respectively while former bronze medallist D Harika took fourth place and 2006 champion Koneru Humpy ended seventh