Guess who got India s first medal in chess Olympiad?Former World Champion and India s first Grandmaster (GM) V. Anand? India s first International Master (IM) Manuel Aaron or the second IM V Ravikumar or early GMs like Dibyendu Barua or Pravin .
It was none of these, but Rafique Khan who made India proud at the 1980 Olympiad held in Malta, making everyone present take note of India. Playing on the third board, he scored 10 points out of 13 with nine wins, two draws, and two losses.
Guess who got India s first medal in chess Olympiad?Former World Champion and India s first Grandmaster (GM) V. Anand? India s first International Master (IM) Manuel Aaron or the second IM V Ravikumar or early GMs like Dibyendu Barua or Pravin .