Chess: India’s Nihal Sarin, Raunak Sadhwani, Abhimanyu Puranik finish top three at Silver Lake Open
The gold medal was clinched by 16-year-old Nihal, who won eight of the nine points to finish with a score of 8.0/9. Image credit: Nihal Sarin
Indian players recorded a clean sweep in the Silver Lake Open classical chess tournament in Serbia on Wednesday as Grandmasters Nihal Sarin and Raunak Sadhwani finished in the first and second positions respectively, while Abhimanyu Puranik bagged the third spot.
The open international rating event saw 131 players from 27 countries participating.
The gold medal was clinched by 16-year-old Nihal, who won eight of the nine points to finish with a score of 8.0/9.
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Highlights I am very excited to announce the launch of WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA), Anand tweeted. Very happy to partner with WestBridge Capital in realising a long dream of mine to nurture talent in India, he said.
He added, This will be a fellowship program that will aim to take our most talented junior chess prodigies to the top ranks.
New Delhi: Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand on Monday (December 14, 2020) announced the launch of the WestBridge Anand Academy and said that he will personally monitor the progress of the junior chess prodigies. I am very excited to announce the launch of WestBridge Anand Chess Academy (WACA). Very happy to partner with WestBridge Capital in realising a long dream of mine to nurture talent in India, Anand tweeted.