Kolkata, 28th December, 2009
India A men’s team annexed the gold in the Tata Steel Asian Chess Championship which concluded at the Town Hall on Monday. The premier Asian team event was organised by Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy and All Sport Management. In the final round India A overwhelmed Sri Lanka 4-0 to take their match score to 14 points well ahead of Vietnam and Iran who finished on 11 match points.India A were the only team to win all their matches. Vietnam took the silver on the basis of better tie-breaking points while Iran had to be content with the bronze.
In the women’s section, overnight leaders, Vietnam crushed tail-enders Nepal 4-0 to total 11 points and get the gold. The India A women, who had got a bye in the final round ended on 10 points to take the silver in this section. India B women,went down to Iran 3-1 to spoil their chances of getting the silver. They ended on 9 match points along with Iran and were placed 4th on tie break losing the bronze to Iran in this section.
(source: http://www.asianteamchess09.com/news.asp)
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