Chess Olympiad, Round 8: Savitha Shri Saves India in Women’s Section, Men Draw with Azerbaijan

Chess Olympiad, Round 8: Savitha Shri saves India in women’s section, men draw with Azerbaijan

With the tournament in its business-end, it indeed was not ideal for India, the defending champion in both the sections. It could, of course, have been much worse if Savitha hadn’t been able to pull off that hard-fought win against Elnaz Kaliakhmet.

Savitha Shri: How father’s gamble with his own career built Chess Olympiad hero

As a school kid, Savitha Shri once started down Magnus Carslen when the world no 1 played a simul in Chennai. On Thursday, she single-handedly rescued India’s Chess Olympiad hopes.

Chess Olympiad: Savitha rescues India women as men settle for draw vs Azerbaijan

India were held to a 2-2 draw by Kazakhstan in the women’s Chess Olympiad on Thursday, with B Savitha Shri producing a crucial seventh win to rescue the defending champions after R Vaishali’s defeat. The Indian men also drew 2-2 against Azerbaijan.

Chess Olympiad: Savitha Shri's Magnificent Seventh Saves Team India

Coming back from an equal position, India's B Savitha Shri once again provided the crucial blow as she registered her seventh victory to help her team eke out a 2-2 draw against Kazakhstan in the Women's Chess Olympiad on Thursday.