{
  "id": 10502950,
  "title": "Chess Olympiad: Twin gold relinquished, silver & bronze no reason to celebrate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/chess-olympiad-twin-gold-relinquished-silver-bronze-no-reason-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T18:05:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/chess/chess-olympiad-india-gold-lost-silver-bronze-no-reason-celebrate-10898140/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian Chess teams returned from the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand with a mix of medals, including silver in the open section, bronze in the women’s event, and the Nona Gaprindashvili Cup for the best side overall. While the Indians won six out of 10 individual matches, including a gold for Savitha Shri, they fell short of the gold medals they coveted from the previous Olympiad in Budapest 2024. Both teams lost a match each over 11 rounds, with the men's team losing to the hosts and the women's team to Poland. Despite these losses, the Indian teams were proud of their silver and bronze medals, acknowledging that the last Olympiad was particularly challenging. The coaching staff and a few players expressed that winning both sections was within reach, but there were some misses that contributed to the lack of success. The Indian open team's top board player, R Praggnanandhaa, had an impressive performance, winning all his games. However, the team's strategy of focusing on the last two boards did not yield the expected results, as they were unable to secure the gold medal.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Indian Chess teams won silver in open section, bronze in women's event",
    "Indian teams lost a match each in 11-round competition",
    "Indian open team's top player R Praggnanandhaa won all games"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}