The Indians, regardless of their seeding and rankings, will intention for a medal, a couple of members of the Indian groups for the forty fourth Chess Olympiad to be held at Mamallapuram from July 28 to August 10 informed The Hindu right here on Monday.
Speaking on the sidelines of a felicitation operate, organised by Velammal Vidyalaya for the alumni and present gamers of Velammal Group of Schools who’re a part of the Chennai Olympiad, D. Gukesh, a key member of the Indian-B workforce, seeded eleventh, mentioned: “We will go for a medal. If we play well we might create a few upsets,” he mentioned.
On the event, Velammal Vidyalaya gave away a money prize of ₹30 lakh for the Indian squads and coaches who’re a part of the Olympiad.
B. Adhiban mentioned it’s good to be probably the most skilled participant (4 Olympiads) in a younger workforce (Indian ‘B’). “We know we have to play our best to win a medal, which we can. I am happy to play with younger players. Actually, in the 2014 Olympiad when India won bronze, our coach was R.B. Ramesh. This time too he is the coach,” he mentioned.
S.P. Sethuraman, a member of the Indian-C workforce, mentioned there was an “inside chance” of successful a medal. Our workforce has a ranking of 2600+. We are in good condition and ours is a balanced squad,” he mentioned.
India’s 16-year-old GM R. Praggnanandhaa mentioned all of the “three teams have a chance to win a medal. We can perform well provided we do our best on the given day.”
N. Srinath, coach of the Indian ‘A’ workforce which is seeded two, mentioned he was optimistic. “All the top 20 teams are decent. After 2-3 rounds, it will become difficult as each round will be challenging,” he mentioned.
R. Vaishali, member of the Indian girls’s workforce, seeded one, mentioned Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan would be the main opponents.
Praising Velammal Group of Institutions for his or her help to chess, Ramesh mentioned: “Even [some] countries couldn’t have produced Grandmasters and talented players [as Velammal] has done.”
Ma. Subramanian, State Minister of Health & Family Welfare, additionally spoke.
Source: www.thehindu.com