BHUBANESWAR 17-Aug-2014 144
Young Odisha Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout made her state and country proud by becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual gold medal in the Chess Olympiad earlier this week. The 20-year-old smart girl from Bhubaneswar achieved the glory for her superb performance on the fifth board in the 41st edition of the Olympiad, which concluded at Tromso in Norway on August 14.
The achievement assumed added significance as she did it on her debut and as the youngest as well as reserve member of the five-member Indian women`s team, which, however, finished 10th among 136 countries, garnering 15 points from six wins, three draws and two defeats.
On individual capacity, the Odisha girl scored 7.5 points from her eight games and finished the Olympiad with a performance rating of 2584. In fact, her percentage score of 93.8 was the highest among over 1700 players from 177 countries.
