BHUBANESWAR 03-Aug-2018
Indian women`s team, featuring Odisha International Master Padmini Rout, bagged three medals in the Asian Nations Cup Chess Championship, held at Hamedan in Iran from July 26 to August 4, 2018. The medals included one gold, one silver and one bronze.
Other members of the Indian women’s team were: Harika Dronavalli, Eesha Karavade, Vaishali R and Aakanksha Hagawane. India captured the gold in blitz category with 21.5 points.
Vietnam settled for silver with 18.5 points, while China bagged bronze with 17.5 points. It was India’s first gold medal finish at the event since 2014.
