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PM Narendra Modi congratulates Vaishali

by Niklesh Jain - 22/05/2017

Asian Continental Championship has concluded yesterday. India had a fruitful outing as GM Vidit Gujrathi and WIM Vaishali R clinched bronze medals in the classical championship. PM Narendra Modi congratulated Vaishali for her gold medal winning performance in the Blitz championship. A golden day for Indian chess!

 

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Vaishali

Photos by Lennart Ootes

Gold medalist WIM Vaishali R. and IM Padmini Rout have made India proud with their podium finish in the Asian Continental Blitz Championship. 

The Prime Minister's office congratulated gold medal winner Vaishali in a tweet. This is a great sign for Indian chess players as the government has started recognizing the achievements. 

 

  Double treat! Vaishali has won bronze medal in the classical format. 

GM Vidit Gujrathi clinched bronze medal, thus qualifying for the World Cup.

His rating is closer to enter the presitigious 2700 club   

 

The day isn't so far for Indian chess domination over the world.

GM Adhiban Baskaran with his never-give-up spirit 

Photographer Lennart Ootes brilliantly captures the intense moments when the race is against time. 

Overall performance of Indians in the Blitz Championship

SNo   Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts. Rk. Group
3 IM Padmini Rout 2362 IND 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 7,0 3 Women_Blitz
8 WGM Swati Ghate 2277 IND 0 0 1 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 4,5 26 Women_Blitz
10 WGM Kiran Manisha Mohanty 2249 IND 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3,0 42 Women_Blitz
11 WGM Gomes Mary Ann 2241 IND 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5,0 16 Women_Blitz
13 IM Mohota Nisha 2213 IND 1 1 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 0 3,5 35 Women_Blitz
14 WGM Soumya Swaminathan 2209 IND ½ 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 5,5 12 Women_Blitz
16 WIM Vaishali R 2203 IND 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 8,0 1 Women_Blitz
19 WIM Pratyusha Bodda 2186 IND 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4,0 31 Women_Blitz
26 WIM Nandhidhaa Pv 2090 IND 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 0 0 3,5 38 Women_Blitz
7 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2641 IND 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 5,0 22 Open_Blitz
10 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2610 IND 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6,5 8 Open_Blitz
14 GM Adhiban B. 2564 IND 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6,0 10 Open_Blitz
18 GM Sethuraman S.P. 2530 IND 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5,0 25 Open_Blitz
19 GM Lalith Babu M R 2524 IND 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 6,5 7 Open_Blitz
22 GM Sandipan Chanda 2505 IND 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5,0 24 Open_Blitz
26 GM Aravindh Chithambaram Vr. 2475 IND 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 7,0 4 Open_Blitz
41 GM Sengupta Deep 2348 IND 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 4,5 36 Open_Blitz
45 GM Karthikeyan Murali 2316 IND ½ 0 1 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 3,0 57 Open_Blitz