India wins eight medals at 4th Asian Para Games 2022
India has won a total of eight medals in chess at 4th Asian Para Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China. Darpan Inani won individual Gold in Men's Rapid B1 scoring an unbeaten 6/7. Soundarya Kumar Pradhan won Silver 5.5/7 and Ashvin K Makwana Bronze 5/7. The three of them also won team Gold in the same category scoring 16.5/21. Kishan Gangolli won an individual Bronze medal in Men's Rapid B2B3 category scoring 5/7. He also won a team Bronze in the same category with Aryan B Joshi 3.5/7 and Somender B L 3.5/7. Himanshi Rathi secured an individual Bronze in Women Classical B1 category with a score 5/7. She is also part of the Bronze medal winning team in Women Rapid B1 with Vruthi Jain 3/7 and Sanskruti Vikas More 3/7. It is certainly a huge achievement of all nine individuals who have won eight medals in total. Photo: SAI Media
Gold - 2, Silver - 1 and Bronze - 5
The 4th Asian Para Games 2022 took place from 22nd to 28th October 2023 in Hangzhou, China.
Final standings in Men's Rapid Individual B1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Darpan, Inani | IND | 1895 | 6 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Soundarya, Kumar Pradhan | IND | 1781 | 5,5 | 23 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Makwana, Ashvin K | IND | 1862 | 5 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 0 |
Final standings in Men's Rapid Team B1
Gold - India 16.5/21 (Darpan Inani 6/7, Soundarya Kumar Pradhan 5.5/7 and Ashvin K Makwana 5/7)
Silver - Iran 12.5/21
Bronze - Indonesia 12/21
Final standings in Men's Rapid Individual B2B3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 3 | 4 | Kishan, Gangolli | IND | 2042 | 5 | 26,5 | 29,5 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Aryan, B Joshi | IND | 1774 | 3,5 | 26,5 | 29 | 0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Somender, B L | IND | 1445 | 3,5 | 19 | 20 | 0 |
Final standings in Men's Rapid Team B2B3
Gold - Philippines 16/21
Silver - Indonesia 13.5/21
Bronze - India 12/21 (Kishan Gangolli 5/7, Aryan Joshi 3.5/7 and Somender B L 3.5/7)
Final standings in Women Classical Individual B1
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Safaei, Maliheh | IRI | 1467 | 6,5 | 25,5 | 28,5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Pham, Thi Huong | VIE | 1320 | 5 | 27,5 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 10 | Rathi, Himanshi | IND | 1151 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 0 |
Final standings in Women Rapid Team B1
Gold - Iran 13.5/21
Silver - Indonesia 13.5/21
Bronze - India - 10.5/21 (Himanshi Rathi 4.5/7, Vruthi Jain 3/7 and Sanskruti Vikas More 3/7)
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 4 | 10 | Rathi, Himanshi | IND | 1151 | 4,5 | 24 | 26 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Vruthi, Jain | IND | 1043 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | Sanskruti, Vikas More | IND | 1068 | 3 | 23,5 | 26 | 0,5 |