9/8/2016 – After five gruelling rounds at the Olympiad 2016 comes the rest day. And the Indian team used it to be together and having a nice time. AICF President Venketrama Raja took the teams out for a lunch. We have some very candid and interesting pictures and also videos showcasing the physical strength of the Indian players! We have videos of their feats, and there is also a chance for you to win the latest Master Class Vol.07: Kasparov DVD as a prize!
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Team India on the free day in Baku!
By Sagar Shah - 07 September 2016
"Believe me, today afternoon I spent one of the best hours of my chess
life. Our players are gems! Irrespective of how things go, these people
are giving everything they have got for chess. I never seen players that
have true team spirit like them." These were the words of Gopakumar
Sudhakaran at the end of day when he spoke to ChessBase India. The pictures
below attest to the friendship, camaraderie and team spirit that Gopakumar
talks about.
It's so nice (and rare!) to see chess players
laugh!
Generous gestures by AICF President
R.B. Ramesh writes on Facebook: "President of AICF Mr. Venketrama
Raja has announced that each player from men's team and the coaches will
be paid one lakh [Rs. 100,000 = €1340 or US $1500] each cash award
and the women team members will be paid seventy five thousand each cash
award! It was a magnanimous gesture from the President to the players and
coaches. He patiently heard the players out on issues bothering them and
hosted all for a nice lunch at an Indian restaurant. Players had a good
time on the rest day and are motivated to do well in the remaining games.
Thanks to AICF for taking good care of the players and hope this will get
even better in the future."
Team lunch, hosted by AICF President Venketrama
Raja (right)
Tasty food and good company, what more can
one ask for!
Another excellent decision by the AICF President was to sponsor world's
youngest International Master R. Praggnanandhaa and his sister R. Vaishali
and current National Champion Murali Karthikeyan. This was achieved through
the efforts of D.V. Sundar who communicated on this issue with Venketrama
Raja.
Caption contest: "What?! Anish already offered me a draw?!!"
ChessBase India readers are asked to post alternate captions in the feedback
section below the report.
The best and the funniest one will get a free copy of the latest Master
Class Vol. 07 on Garry Kasparov.
The entire Indian team captured in one frame
Fitness freaks!
The Indian team at the Olympiad 2016 is not only treating us to some amazing
moves on the board, but also to some exciting videos showcasing physical
fitness. Here are a few of them for you to not only enjoy but also get inspired.
Vidit shows his arm strength!
16 for Harikrishna! Can you beat that!
Soumya challenges Sethu! And comes so close
to beating him! Don't miss how Harika, at 50 seconds in, is simply dying
to step on Sethu!
All the pictures in this report were taken by Gopakumar Sudhakaran. He
is the person who provides us with some excellent updates and pictures on
his facebook page.
A special mention should be made of his achievement at the Baku Olympiad.
Gopakumar became an A-grade International Arbiter during the FIDE Arbiter's
Commission meeting. He is only the fifth Indian to achieve this feat after
R. Anantharam, Nitin Shenvi, Srivatsan R and Paul Arokia Raj. He was the
chief arbiter at two 2600+ double round robin events, Asian Youth Chief
Arbiter at South Korea, Deputy chief arbiter at Asian Youth and Asian Junior
at New Delhi. He thoroughly deserves this and there is absolutely no doubt
that he is a world class arbiter. He dedicates his success to the Air Force
background that he comes from.
The Bermuda party took place on the evening of 6th September. Until now
we do not have any pictures of the Indian players at the party. We only
know that they went there! But we will surely find some interesting stories
and get them to you! As of now we must let the players regain their focus
for the all important matches against Netherlands (open section) and Latvia
(women's section) in the sixth round. You can follow all the action live
from 16.30 hours onwards on 8th of September on the
live games page on our website.
The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on
the server Playchess.com.
If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there
and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase
or any of our Fritz
compatible chess programs.
Sagar ShahSagar is an International Master from India with two GM norms. He loves to cover chess tournaments, as that helps him understand and improve at the game he loves so much. He is the co-founder and CEO of ChessBase India, the biggest chess news portal in the country. His YouTube channel has over a million subscribers, and to date close to a billion views. ChessBase India is the sole distributor of ChessBase products in India and seven adjoining countries, where the software is available at a 60% discount. compared to International prices.
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