India Takes Gold Medal on Tie Breaks in World Under 16 Youth Chess Olympiad |
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Monday, 25 August 2008 09:55 |
The World U-16 Chess Olympiad was held in Mersin, Turkey from 16 to 25 August. In the final round, Russia defeated Azerbaijan narrowly with 2.5-1.5 but that was not
sufficient for the top seeds to win the gold medal since they were
caught by India who defeated England with 3.5-0.5 to take the gold
after equalizing the scores and having the better tie-break. . The detailed news and results can be viewed from the official site.
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