India Takes Gold Medal on Tie Breaks in World Under 16 Youth Chess Olympiad Print
Monday, 25 August 2008 09:55
u16.jpgThe 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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