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Asian Games: India's Chess Stars Start With Wins As Men's World Champion Ding Liren Pulls Out
Iranian Woman Grandmaster Mohina Alinasabalamdari: The Indian men's and women's players started the Individual competitions in the Asian Games Chess by winning their respective first-round matches at the Hangzhou Qi-Yuan (Zhili) Complex here on Sunday.
With the chess competitions being held in rapid format and with two rounds scheduled in men's individual competition for the day, winning the first game comfortably bodes well for the players. On Sunday, Vidit Gujarathi, Arjun Erigaisi, Koneru Humpy and Dronavalli Harika won their respective matches to start their campaigns on a winning note.
In the men's individual competition, India's Vidit Gujarathi defeated Fahad Mohammad Rahwman of Bangladesh with black pieces and Arjun Erigaisi got the better of Paulo Bersamina of the Phillippines in the first round of the nine-round competition being played on the Swiss League format.
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