Chess being one of the most beautiful game played on a square board, all time genius late Nobel laureate Albert Einstein described as
โChess โ holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.โ
one of the famous chess player Garry Kasparov quoted a beautiful line about chess
โChess is life in miniature. Chess โ is a struggle, chess battles.โ
International Chess federation organised, FIDE Online Olympiad 2020, held between July 25th and August 30th, 2020, In which 163 countries took part.
30th August, the day of finals India ๐ฎ๐ณ Vs Russia ๐ท๐บ, two very strong competitors, first match was nail biting thriller ended into a draw 3-3, in the second match Vishy Anand and Vidit managed to draw but on the Junior board Nihal and Divya lost the match on time โ due to some technical glitch in the server, on the appeal of Indian team, FIDE took some proactive measures and immediately stepping into the matter, on the close investigation they found some technical issues in the network.
Finally, FIDE decided to declare Both Indian ๐ฎ๐ณ and Russian ๐ท๐บ team as a winner ๐๐๐, a proud moment for both the countries. It was the first time when Team India won the Gold Medal๐ in the chess โ Olympiad. Game is not about winning or loosing its all about game spirit which brings people together, a symbol of unity and friendship ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ซ.
Many Many Congratulations to Indian ๐ฎ๐ณ team, Russian ๐ท๐บ team and all the participant countries๐.