शतरंज ओलंपियाड में भारत और रूस को संयुक्त रूप से विजेता घोषित किया गया है.

 

शतरंज ओलंपियाड में भारत और रूस को संयुक्त रूप से विजेता घोषित किया गया है.

कोरोना महामारी को देखते हुए इंटरनेशनल चेस फ़ेडरेशन ने पहली बार ऑनलाइन चेस ओलंपियाड करवाया था.

इंटरनेशनल चेस फ़ेडरेशन (FIDE) के अध्यक्ष अर्कडी ड्वोर्कोविच ने दोनों टीमों को स्वर्ण पदक देने का फ़ैसला किया. 

India and Russia Have been8hhgave been declared joint winners of a major international chess tournament after two Indian players lost their internet connection during the final round.

Chess Olympiad is being held online for the first time this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

"The Online Chess Olympiad has been impacted by a global internet outage, that severely affected several countries, including India. Two of the Indian players have been affected and lost connection, when the outcome of the match was still unclear," Arkady Dvorkovich, president of the International Chess Federation, said in a statement.

He said he decided to award both teams gold medals in the "absence of a unanimous decision" from the body's appeals committee.

Teams from more than 160 countries have participated in this year's online event, which began in July.