Pragg beats Anish Giri for first win as India men down Netherlands 3-1
At the 2026 Chess Olympiad, R Praggnanandhaa recorded his first win of the tournament by defeating Dutch top player Anish Giri in a Ruy Lopez encounter. The victory was part of a dominant 3-1 result for the Indian men's team against the Netherlands, with D Gukesh also winning and Erigaisi and Nihal drawing their games. However, the Indian women's team suffered a narrow 1.5-2.5 defeat to Poland, with Vaishali losing to Aleksandra Maltsevskaya. The loss marked the third consecutive Chess Olympiad in which Poland have beaten India's women's side.
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