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India's Chess Team Draws With Azerbaijan! 🤝

The big chess tournament is in a city called Samarkand. 🌍

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Key Points

5 points

India men’s team drew 2‑2 with Azerbaijan.

India women’s team drew 2‑2 with Kazakhstan.

Savitha Shri won her seventh straight game.

Gukesh’s game ended in a draw after 56 moves.

Germany and Uzbekistan now share the lead.

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India’s boys team played Azerbaijan and the game ended in a tie. 🤝

India’s girls team also tied with Kazakhstan, but Savitha won her game! 🏆

Gukesh tried hard but the game ended in a tie after many moves. ♟️

Germany beat Uzbekistan, so they are now sharing the top spot. 🇩🇪

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7 words

Olympiad

A big competition where many countries play chess.

draw

When both sides get the same score, so nobody wins.

match point

A score that shows how many games a team has won overall.

Sicilian Najdorf

A special opening move in chess that starts the game in a certain way.

queen

The most powerful piece in chess that can move many squares.

king

The most important piece; the game ends if it is captured.

endgame

The last part of a chess game when only a few pieces are left.

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