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Abhijeet wins silver, Tania bags bronze

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won a silver by pocketing seven points out of nine games while Tania Sachdev bagged a bronze medal in the Chess Olympiad on Sunday. The Indian womens' team dished out its best-ever performance with a fourth place finish after defeating France 2.5-1.5.

Updated on: Sep 9, 2012, 23:34:52 IST
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Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won a silver by pocketing seven points out of nine games while Tania Sachdev bagged a bronze medal in the Chess Olympiad on Sunday. The Indian womens' team dished out its best-ever performance with a fourth place finish after defeating France 2.5-1.5.

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