Adhiban saves sensationally as Indian men back to joint second spot

Grandmaster B Adhiban salvaged half a point as Indian men secured a 2-2 draw to regain their joint second spot after the end of the ninth and penultimate round of the World Teams Chess Championship on Wednesday.

GM Krishnan Sasikiran suffered a defeat on the second board against young Samual Savian after GM S P Sethuraman drew with Aleksandr Lenderman on the fourth board.

It was left to GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Adhiban to rescue the team but the latter had a lost position for a long time. While Ganguly showed exquisite technique to beat Alexander Onischuk, Adhiban fought on bravely and eventually drew after a marathon 88 moves.

Russia secured the gold medal in the open section with one round to spare demolishing Sweden 3.5-0.5 and taking their tally to an unassailable 14 points out of a possible 16. India have 11 points in their kitty along with England.

England went down to China 1-3 with the Chinese scoring wins with white pieces and draws with black which means that the Indian .