Mamallapuram: It was a smooth take-off for India on the first day of the 44th Olympiad on Friday. All the Indian teams — three each in open and women — registered comfortable victories.
Team India 1, the second seeds in the open category, kicked off their campaign with a comfortable 4-0 win over Zimbabwe. On board 2, young gun Arjun Erigaisi — playing with black — needed 38 moves to beat Spencer Masango.
SL Narayanan and K Sasikiran too won their encounters against Emarald Mushore and Jemusse Zhemba respectively.
Vidit Gujrathi, playing on the top board, was the last to wrap up with a victory over Rodwell Makoto in 49 moves. GM Srinath Narayanan, captain of the team, felt the tournament couldn’t have begun on a better note. “We looked untroubled in the opening round.
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