The game incidentally was an old Sicilian where Shirov tried an unconventional ninth move.
India 'B' blanked Estonia 4-0 in the second round of the Open section in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai, on Saturday while the second-seeded India 'A' team defeated Moldova 3.5-0.5 to make it two wins from as many matches.
The Armenians protested for a long time delaying the start of the second round of matches before withdrawing following rejection of their appeal.
India chess captain Vidit Gujrathi shared a memory of beating the legendary Viswanathan Anand for the first time and termed it as a special moment of his career.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
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