Bhakti and S. P. Sethuraman made history, winning the gold medal in the Asian Continental Women’s and Open Chess Championship that concluded in Tashkent, recently.
Playing in top form right through the tournament, Bhakti sealed the top slot playing out a draw with Hoang Thi Bao Tram of Vietnam while Sethuraman came up with an inspired performance to beat Wei Yi of China in a fantastic effort with black pieces.
In addition to the title, Bhakti also qualified to the next Women’s World Championship to be held later this year. Sethuraman, who also ended on seven points, will get an entry to the next World Chess Cup to be held in Batumi, Georgia, in 2017.
The other Indian to qualify for the World Chess Cup is Grandmaster Deep Sengupta who put it across Wen Yang of China to finish fifth.
