Chess Olympiad: India have crowns to defend | Nimisham

Bengaluru: Being the team to beat is an odd burden in sport. India will carry it to the Fide Chess Olympiad, which begins in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Wednesday, along with a line-up that makes the ‘defending champion’ tag feel both deserved and demanding. The Open team, seeded second behind the USA, is packed with star players but the competition won’t make things easy for them