It is a splendid performance by Indian Chess team as India drew 2:2 against Philippines in the final round at 1st Fide Chess Olympiad for people with disabilities -2023. Poland bags the Gold and Indian Team finished fourth in final standings ,however individual brilliance of Kishan Gangolli got the individual Silver Medal in Board no.3 and also best game award and Naveen Kumar A got Bronze medal in Board No.5 .
India vs Phillipines
Board 1
Shashikant kutwal draw aginst Severino Sander
Board 2
Kishan Gangoli draw against Lopez Henry
Board 3
Darpan Inani defeat Infiesto James
Board 4
Naveen Kumar A lost aginst Bernardo Darry
Result
2-2
Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 1 | POL | Poland | POL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17,5 | 114,5 | 86,5 | 250 | |
| 2 | 7 | IPCA | IPCA | IPCA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 89,5 | 74,5 | 203 | |
| 3 | 6 | PHI | Philippines | PHI | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 91 | 80 | 190,5 | |
| 4 | 10 | IND | India | IND | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 81 | 77,5 | 176 | |
| 5 | 8 | SRB | Serbia 1 | SRB | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14,5 | 72,5 | 72,5 | 169,5 | |
| 6 | 20 | UZB | Uzbekistan | UZB | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12,5 | 70,5 | 82 | 169,8 | |
| 7 | 4 | CRO | Croatia | CRO | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15,5 | 66,5 | 66 | 163,5 | |
| 8 | 2 | ISR | Israel | ISR | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 88,5 | 88 | 197,8 | |
| 9 | 3 | HUN | Hungary | HUN | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 73 | 79,5 | 165,8 | |
| 10 | 9 | FID | FIDE | FID | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 68,5 | 82,5 | 163,3 | |
| 11 | 15 | VEN | Venezuela | VEN | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 72,5 | 140,3 | |
| 12 | 14 | GER | Germany | GER | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12,5 | 67 | 71 | 138,3 | |
| 13 | 16 | BAN | Bangladesh | BAN | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12,5 | 55 | 66 | 126,5 | |
| 14 | 5 | CUB | Cuba | CUB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11,5 | 58 | 79,5 | 141 | |
| 15 | 24 | KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11,5 | 42 | 64 | 107,5 | |
| 16 | 12 | ROU | Romania | ROU | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11,5 | 36,5 | 63 | 103 | |
| 17 | 11 | CZE | Czech Republic | CZE | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 76,5 | 134,5 | |
| 18 | 22 | ZAM | Zambia | ZAM | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 57,5 | 68,5 | |
| 19 | 17 | TUR | Turkey | TUR | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12,5 | 47,5 | 70,5 | 132,3 | |
| 20 | 19 | MNE | Montenegro | MNE | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 61 | 91 | |
| 21 | 18 | SRB | Serbia 2 | SRB | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 46,5 | 79,5 | 122,8 | |
| 22 | 13 | ICCD | ICCD | ICCD | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9,5 | 42 | 67,5 | 102,3 | |
| 23 | 21 | KAZ | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9,5 | 35,5 | 73 | 103,5 | |
| 24 | 26 | ZIM | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8,5 | 27 | 54,5 | 68 | |
| 25 | 23 | PAN | Panama | PAN | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6,5 | 17 | 68 | 47 | |
| 26 | 25 | KEN | Kenya | KEN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 39,3 |
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Announcement : Medical Evaluation in Ahmedabad , Gujarat from 18th to 21st May, 2026 
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Final Report:35th National Under-17 Open & Girls Chess Championships – 2026 
SNA Seminar & Exam in ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISAKHAPTNAM on 02 & 03 May 2026 (2 Batches) 
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