"VAN" (Sports Desk - 05.02.2023) :: The Polish team won all six matches in Belgrade and took their first Olympic gold in chess since 1930. IPCA got the silver and the Philippines won the bronze. Like many times during the 20th century, the Serbian capital Belgrade was a place where (again) chess history had been made, as players with disabilities showed their chess skills on a global stage in a first-ever Olympiad dedicated to them. The inaugural event celebrating diversity and competition has been a milestone moment for chess. During the past six days, 26 teams with participants from 33 countries competed for the title. Poland achieved huge success as the team led by Grandmaster Marcin Tazbir confidently won the Olympiad, defeating all of their opponents and scoring 12 match points. The team of Physically disabled chess players (IPCA) won second place with 10 match points. Four teams: the Philipines, India, Serbia 1 and Uzbekistan shared fourth to eighth place, with eight match points. The cheerful squad of the Philipines came in third after a better tie-break. Croatia – who had a bad start to the tournament – finished seventh, while second-seed Israel finished eighth and third-seed Hungary took the modest, 9th place.
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