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The gold medal for the 44th Chess Olympiad has been shared by India and Russia. The countries received joint-gold because of a
with the Internet. The Olympiad takes place
two years to find the best chess-playing
in the world. This year it was held
for the first time. The online
of the competition was because of coronavirus. The
was between players from Russia and India. However, some games came to an
after two Indian players lost their Internet connection. Officials at the
said they had no choice but to award the gold medal to the two countries. They said this was
because the Indian players lost time when the Internet
failed.
