Kishan Gangolli wins Gold at 2nd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2025
Kishan Gangolli scored an unbeaten 5/6 to win an individual Gold medal on Board no.3 at 2nd FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities 2025. In the previous edition in 2023, Kishan won Silver on the same board with the exact same board. This time also he remained undefeated. It was the sole medal for India. Team FIDE 1 became overall champion, scoring an unbeaten 11/12. The defending champion, Poland secured Silver. They scored sole 10/12 and also remained unbeaten. Israel, IBCA and Philippines scored 9/12 each. They were placed third, fourth and fifth respectively. Team India finished twelfth, one above their starting rank. Photo: FIDE
Consistent Kishan scores the exact same as previous edition, improves his medal
For two consecutive editions, Kishan Gangolli showed his consistency. He scored the exact same on Board no.3, an unbeaten 5/6. In the inaugural edition he won Silver, this time he improved his medal to Gold. A total of 154 players representing 34 teams from 35 countries including 2 GM, 17 IMs and a WIM participated across the world. The six-day six-round Swiss-League Team rating tournament was organized by FIDE and Kazakhstand Chess Federation at Paralympics Training Centre in Astana, Kazakhstan from 20th to 25th October 2025.
In the fourth round, Kishan scored a nice win over FM Mihail-Dacian pribeanu (ROU, 2149) representing team IBCA.
| Board 3 | |||||||
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | Team | TB1 | TB2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kishan, Gangolli | 2036 | IND | India | 5 | 2205 | |
| 2 | Rasikhin, Ihar | 1811 | FID | FIDE 2 | 5 | 2168 | |
| 3 | Musokeri, Prince | 1725 | ZIM | Zimbabwe | 5 | 1909 | |
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | FIDE 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 117 | 19,5 | 39 |
| 2 | 1 | Poland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 115 | 16,5 | 44 |
| 3 | 2 | Israel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 97 | 15 | 43 |
| 4 | 5 | IBCA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 92,5 | 15,5 | 39 |
| 5 | 7 | Philippines | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 82,5 | 15,5 | 35 |
| 6 | 4 | Cuba | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 83,5 | 15 | 38 |
| 7 | 6 | USA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 73,5 | 14,5 | 38 |
| 8 | 29 | ICCD | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 70,5 | 14 | 30 |
| 9 | 11 | IPCA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 13 | 39 |
| 10 | 9 | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 79,5 | 12 | 42 |
| 11 | 8 | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 68 | 14 | 35 |
| 12 | 13 | India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 13 | 33 |
| 13 | 17 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 64,5 | 13 | 37 |
| 14 | 23 | FIDE 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 61,5 | 13 | 32 |
| 15 | 21 | Kazakhstan 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 57,5 | 12 | 32 |