{"id":141670,"date":"2024-09-25T11:11:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/25\/chess-olympiad-winner-vidit-gujrathi-decides-against-defending-title-in-azerbaijan-to-meet-pm-modi-chess-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T11:11:16","slug":"chess-olympiad-winner-vidit-gujrathi-decides-against-defending-title-in-azerbaijan-to-meet-pm-modi-chess-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/25\/chess-olympiad-winner-vidit-gujrathi-decides-against-defending-title-in-azerbaijan-to-meet-pm-modi-chess-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Chess Olympiad winner Vidit Gujrathi decides against defending title in Azerbaijan to meet PM Modi | Chess News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-113666424,imgsize-26084,width-400,resizemode-4\/113666424.jpg?fit=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chess Olympiad winner Vidit Gujrathi decides against defending title in Azerbaijan to meet PM Modi | Chess News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Chess Olympiad winner Vidit Gujrathi decides against defending title in Azerbaijan to meet PM Modi | Chess News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"(Photo Courtesy: Vidit Gujrathi X handle)\">(Photo Courtesy: Vidit Gujrathi X handle)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Fresh from his exploits in India&#8217;s first-ever title-winning campaign at the <!-- -->Chess Olympiad<!-- -->, Grandmaster <!-- -->Vidit Gujrathi<!-- --> has decided against defending his crown at the 10th Vugar Gashimov Memorial Chess Super Tournament in Azerbaijan for an audience with Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/narendra-modi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Narendra Modi<\/a> on Thursday.<br \/>Gujrathi had won the Azerbaijan event last year after outperforming compatriot <!-- -->Arjun Erigaisi<!-- -->.<br \/>He was a part of the Indian men&#8217;s team, which also included D Gukesh, <!-- -->R Praggnanandhaa<!-- --> and Arjun, that won a historic Chess Olympiad gold in the Open category.<br \/>Gujrathi took to &#8216;X&#8217;, formerly Twitter, to inform that he reached Baku for the event but decided to return to India to meet Modi on learning about the felicitation function.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I reached Baku and I got to know our Hon&#8217;ble PM wants to felicitate the Indian team. I was overjoyed when I heard this and I wanted to be a part of it. It&#8217;s amazing at how such short notice he is taking out time for us,&#8221; Gujrathi wrote on &#8216;X&#8217;.<br \/>Gujrathi, 29, has been replaced by Aravindh Chithambaram for the event to be held from September 25-30.<br \/>&#8220;I contacted Sarkhan Gashimov (organiser) and he understood my sentiments. Big thanks to him! 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