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India chess teams get delayed hotel rooms in Samarkand

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  • India’s men’s and women’s chess teams waited five hours for hotel rooms in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
  • Captains Srinath Narayanan and Swayams Mishra and GM Vidit Gujrathi expressed frustration on X.
  • The team arrived at 9:30 am and got the first room at 12:30 pm.
  • A second room was assigned about thirty minutes after the first.
  • A squad member said all players were finally settled but called the episode unpleasant.