‘If India won a medal, we owe it to her’: Captain Swayams on Savitha’s heroics

Welcome to TimesofIndia.com’s interview series looking back at India’s medal-winning campaigns at the Chess Olympiad in Samarkand. After kicking things off with Srinath Narayanan and India’s silver-winning Open team, we turn to Swayams Mishra, captain of the bronze-winning women’s team. In an exclusive interaction, the 34-year-old opens up about his first full stint as captain, the difficult decision-making around Vaishali, Savitha Shri’s match-winning impact, and much more.