India beat Poland in the semifinal on Saturday. (FIDE)

Koneru Humpy held her nerve in an Armageddon game to pull off a 2-1 victory for India in the Chess Olympiad semifinal against Poland on Saturday. India, whose previous best finish at the Olympiad was a bronze medal in 2014, are now assured of a first ever gold or silver. They will meet the winners of the Russia vs USA semifinal in Sunday’s final.

World Women Rapid Champion Koneru Humpy wins a decisive Armageddon game with Black against Monika Socko & Team India makes it to the final of FIDE Online #ChesOlympiad. They will play a winner of Russia – USA match that will start at 16:00 UTC. pic.twitter.com/n29sDaOnnZ

— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 29, 2020

The Indian team came back from behind to claim the 2-1 victory on Saturday.

The scores had been tied at the end of the regular match, with Humpy coming out trumps againt Poland’s Monika Socko in the decisive Armageddon game.

Indian superstar Humpy Koneru wins it for INDIA 🇮🇳

India moves to FINALS!!! #ChessOlympiad #IndiaOP pic.twitter.com/NDaQfAqjnE

— Chess.com – India (@chesscom_in) August 29, 2020

The scorecard of the semifinal:

The Indian team had earlier beaten Armenia in Friday’s quarterfinal.

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