India managed to hold their joint third spot as India has defeated Turkey 2.5-1.5 in a nail biting match in the seventh round of the World Team Chess Championship (WTCC) at Bursa in Turkey on Tuesday.

First three games ended without a result and score was tied at 1.5 points each when Grandmaster G N Gopal guided India to victory by registering victory over Abdel Razek Khaled of Turkey.

The match between Gopal and Turkish International Master was looking to end in a draw as 47 moves were already played and a match is declared to be drawn after 50 moves as per the rules and regulations of World Chess Organization.

But Gopal held his nerves in the Rook and Bishop v/s Rook endgame and sailed India to victory when draw was looking inevitable.