The Indian contingent will return empty handed from the World Junior chess championships as none of its competitors could finish in the medal bracket after the conclusion of the 13th and final round on Thursday.
Grandmasters Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Pendyla Harikrishna could only manage to draw their games and tallied eight points each from a possible 13 to finish eighth and ninth respectively.
The gold medal was won by top seeded Grandmaster Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, who played a quick draw in his last game to finish on 10 points.
Sergei Azarov of Belarus secured the silver medal after he too drew his game while the bronze went to Alexander Zubov of Ukraine, who won his final round against Kanep Meelis of Estonia with black pieces.
India had to face disappointment in the girls' section too with Dronavalli Harika failing to win her final round game against Shukurova Meihriban of Azerbaijan. She narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing fourth with seven points.
The other Indian hope, Tania Sachdev lost her final round game against Zeinab Mamedjarova of Azerbaijan and finished sixth with 6.5 points.
However, Eesha Karavade brought cheer to an otherwise gloomy Indian camp by earning a draw with Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia, who had won the tournament with one round to spare.
Eesha achieved her third and final IWM norm in the process and will now become an International Women Master soon.
The silver in this section went to Cristina Calotescu, who finished with a tally of 7.5 points along with Mamedjarova. Calotescu's superior tie-break ensured her the second place while the Azerbaijani had to be content with the bronze.
Final standings:
Boys: 1. Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov (10); 2. Sergei Azarov (9.5); 3-5. Alexander Zubov, Kadir Guseinov, Vugar Gashimov (8.5 each); 8-9. Surya Shekhar Ganguly, P Harikrishna (8 each); 17. G Rohit (7.5); 18-19. P Mahesh Chandran, Deepan Chakravarthy (7 each); 33. S Arun Prasad (6); 35. Abhijit Gupta (5.5).
Girls: 1. Nana Dzagnidze (9.5); 2-3. Cristina Calotescu, Zeinab Mamedjarova (7.5 each); 4-5. D Harika, Ekaterina Ubiennykh (7 each); 6-7. Tania Sachdev, Eesha Karavade (6.5 each); 13. Saheli Nath (5.5) 24. Mahima Rajmohan (4).