Crucial wins from D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi guided India to their maiden Chess Olympiad title on Sunday, September 22. Playing in Budapest, India beat Slovenia in the final round of the competition to pip China to the title in the open section.

After Indian clinched a maiden dual Chess Olympiad gold medals, in both the open and women’s section on Sunday, D. Gukesh, Arjun Eigaisi, Divya Deshmukh win individual gold medals.

The men's team's statement victory propelled Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh's rating close to the mark of 2800 and this is the first time ever that there are two Indians in top five of the world rankings.

The ‘strongest Indian team at Olympiad’ is on the brink of winning gold medal in open section as well as with the women’s category

Heading into the final round on Sunday, both teams lead the standings. In the open section, India triumphed over top-seeded USA, who faltered in the tournament's final stages.

India won a historic gold medal at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Hungary, with D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna triumphing in the open section. The women's team of Harika Dronavalli,

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The dominant Indian men's team returned to winning ways with an empathic win over a star-studded USA while the women's team stayed in the hunt beating China.

India etched its name in the annals of chess history by securing unprecedented double gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad. Both the Indian men's and women's teams emerged victorious in their respective categories,