The Indian chess team has made history at the 45th International Chess Federation Chess Olympiad in Budapest, winning gold in both the open and women's sections.

Hungarian grandmaster Richard Rapport and Dutch grandmaster Anish Giri put India’s domination at the Olympiad in perspective.

Winning a gold in the Chess Olympiad should be treated on par with any gold in Olympics, feels P. Harikrishna, the senior most member of the Indian squad (both men and women put together) which finished with a ‘golden double’ in the just-concluded Chess Olympiad in Hungary.

India's chess players triumphed at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad, winning gold in both men's and women's events. Vidit Gujrathi, part of the victorious squad, described this achievement as the dawn of a golden era for Indian chess.

Chess Olympiad in Hungary, chess legend Susan Polgar had the opportunity to meet and greet Nagalakshmi, the mother of Indian chess stars Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali. Polgar expressed her excitement at meeting the 'amazing chess mom' and posed for a memorable photograph with the family.

India won its first gold medal in the open section of the 2024 Chess Olympiad on Sunday. India won the title in the last round after China dropped points on two boards against the United States, while Arjun Erigaisi sealed the victory for the Indians.

The Qatari chess team won the silver medal in Category E at the 45th edition of the FIDE Chess Olympiad, which was held in Budapest, Hungary, with the participation of

At the Paris Olympics this summer, Indian athletes went home with zero gold medals. The country’s chess players more than made up for it at the just-completed 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, with both the open and women’s teams taking home the gold.

A new generation is taking over at the top of world chess. India captured the gold medals at the 188-team Olympiad in Budapest last Sunday with a dominating performance by Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, and Arjun Erigaisi,

Vantika Agrawal, one of the players in the team, said that the India men’s and women’s teams that won gold at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest would meet PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

World Championship challenger D Gukesh said he didn't think about his personal achievements and was prepared to do "whatever it takes" to steer India to the gold medal at the 2024 Chess Olympiad following near-misses in previous editions.