Indian men's team dominates Chess Olympiad, winning gold with impressive teamwork and individual performances, surprising even themselves.

India's chess team achieved an unprecedented victory by winning the team gold medal at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Led by Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi, they amassed 21 matchpoints to secure their win.

Chess, a game of strategy and intellect, boasts a rich history that spans centuries, with roots tracing back to ancient India.

Women World Chess Championship runner-up and winner of many international tournaments, Harika Dronavalli is India's proud grandmaster with a rating of 2511. 21-year-old woman grandmaster, R Vaishali is a Women's World Youth Chess Champion and also won numerous international tournaments.

Indian chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi believes that India's double gold at the Chess Olympiad will reshape perceptions of the sport. Both men's and women's teams secured gold for the first time, making history.

The All India Chess Federation has announced prize money of 3.2 crores in total for the Indian Squad who captured the Chess Olympiad 2024 title.

It could indeed be the inflection point in the history of women’s chess in India. The 1983 moment, if you will. For a team to go to the Olympiad and soak in the pressure even when things seemed to be going away from them was an extraordinary achievement.

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.

India's men's and women's chess teams achieved historic double gold medals at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest. This is the first time that India won in both the Men's and the Women's category at the same time.