India on Sunday scripted history in the Chess Olympiad as its men's and women's teams clinched their maiden titles in a rare clean sweep of gold medals after beating their respective opponents in the final round.

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,

The nation had not won gold in either category till date, winning a bronze twice (2014 and 2022) in the Open category and once (2022) in the Women’s event. On Sunday, India not only won their first ever gold medal,

India's chess teams won double gold at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest. The open team featured Gukesh D, Praggnanandhaa R, and Arjun Erigaisi whil

The Indian open and women’s teams at the 2024 Chess Olympiad played a total of 88 games across 11 rounds in Budapest. They won a mind-boggling 50 of those, drew 32, and lost only six. Seven out of the ten Indian players who played in the tournament remained unbeaten.

At the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, India secured double gold medals in both men's and women's events, marking a significant milestone for the country’s chess. FIDE India Zone president Sanjay Kapoor lauds the teams,

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.

ASTANA — The Kazakhstan women’s chess team won a silver medal at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, from Sept. 10 to 23. The team included Bibisara Assaubayeva, Meruyert Kamalidenova, Xeniya Balabayeva, Alua Nurman and Amina Kairbekova.

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.

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.