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,

CHENNAI: Flashing radiant smiles after their historic gold at the Chess Olympiad, members of India’s trailblazing chess teams were greeted with an enthusiastic reception from fans, officials, and their families as they returned to Chennai on Tuesday morning.

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.

Veteran Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has sent his best wishes to the Indian chess team following their impressive achievement of winning.

Members of India's chess teams returned to a warm reception after winning their first gold medals at the Chess Olympiad in Hungary. Led by D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, both men's and women's teams made history.

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D Gukesh won two gold medals - individual and team - from Chess Olympiad. (Screengrab/ANI) India chess prodigy D Gukesh arrived in Chennai following India’s historic campaign at the recent Chess Olympiad Budapest (Hungary).