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.

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

CHENNAI: Late on Saturday, as dusk fell over Budapest, India’s supremely talented teenagers made the kind of statement the chess world had predicted over the last few years. D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi broke through US’ spine to beat Fabiano Caruana (one of the greatest players of all time in terms of ratings) and Leinier Dominguez Perez,

Catch all the live updates from Round 11 of the 45th Chess Olympiad where the Indian men’s team faces Slovenia while women take on Azerbaijan at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.

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.

The Indian team in the open section are sole leaders while the women’s team are tied at the top with Kazakhstan.

Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh created history for India as for the first time ever, two Indians managed to feature in the top five of the live chess rankings on Sunday.

Team India are the champs in the open section of the 2024 Chess Olympiad on Sunday. The team claimed its first gold medal in the last round after second-placed China dropped points on two boards against the USA,

India's chess teams made history in Budapest on Sunday as they won gold in the open and women's categories at the 2024 Chess Olympiad. The open team of D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Harikrishna Pentala beat Slovenia in round 11 to upgrade their bronze from 2022.