India Makes History; Clinches Gold Medal in 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad

India has clinched the gold medal in the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest. This is India's maiden Gold medal win in the Olympiad history. Through an exceptional performance in the entire campaign, the group of Gukesh D, Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna and Srinath Narayanan (Captain) prevailed and scripted history for India.

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India Wins Gold Medal in 45th Chess Olympiad

India on Sunday scripted history as it won it's maiden gold medal in the 45th Chess Olympiad after D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi won their respective matches against Slovenia in the 11th round match here.

Grandmaster and World Championship challenger Gukesh beat Vladimir Fedoseev, while Erigaisi prevailed over Jan Subelj.

Even if the Indians lose in the remaining two games, they will win the gold as they needed just a draw in the 11th round to win the title.

This victory marked an improvement over India’s performance in the 2022 Olympiad, where they took home a bronze medal on home soil. Previously, they had also won bronze in the 2014 edition.

(With PTI inputs)