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,

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

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.

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.

Vantika Agrawal withstood extreme time pressure to defeat women’s grandmaster Teresa Rodshtein as the top seeded Indian women’s team defeated Czech Republic 3.5-0.5 in Round 2 of the Olympiad.

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.

Arjun Erigaisi and co. beat Serbia in the open section, while the women's team defeated France in the fourth round of the 2024 Chess Olympiad.

Arjun Erigaisi has had an impressive year, rising to World No. 4 after a victory in the French Team Chess Championship 2024. With the upcoming Chess Olympiad in Budapest and the Global Chess League in London,

India's chess team shines at the Olympiad, securing gold after defeating USA, with standout performances from teens Gukesh and Arjun.