The India Open and Women’s category clinched gold at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest on Sunday. Fans and well-wishers were overwhelmed by the teams’ historic performances.

India became the latest country to win the Chess Olympiad after it claimed the gold medal in the open section of the 45th edition of the tournament which took place in Hungary from September 10 to 23.

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.

India etched its name in the annals of chess history by securing unprecedented double gold medals at the 45th Chess Olympiad. Both the Indian men's and women's teams emerged victorious in their respective categories,

India bettered Slovenia in the final round of the 2024 Chess Olympiad to claim a maiden gold medal in the open section on Sunday.

It was a historic day in the Hungarian capital for Team India as they won gold for the first time ever in the tournament’s history, with their previous best performance being their bronze medal wins in Tromso 2014 and Chennai 2022 respectively.

The dominant Indian men's team returned to winning ways with an empathic win over a star-studded USA while the women's team stayed in the hunt beating China.