India Won Gold at 45th Chess Olympiad | 23 Sep 2024

Recently, Indian Chess men's and women's teams won the gold medals at the Chess Olympiad held in Budapest.

The Indian men's team defeated Slovenia with a score of 3.5-0.5 in the 11th and final round of the 45th Chess Olympiad.
Simultaneously, the Indian women's team dominated Azerbaijan, securing victory with a 3.5-0.5 margin.
Prior to India, only China and the erstwhile Soviet Union had achieved the distinction of winning both men's and women's gold medals in the same edition of the Chess Olympiad.
- The Indian men's team had previously secured two bronze medals, in the 2014 and 2022 editions of the tournament.
- The Indian women's team had earned a bronze medal in the 2022 edition, which was held in Chennai.
Chess Olympiad:
- It is a biennial event in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation.
- The first Olympiad was unofficial and was held in 1924.