India’s two team and four individual gold medals are hailed as the beginning of its reign as the ‘best chess nation’.

Indian men's and women's chess teams clinched gold medals at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Sanjay Kapoor, FIDE India Zone president, commended this

Team India made history after securing double gold medal finish at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. It is the first time that India secured the feat, and they have joined an elite level of countries who have secured double gold in the same edition of the tournament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended the Indian teams on their historic achievement of securing gold medals in both men's and women's events at the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Modi highlighted this as a significant milestone in India's sports journey,

This triumph is remarkable given the youth of the Indian team — six of the 10 players are under 23, with the four gold medallists averaging under 20.

ASTANA — The Kazakhstan women’s chess team won a silver medal at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, from Sept. 10 to 23. The team included Bibisara Assaubayeva, Meruyert Kamalidenova, Xeniya Balabayeva, Alua Nurman and Amina Kairbekova.

At the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, India secured double gold medals in both men's and women's events, marking a significant milestone for the country’s chess. FIDE India Zone president Sanjay Kapoor lauds the teams,

Budapest: India created history at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Hungary, securing two gold medals in a dominant performance. The men’s team, featuring D. Gukesh, R. Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi,

India clinched historic double gold medals at the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 with both men and women's teams topping the charts in the Open and women sections.

The dominant India team beat Slovenia to win their first Open gold, while the Indian women's team beat Azerbaijan to win gold.