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The Chess Olympiad to be held in Budapest, Hungary in 2024 has gone down in the pages of Indian sports history. In an unprecedented feat, India won gold medals in both the men's and women's team categories, marking a watershed moment for chess in the country.
India has created history in the Chess Olympiad 2024. India created history by winning gold medals in both men's and women's categories in the 45th Chess Olympiad. A new chapter has now been added to the chess history of the country. The 45th Chess Olympiad was held in Budapest. This is the first time that India has won gold medals in both categories in the same Olympiad.
The men's team performed brilliantly in the 11th and final round against Slovenia. World Championship Challenger D. Gukesh displayed his technical mastery with the black pieces against Vladimir Fedoseev. The 18-year-old Grandmaster won despite the odds.
Arjun Irigesi also played brilliantly on the third board and defeated Jan Subelj. His victory came in a brilliant centre counter defence game. Apart from this, R. Praggnanandhaa registered a brilliant win against Anton Demchenko and gave India a 3-0 win against Slovenia. The Indian men's team defeated all its opponents to score a total of 21 out of 22 points, including a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan.
The Indian women's team also performed brilliantly. The team of Harika Dronavali, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agarwal, Tania Sachdev and captain Abhijeet Kunte won the gold medal by defeating Azerbaijan in the 11th round. This is also a big achievement for the Indian women's team, because they performed brilliantly throughout the tournament with their brilliant strategy and patience.
