Indian team created history in Budapest as they won the Open event gold in the 45th Chess Olympiad 2024. In a comfortable position after their superb win against USA on Saturday, India just had to avoid defeat against Slovenia in the final round. But D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and R Praggnanadhaa did more than that as they won their respective matches in the 11th and final round match. Vidit Gujrathi drew his match on Board 4. The Indian team of Gukesh, Arjun, Pragg, Vidit and Harikrishna therefore clinched the country’s first ever gold in the history of the prestigious team event.
In the women’s event, the Indian team also clinched gold after a 3.5-0.5 win against Azerbaijan. They had to wait for the result between Kazakhstan and USA and once that ended in a draw, it confirmed a doubled gold for India.
