Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh helped India win their first-ever gold medal in the Open Section of the Chess Olympiad on Saturday, September 21 in Budapest.

With Georgia likely to post a victory against overnight leader Kazakhstan, it seemed that the Indian eves were likely to regain the top position and become the firm favourites for the gold medal again.

The win means India are in sole lead with 19 points after 10 rounds and with just one more round to go, almost assured of their first-ever Olympiad gold

The ‘strongest Indian team at Olympiad’ is on the brink of winning gold medal in open section as well as with the women’s category

D Gukesh put it across Fabiano Caruana of United States to raise visions of a maiden gold medal for the Indian men in the 45th Chess Olympiad.

Get ready for Round 10 of the Chess Olympiad 2024 as Indias mens and womens teams face off against the USA and China, respectively. Find out the schedule, board pairings, and where to watch the live action from Budapest.

India have never won gold in past editions of the Chess Olympiad, their best result being a bronze on two occasions, but find themselves in an ideal position to end that long wait in the 45th edition in Budapest.