India write history in World Chess Olympiad, double gold

 

Budapest: India wins double gold in World Chess Olympiad India won gold in open and women's categories. This is the first time in history that India has won gold in the Chess Olympiad. India won gold in open category and women's category. Before this, India's best performance was bronze won at the 2022 and 2014 Chess Olympiads.

India advanced in the men's category by defeating Slovenia in the last round in a thrilling match. India was on the verge of a historic achievement in the open category. World No. 3 Arjun Erigazi secured the gold after defeating Slovenian player Ian Subelj.

D. Gukesh v. Vladimir Fedoseev and R. Pragnananda's victories against Anton Demchenko were also decisive in India's history. India made history by defeating Azerbaijan in the women's category. While D. Harika, Vanthika and Divya Deshmukh won, R. Vaishali tied.

India, who jumped with eight wins in the open category, tied with the defending champions Uzbekistan for the first time. After that, they overthrew the top seed, the US, and returned to winning ways. Finally, they won the historic victory by defeating Slovenia.