Team India registered wins in the 10th round of both open and women’s section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 on Saturday.

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.

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.

Check Out the Complete Results of the India Chess team in the Round 10 of the tournament. Both India mens team and womens team secured two victories in their matches.

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

The spectacular victory meant that the Indian women's team stayed on top of the standings and just like their male compatriots, are in touching distance of a gold medal at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 in

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 draw ensures that India will head into the final two rounds of the Chess Olympiad with a slight advantage over the chasing pack — India have 17 points while the Uzbek team has 15.

Uzbekistan became the first team to halt India's winning run at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad in open section as both scored two points each with four draws in their round 9 match. Meanwhile, Vantika Agrawal scored a crucial win for India women as they drew their match against the USA to stay in contention for the gold medal.

International Master Vantika Agrawal's decisive win against Grandmaster Irina Krush ensured India drew 2-2 with the United States in the ninth round of the women's section at the 45th Chess Olympiad.