Chess Olympiad 2024
❖ India has won a double gold medal at 45th Chess Olympiad 2024, Hungary. ❖ GMs Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu all won as the Indian men wrapped up gold. ❖ India trumped Azerbaijan in the final round to claim a first-ever gold medal in the women’s section. ❖ India also retained the Gaprindashvili Trophy, awarded to the team with the best overall performance across the open and women’s sections. ❖ D. Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi and Divya Deshmukh also won individual gold medals. ❖ The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete