The men's team's statement victory propelled Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh's rating close to the mark of 2800 and this is the first time ever that there are two Indians in top five of the world rankings.

India men’s and women’s teams are top of the Chess Olympiad standings after wins over Hungary and Armenia respectively

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.

Arjun Erigaisi and co. beat Serbia in the open section, while the women's team defeated France in the fourth round of the 2024 Chess Olympiad.

India, on sole lead with 17 match points, remains in a commanding position for the gold in the Open section and will face USA in Round 10 on Saturday

R Vaishali went down to Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova while Divya Deskhmukh played out an easy draw as black against Carissa Yip. Tania Sachdev could not find the best attacking moves to force matters and settled for a draw with Alice Lee,

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.