India suffered a setback in Round 8 of the Chess Olympiad 2024. This defeat was particularly disheartening as it ended India's previously unblemished record in the tournament. The match was fiercely competitive,

A measure of India’s dominance at the Chess Olympiad is that all four of the Iranians had not lost a single match at the Olympiad. In Round 8 against India, Iran was introduced to defeat thrice.

India men’s team winning streak came to an end after the defending champion Uzbekistan drew 2-2 in the ninth round of the open section at the SYMA Sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.

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.

An "embarrassed" All India Chess Federation (AICF) has filed a police complaint after a Chess Olympiad trophy its team won in the last edition of the tournament at home went missing from its office.

The Indian mens chess team is set to face Uzbekistan in the ninth round of the Chess Olympiad 2024 on Friday (). This event will take place at the SYMA sports and Conference Centre in Budapest, Hungary.

The Indian men took their tally to 16 points out of a possible 16 to sit top of the standings. Of 32 games played, India haven’t lost a single one.

India are fast becoming the clear No 1 nation of world chess, with a ­dominance reminiscent of the ­legendary USSR teams of the 1950s and 1960s. After Thursday’s eighth round (of 11) at the 188-team ­Olympiad in Budapest,

India's perfect start at the 45th Chess Olympiad continued after the rest day and both the men's and women's team won their seventh-round ties in cinematic fashion to stay unbeaten. The men overcame China in a tricky tie while the women's team beat Georgia coming back from two early draws in Budapest on Wednesday.