Indian chess grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa hailed India's unprecedented double gold medal win at the recently concluded Chess Olympiad, calling it a "historic achievement" that will help propel the popularity of the game across the country.

D Gukesh's passion for chess began as an extra-curricular activity in school and led him to become one of the world's top chess players. Gukesh led India to its first-ever gold medal in the Open category at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest.

World Championship challenger D Gukesh said he didn't think about his personal achievements and was prepared to do "whatever it takes" to steer India to the gold medal at the 2024 Chess Olympiad following near-misses in previous editions.

India's men's and women's chess teams achieved historic double gold medals at the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest. This is the first time that India won in both the Men's and the Women's category at the same time.

India won a historic gold medal at the 2024 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Hungary, with D Gukesh, R Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna triumphing in the open section. The women's team of Harika Dronavalli,

Gukesh's remarkable performance on the top board at the Chess Olympiad stood out, achieving a rating performance surpassed only once before. Divya Deshmukh became world No. 1 among junior girls with her strong play.