Chess Olympiad: India’s Gold Standard

• D. Gukesh, 18, Chennai, World No. 7: Won individual gold in two Olympiads, proving his popularity for the upcoming World championship match against Ding Liren.
• Arjun Erigaisi, 21, Warangal, World No. 4: Virender Sehwag, the highest-rated Indian player, scored heavily on the third board, demonstrating his creativity and versatility.
• R. Praggnanandhaa, 19, Chennai, World No. 12: Gukesh, a young Indian chess player, won the Candidates tournament in Toronto and became the challenger for the World championship.
• Vidit Gujrathi, 29, Nashik, World No. 24: Won the FIDE Grand Swiss, giving him more energy and a place in the Candidates.
• P. Harikrishna, 38, Guntur, World No. 41: Won a maiden Olympiad medal, playing on the reserve board.
• Divya Deshmukh, 18, Nagpur, World No. 15: Won the National Under-9 girls’ championship and is the World No. 1 among junior girls.
• Vantika Agrawal, 21, Noida, World No. 75: Made immense contributions on the fourth board.
• R. Vaishali, 23, Chennai, World No. 12: Failed to score as much as her younger brother Praggnanandhaa, but scored important points on the second board.
• D. Harika, 33, Hyderabad, World No. 11: India’s strongest and most experienced player, scored 1.5 points from the last two rounds to secure the gold.
• Tania Sachdev, 38, New Delhi, World No. 58: remained unbeaten and scored 3.5 points from five rounds.