Mumbai, September 22: As the Indian chess teams are on the verge of history-making gold medals in the open section and the women’s sections at the prestigious Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi extended his best wishes to Team India on Sunday. India all but secured overall victory in the Chess Olympiad after defeating the United States in the penultimate round of the Open section on Saturday. Vishwanathan Anand Congratulates D Gukesh and Co for Ensuring Gold Medal at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024, Shares Heartfelt Post on ‘X’.

The women’s team also came back to winning ways, handing China a 2.5-1.5 loss. Wins by Dommaraju Gukesh, who outplayed Fabiano Caruana, and Arjun Erigaisi, who beat Leinier Dominguez, granted the Indian team the crucial match victory over the tournament's top seeds in the Open section.

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Meanwhile, in the women's section, India defeated China, with Divya Deshmukh's victory clinching the match. Harika Dronavalli secured a draw against Zhu Jiner, with Vantika Agrawal and R. Vaishali also drawing their games against Miaoyi Lu and Guo Qi, respectively. India Men Defeat USA at FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 Round 10, Set to Win Country's First-Ever Gold Medal in Open Section as D Gukesh and Co Stay Unbeaten.

With one round to go in the Women's Chess Olympiad, India and Kazakhstan are sharing the lead. The fight for medals is very much open in the women’s section, as the USA and Poland trail the leaders only by a single point.

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