India's men dominate Chess Olympiad, while women face tough loss, setting up exciting matchups in upcoming rounds.

Defeats to R Vaishali and Harika Dronavalli meant that the Indian women's unbeaten streak was broken. It is now a three-way tie for the top spot at the FIDE Chess Olympiad between India, Kazakhstan an

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.

BUDAPEST: The Indian men's team scored yet another thumping 3.5-0.5 points victory over Iran to stake claim for the gold medal in the Open section but the women suffered a shock 1.5-2.5 points defeat at the hands of Poland in the eighth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad.

The Armenian women's national team scored one more confident victory at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad. In the 8th round on Thursday, the women's team beat the team of Mongolia with a score of 3.5-0.5, the Armenian Chess Federation reported. IM Lilit Mkrtchian, GM Elina Danielian and IM Anna Sargsyan won their games.

With this latest triumph, the Indian men extended their perfect record to eight wins in eight matches, accumulating 16 points.

The Indian men's chess team took a major step towards securing Chess Olympiad gold by defeating Iran 3.5-0.5 in Budapest. In contrast, the women's tea

GM Arjun Erigaisi returned back to winning ways as India beat the 2022 Asian Games champions Iran 3.5.0-5 in the eighth round of the 2024 Chess Olympiad open event in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday. Erigaisi,