Chess Olympiad 2024 India team squad men’s and women’s players list, captain, coach and winner prize money

Chess Olympiad 2024 India team squad men’s and women’s players list, captain, coach and winner prize money

Know more about the India chess team players list who won the 2024 45th Chess Olympiad

The Indian men’s team won a total of 10 matches and drew just one, staying two points ahead of China before the final round. Indian team, who only needed a draw to clinch the gold medal or for China to not win, they pushed for victory and triumphed over Slovenia 3.5-0.5.

Chess Olympiad 2024 India team squad men’s and women’s players list, captain, coach and winner prize money details

The Indian team comprising of Praggnanandhaa R, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Harikrishna Pentala, and Gukesh D, who won the candidates tournament earlier, led by captain Srinath Narayanan maintained a strong lead throughout the tournament.

Gukesh had an outstanding tournament as the 18-year-old scored a total of 9 points in 10 games and end up winning individual gold on the top board. Meanwhile, Arjun Erigaisi, played a pivotal role as he scored 10 points in 11 games and won individual gold on board three.

Both of these players booster their FIDE ratings, with Arjun Erigaisi just a few points away from crossing the 2800 threshold.

Women’s Team 

In another update, women’s team also showed amazing performance as they lead the event 7 rounds with an undefeated record. However, they stumbled in round 8, losing to Poland and drawing with USA team, as they finished strong.

Speaking about women’s team, they were comprised with members Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali R, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal, and Tania Sachdev, under captain Abhijit Kunte.

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The team delivered a stellar performance 3.5-0.5 win over Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan’s drew with the USA allowed India to secure gold.


While the prize money details haven’t been revealed, the winning team in the open section of the men;s Chess Olympiad comprises the recipients of the “Hamilton-Russell Cup” and the winning team in the women’s section of the Chess Olympiad comprises the recipients of the “Vera Menchik Cup”.

The winning federation in the combined classification of the Chess Olympiad are the recipients of the “Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy”.

 

Here are the results of the top final round matches:

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Open

Slovenia 0.5-3.5 India
China 1.5-2.5 USA
Spain 2-2 Hungary
Uzbekistan 2.5-1.5 France
Serbia 3.5-0.5 Ukraine
Armenia 2.5-1.5 Iran

Women

Kazakhstan 2-2 USA
India 3.5-0.5 Azerbaijan
Poland 0.5-3.5 Georgia
Hungary 0.5-3.5 Spain
Armenia 3-1 Germany

Final standings

Open

India – 21
USA – 17
Uzbekistan – 17
China – 17
Serbia – 17
Women
India – 19
Kazakhstan – 18
USA – 17
Spain – 17
Armenia – 17

About Chess Olympiad 2024 

The Chess Olympiad 2024 event was organized by the International Chess Federation in Budapest, from September 10 to 23, 2024. The total number of participant was 1,884.

Out of these 1,884 participants, 975 in the Open and 909 in the women’s event.

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Let us remind you, Gukesh D is now set to face reigning World Champion, Ding Liren, in the World Chess Championship match later in 2024.

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