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 currently underway here.

India suffered a setback in Round 8 of the Chess Olympiad 2024. This defeat was particularly disheartening as it ended India's previously unblemished record in the tournament. The match was fiercely competitive,

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.

World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi started rampage with his black pieces and crashed through defences of Bardiya Daneshwar

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.

After his heroics against Wei Yi, Gukesh will face Parham Maghsoodloo on the top board while Praggnanandhaa takes on Amin Tabatabaei.

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

India's perfect start at the 45th Chess Olympiad continued after the rest day and both the men's and women's team won their seventh-round ties in cinematic fashion to stay unbeaten. The men overcame China in a tricky tie while the women's team beat Georgia coming back from two early draws in Budapest on Wednesday.

India continued its dominance at the 45th Chess Olympiad with a convincing win over Iran in the Open section. Arjun Erigaisi, D Gukesh, and Vidit Gujrathi secured victories while R Praggnanandhaa settled for a draw.

A measure of India’s dominance at the Chess Olympiad is that all four of the Iranians had not lost a single match at the Olympiad. In Round 8 against India, Iran was introduced to defeat thrice.