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.

The Indian women's team lost to Poland in the 8th round as Harika and Vaishali lost their battles while Divya Deshmukh won hers.

Indian men's team took a giant step toward Chess Olympiad gold on Thursday. But the same cannot be said of the women's team.Indian men, overnight sole leaders, outclassed Iran - who were second-placed before Thursday's clash - 3.

The Indian team in the open section plays China next, with a possible clash between world champion Ding Liren and Candidates winner Gukesh D on the cards.

Ahead of the Chess Olympiad, Vidit Gujrathi answered a few questions from The Indian Express. Excerpts from an interview:

India's men's chess team secured a 3-1 victory over Azerbaijan in the fifth round of the 45th Chess Olympiad, led by D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaise. The women's team also won against Kazakhstan. Both teams are now among the leaders,

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,

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,

The men's team's statement victory propelled Arjun Erigaisi and D Gukesh's rating close to the mark of 2800 and this is the first time ever that there are two Indians in top five of the world rankings.

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.