Watch: PM Narendra Modi meets chess players, hails India’s horic double gold triumph | Chess News

Prime Miner Narendra Modi on Wednesday lauded India’s young chess players for their horic achievement at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, where both the men’s and women’s teams clinched their maiden gold medals.
India made hory on Sunday as the men’s team defeated Slovenia and the women’s team triumphed over Azerbaijan in the final round, securing their first-ever gold medals at the prestigious event.
In the men’s competition, D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, and R Praggnanandhaa secured decisive wins in the 11th and final round.The women’s team secured their gold defeating Azerbaijan.
In a video shared on social media, Modi interacted with the chess champions, including R Vaishali, D Harika, Tania Sachdev, Vidit Gujrathi, Arjun Erigaisi, and Praggnanandhaa.

VIDEO | PM Modi (@narendramodi) met the Indian team, that won Chess Olympiad, at his residence in New Delhi earlier today.
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D Gukesh, the star of the tournament, won 10 out of 11 rounds in the Open category, playing a crucial role in India’s victory.
During the interaction, the players presented the Prime Miner with a chessboard, after which Praggnanandhaa and Erigaisi played a quick game of chess, which left Modi spellbound.
Earlier, the Sports Minry shared a video of the Indian chess contingent leaving their hotel and heading to meet the Prime Miner.
The Indian men’s team finished with an impressive 21 out of 22 possible points in Budapest, conceding only one draw (2-2) against Uzbekan while defeating the rest of their opponents.