India wins first Gold in Chess Olympiad

India, the country where chess originated, won the first-ever gold medal in the Chess Olympiad and created history.  It was the first time that the chess olympiad had been conducted online due to the pandemic COVID-19. It was the joint win by India and Russia announced by the International Chess Federation(FIDE) because of network interruption and technical glitches.

Did you know?

• India stands at fourth position in Global chess rankings.
• The first grandmaster in India is Viswanathan Anand, and currently, India has 64 Grandmasters and 114 International Masters.