A new generation is taking over at the top of world chess. India captured the gold medals at the 188-team Olympiad in Budapest last Sunday with a dominating performance by Gukesh Dommaraju, 18, and Arjun Erigaisi,

India scripted history by winning a double-gold at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest with men's and women's both teams securing victories. They celebrated the win with the iconic Rohit Sharma-like walk.

India’s two team and four individual gold medals are hailed as the beginning of its reign as the ‘best chess nation’.