At the recently concluded Chess Olympiad 2024, Pragg and Vaishali enjoyed the comforts of home-cooked food, which not only provided them with the necessary physical nourishment but also gave them emotional support.

Flashing radiant smiles after their history-making gold at the Chess Olympiad 2024, members of India’s trailblazing chess teams returned to an enthusiastic welcome from fans, officials and their families here on Tuesday.

Both the Indian men's and women's teams scripted history on Sunday, winning their maiden gold medals in the Chess Olympiad in Hungary.

Chess Olympiad in Hungary, chess legend Susan Polgar had the opportunity to meet and greet Nagalakshmi, the mother of Indian chess stars Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali. Polgar expressed her excitement at meeting the 'amazing chess mom' and posed for a memorable photograph with the family.

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,

R Praggnanandhaa and R Vaishali were part of the teams which won gold in the most prestigious biennial team chess event in the world

The Indian teams are the flavour of world chess at the moment after clinching a historic double at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, where Pragg was a key figure in the men’s team while Vaishali showed great resilience in sealing important matches for the women’s team.