Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024 was played at Citrus Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka and ended on September 5, 2024. There was an incredible display of talent in the Open category as well as the Girls categories of Under 8,10,12,14,16, and the Girls Under 18 together with the Women’s category, the juniors category of U/20 players and the veteran’s category, that is players above 60 years of age. They were blitz, turned, and classical drive in the course of the tournament.

All in all, Team India stole the show winning 107 medals in the competition and putting up an absolutely amazing show. This feature was well illustrated by the Indian team largely due to their endurance and might in the game of chess and overall they won 40 gold, 41 silver and 26 bronze medals in all categories.

Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024
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Medal Tally of Team India at Commonwealth Chess Championship 2024

Classical Section:
16 Gold
13 Silver
10 Bronze

Rapid Section:
13 Gold
13 Silver
8 Bronze

Blitz Section:
11 Gold
15 Silver
8 Bronze

Total Medals:
40 Gold
41 Silver
26 Bronze

Notable Winners:
Classical Championship:
Open Section:
Gold: GM Sethuraman S.P.
Silver: GM Vignesh N.R.
Women Section:
Gold: WGM Mary Ann Gomes
Silver: WIM Sakshi Chitlange
Bronze: IM Soumya Swaminathan
Senior Above 60:
Gold: IM Sekhar Chandra Sahu
Silver: WIM Bagyashree Sathe Thipsay
U-20 Open:
Gold: FM Adireddy Arjun
U-20 Girls:
Gold: WFM Sirin Kalyani
Silver: WCM Arshiya Das
Bronze: WFM Shubhi Gupta
…and many more across different age categories.

Rapid Championship:
Open Section:
Gold: GM Mitrabha Guha
Silver: GM Iniyan P
Bronze: GM Laxman R.R.
Women Section:
Gold: WFM Kalyani Sirin
Silver: WGM Mary Ann Gomes
Bronze: WIM Sakshi Chitlange and WIM Tejaswini Sagar (shared)

Blitz Championship:
Open Section:
Gold: GM Swapnil S. Dhopade
Silver: GM Mitrabha Guha
Bronze: IM Hari Madhavan N B
Women Section:
Gold: WIM Sakshi Chitlange
Silver: WGM Mary Ann Gomes

The astounding accomplishments of Team India in all age categories and formats demonstrate the depth of skill and tenacity in the nation's chess community.

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