After a breakout showing at the 2022 Chess Olympiad, Dommaraju Gukesh took things a step further this year in Budapest as he helped lead his nation to first place while also securing the individual gold. With the Indian women’s team also winning their competition, this marked an unprecedented national double.

Eight wins and two draws against the world’s elite: not a bad way to etch yourself into the chess record books at the tender age of eighteen. In 2022, Gukesh played on the first board of India’s second team (as the host nation has the opportunity to field three squads instead of one), ending the tournament with a 2867 tournament performance rating.