Dommaraju Gukesh had just checkmated Vladimir Fedoseev of Slovenia to ensure that the Indian men sealed the Chess Olympiad, in Budapest, for the first time in the tournament’s 45-edition history.

Gukesh was asked about his feelings and the 18-year-old, looking dapper in a suit, showed no excitement. “As I said after winning the Candidates chess, the feeling is the same.”

This Chess Olympiad was all about Gukesh. The World Championship Challenger delivered a jaw-dropping 9/10 score with a 3056 performance rating. His incredible form also earned him the gold on Board No. 1. “I feel great, especially with the quality of my games and how we played as a team,” he added.

The team comprised Gukesh, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaise, Vidit Gujrathi and Harikrishna Pentala. Srinath Narayanan was the captain. On Sunday Praggnanandhaa and Erigaise also won on board two and three respectively. Vidit played a draw. The men won 3.5-0.5.

Soon there was more good news to make it a Super Sunday. The Indian women, featuring Dronavalli Harika, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal and Tania Sachdev, also bagged the gold medal defeating Azerbaijan in the 11th and final round.

It is a golden double, unthinkable even a few years back.

Harika, who for the first time lost three games in a team championship, redeemed with a victory to give India a headstart.

“There was a guilt gnawing me at the back of my mind. I am relieved to register a crucial win,” Harika said. “It was some sort of a redemption,” Harika, who participated despite being in an advanced stage of pregnancy in the last edition held in Chennai.

Harika’s win was followed by Divya Deshmukh’s victory and after Rameshbabu Vaishali drew, Vantika Agrawal prevailed .

Apart from Gukesh, Erigaise won gold on the third board, while Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal won gold for their performances on board three and four respectively.