Archive · 28 Sep 2026
India Retains Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy for Historic Hat-Trick
India has won the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy three times.
Its victories came in 2022, 2024, and the current Chess Olympiad edition.
This gives India a hat-trick of wins.
The trophy was created in 1997.
India is only the second country to achieve this accomplishment.
Russia was the first country to do it.
Russia won the trophy in four editions in a row.
The article also says China has won it three times.
India has completed a hat-trick of Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy victories.
India won the trophy in the 2022, 2024, and current editions.
The trophy was established in 1997.
India is only the second country to achieve three trophy victories.
Russia previously achieved the feat after winning four consecutive editions.
- Who
- India achieved the hat-trick, while Russia and China are also mentioned among the trophy’s multiple winners.
- What
- India retained the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy and completed three victories.
- When
- India’s listed victories were in 2022, 2024, and the current edition; the article does not give a date for the current edition.
- Where
- At the Chess Olympiad; a more specific location is not provided.
- Why
- India’s victories across the 2022, 2024, and current editions resulted in its hat-trick of trophy wins.
- Achievement
- India completed a hat-trick of Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy victories.
- India’s winning editions
- 2022, 2024, and the current edition
- Trophy established
- 1997
- Previous record-holder
- Russia, which won four consecutive editions
- Other multiple winner
- The article says China has also won the trophy three times.