DESCRIPTION:
*   Both the Indian men and women teams will compete as defending champions.
*   India scripted history at the 2024 Chess Olympiad by clinching both the Open and Women team gold medals for the first time.
*   Odisha Grand Master Swayams Mishra has retained his position as the captain of the Indian women team.

INDIAN SQUADS:

Open Section: D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Nihal Sarin, Vidit Gujrathi. Captain: Srinath Narayanan.

Women Section: Koneru Humpy, Vaishali Ramesh Babu, Divya Deshkukh, Vantika Agarwal, Savita Shree B. Captain: Swayams Mishra.