In one of the most dramatic turn of events India were awarded the Chess Olympiad gold medal jointly with Russia due to server crash towards the end moments of the final. India was on the brink of a historic win on Sunday, but the 2 Indian players were declared to have lost on time in the final round after an apparent loss of internet connection for them. But after India lodged an official appeal against the result, chess' governing body President decided to award the gold medal to both the countries. It was the first time that India won a gold at the Chess Olympiad. As some sporting events have switched to online competitions, the international chess federation was holding the Olympiad in an online format for the first time.