The Chess-Olympiad trophy (Gaprindashvili Trophy) has gone missing! At a time when the Indian men's team are closing-in-on the gold medal in the ongoing 15th-Chess Olympiad in Budapest. It is a rolling trophy and the All-India-Chess Federation (AICF)- was asked to take the trophy to Budapest in the ongoing Chess Olympiad-by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

AICF, embarrassed by the incident has filed a police complaint and sources close to the AICF revealed to PTI that the-country's- ruling chess body is also taking the initiative to send a replica of the prized possession and tender apology India was the last holder of the trophy, having won it here in 2022.

AICF-vice-president Anil Kumar Raizada told PTI that the trophy has been missing for over a month and it came after the International Chess Federation (FIDE) had asked for the trophy to be brought to Budapest.

“After we had received a request from FIDE for the trophy to be brought, we have been unable to trace it for over 30 days. As a result, we have filed an official police complaint, and an investigation will follow,” he said.