Polish players won all six of their matches to take their first Olympiad gold in chess since 1930. 

Silver went to the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) and the Philippines earned the bronze medal.

The Serbian capital, which has hosted so many significant chess matches, played host to an event enabling those with disabilities to show their chess skills on a global stage.

The inaugural event celebrating diversity and competition has been a milestone moment for chess.

During the past six days, 26 teams with participants from 33 countries competed for the title.

Poland's team, led by Grandmaster Marcin Tazbir, confidently beat all opposition to accrue 12 match points.

The IPCA team earned 10 points.

The Philippines, India, Serbia 1 and Uzbekistan finished level on eight points, with the former team earning third place on a tie-break.

Croatia - who had a bad start to the tournament - finished seventh, while second-seed Israel finished eighth and third-seed Hungary took ninth place.

Tazbir, who is visually impaired, described the result as "a great success for our country and our chess society".

By the time Tazbir started losing his eyesight aged 16, he was already an International Master.

He had a tough role in this event, playing board one in all matches - winning two games and drawing four.

"I believe that people in our country will say that this is a great success," Tazbir said.

"Poland has medals from the Olympiads but from before the [Second World] war.

"So, this type of event is also a great success for our country and our chess society."

The Polish team was favourite to win as they had the highest average ELO rating of 2327.

The country's journey to the top started with a 3-1 win over Germany in the first round.

In round two they narrowly defeated IPCA by 2.5 to 1.5 before crushing the International Chess Federation team 3.5 to 0.5.

They then defeated the Philippines 2.5 to 1.5 and India by 3 to 1.

In the last round, the Poles were up against their biggest rivals in this event - Israel.

Despite having an average of 2171 the Israelis, led by Grandmaster Yehuda Gruenfeld, put on a strong performance and - with India and IPCA - were always in the race for the top place.

Marcin Molenda performed at the top level for Poland on board two, amassing a score of 5.5 out of 6.00, drawing only one game, in the last round against Israel.

Out of 24 games played, Poland won 17.5 points, losing only three games.

"I strongly believe that this event is a great opportunity for people with disabilities to feel the atmosphere of the Olympiad and a great event," Tazbir said.

"To be able to come together, play and compete is something special for all of us and a great chance to overcome our limits."