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The board pairings are out for Round 9 of the Chess Olympiad 2026! Nihal Sarin makes a comeback on Board 3 - he will face Frederik Svane from Germany. The Indian Women's Team will face Uzbekistan today - Vantika Agrawal returns there, she will face Nilufarjon Imomkuzieva on Board 3!
What are your predictions about the scores of both of these matches? Let us know in the comments section.
Photos: FIDE/Michal Walusza
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With just 3 more rounds to go, things have heated up at the Chess Olympiad 2026! Team India will face Germany in the upcoming 9th round, the team which took down the leaders Uzbekistan in Round 8. Uzbekistan will take on Team USA on the top board!
In the Women's Chess Olympiad, it will be India vs Uzbekistan in Round 9. The tournament leaders China will face off against Armenia!
The board order will be published at 10 AM local time. What are your predictions about that? Let us know in the comments section.
Graphics: Anmol Bhargav
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India made their first draw at the Chess Olympiad 2026 in the 8th round as the defending Champions drew against Azerbaijan. Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh had advantageous positions against Mamedyarov and Muradli, but they couldn't make the most of it and had to stay satisfied with a draw.
Arjun Erigaisi came out of a tough position in the opening and held a draw against Aydin Suleymanli. Vidit Gujrathi had a solid draw against Rauf Mamedov on the 4th board.
India will face Germany in the 9th round. What are your predictions about the scoreline here? Let us know in the comments!
Savitha Shri Baskar is playing some spectacular chess at the FIDE Women's Chess Olympiad 2026. In yet another match, she scores the crucial win - India held Kazakhstan to a draw in Round 8 thanks to Savitha defeating Elnaz Kaliakhmet on Board 4! Savitha is on a perfect score of 7/7 points right now.
Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh drew against Bibisara Assaubayeva and Meruert Kamalidenova respectively. Vaishali Rameshbabu suffered a tough loss against Alua Nurman on Board 2.
The Indian Women will battle against Uzbekistan on the top board in Round 9. What are your predictions about this match? Let us know in the comments!
Photos: FIDE/Michal Walusza, Rafal Olekisiewicz
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The Indian Women's Team mounted a strong comeback in Round 6 of the Chess Olympiad! After a tough loss against Poland in Round 5, India defeated USA by 3-1 in Round 6.
Savitha Shri Baskar scored the first win for Team India by defeating Rose Atwell in Board 4. Savitha is on a perfect 5/5 score now! Vantika Agrawal struck again to defeat Irina Krush. Koneru Humpy drew against Carissa Yip, and Divya Deshmukh drew against Alice Lee.
Photos: FIDE/Michal Walusza, Himank Ghosh
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Imagine yourself in the shoes of Nihal Sarin. You are playing on Board 3 at the Chess Olympiad for India, and facing one of the strongest opponents of the tournament - Uzbekistan. Praggnanandhaa, Arjun and Gukesh have all drawn their games. And you have a complicated game going on against Nodirbek Yakubboev.
And then comes the tough part. Nihal had a winning position, but things turned around so fast - one slip, and Nihal lost his Queen. In a matter of few minutes, Nodirbek Yakubboev had a winning position! The crowd started filling up near the players exit - the media had started to gather!
And win he did. Nihal Sarin was left heartbroken, Team Uzbekistan overjoyed - there were incredible celebrations after Uzbekistan defeated India by 2.5-1.5 in Round 6 of the Chess Olympiad 2026. All the players of Team Uzbekistan came in to join!
A tough moment for Team India, and one of great Happiness for Uzbekistan - they are now the sole leaders of the tournament. Check out this amazing series of photos by Michal Walusza where he takes you through all the emotions.
Spare a thought for Nihal Sarin and Team India. Tomorrow is a rest day - send in your best wishes for the Team and a possible comeback in Round 7!
Photos: FIDE/Michal Walusza
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CLASH OF TWO SUPERPOWERS!
Round 6 will witness the clash between Team India and Team Uzbekistan at the Chess Olympiad 2026.
Most likely pairings:
1. Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs R. Praggnanandhaa
2. Javokhir Sindarov vs Arjun Erigaisi
3. Nodirbek Yakubboev vs Nihal Sarin
4. Shamsiddin/Madaminov vs D. Gukesh
India will have white on boards 2 and 4.
Uzbekistan won the Chess Olympiad in 2022, India won it in 2024! This clash might well determine who goes on to win in 2026.
Who do you think will triumph?
Join the action LIVE on ChessBase India YouTube channel at 3.15 p.m. IST on 21st of September 2026.
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The Indian Women's Team faces their first loss at the FIDE Women's Chess Olympiad 2026! Poland defeated India by 2.5-1.5 in the 5th round today.
Koneru Humpy made a draw against Oliwia Kiolbasa. Divya Deshmukh drew against Klaudia Kulon, and Vantika Agrawal drew against Monika Socko. It was Alexandra Maltsevskaya who scored the critical win for Poland - she played a great game to defeat Vaishali Rameshbabu with the White pieces.
A tough loss for India - they will attempt to come back strong in Round 6 where they will face another strong opponent- Team USA. What are your predictions about this match? Let us know in the comments!
Photos: FIDE/Michal Walusza, Himank Ghosh
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Praggnanandhaa scores his first win, and Team India register their 5th win in a row at the Chess Olympiad 2026! Pragg took down Anish Giri in a wild battle, and Gukesh struck again - defeating Erwin L'Ami in Board 4 with the Black pieces. India scored a 3-1 win over Netherlands in Round 5!
Nihal Sarin and Arjun Erigaisi made solid draws in Boards 2 and 3 against Loek van Wely and Jorden van Foreest. Tomorrow is the big matchup - it is India vs Uzbekistan in Round 6 of the Chess Olympiad!
What are your predictions about this incredible matchup? Let us know in the comments!
Read the Round 5 report: chessbase.in/news/46th-fide-chess-olympiad-round-5…
Photos: FIDE/Michal Walusza, Andrei Anosov, Himank Ghosh, Abhyudaya Ram
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The Indian Women's Team score their 4th match win in a row! Divya Deshmukh and Savitha Shri Baskar scored important wins to secure a 3-1 match win over Mongolia in Round 4 of the FIDE Women's Olympiad 2026. Koneru Humpy and Vaishali Rameshbabu drew their games on Board 1 and Board 2!
Team India will face Poland tomorrow in the 5th round. What are your predictions about the scoreline? Let us know in the comments!
Read the full report: chessbase.in/news/46th-fide-chess-olympiad-round-4…
Photos: FIDE/Michal Walusza, Rafal Olekisiewicz, Himank Ghosh, Abhyudaya Ram
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Another dominating win for Team India as Arjun and Gukesh score big wins! India defeated Spain by 3-1 in Round 4 of the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026.
D Gukesh scored a smooth win over Alexei Shirov in the 4th board. In the 2nd board, Arjun Erigaisi scored his first win of the tournament - he defeated Maksim Chigaev. Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin drew against David Anton Gujjaro and Jaime Santos Latasa respectively in Boards 1 and 3.
India will face Netherlands in Round 5 tomorrow! What are your predictions for this big battle? Let us know in the comments.
Read the full report: chessbase.in/news/46th-fide-chess-olympiad-round-4…
Photos: FIDE/ Michal Walusza, Himank Ghosh
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