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Chess Olympiad 2026: Samarkand
The Chess Olympiad is FIDE's team championship for nations, played in an Open and a women's section, and its 46th edition ran over 11 rounds at Samarkand in Uzbekistan until 27 September 2026. India, champions in both sections at the previous edition, came away with Open silver and women's bronze, kept the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy and won six individual medals.
Last updated 28 September 20264 min read
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Gives the Samarkand Olympiad its own card (R-182): India's Open silver and women's bronze, the retained Gaprindashvili Trophy and six individual medals, with the rounds that led there.
- Chess Olympiad
- FIDE
- Samarkand
- Gaprindashvili Trophy
- D Gukesh
- Savitha Shri
- Uzbekistan
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