The 3rd day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand has concluded. 21 national teams finished the 3rd round with 6 points in total. Team 🇷🇴 Romania leads the tournament with 32 tiebreak poin…
September 18, 2026
Ding Liren spoke about his break from chess in an interview with chess24. Ding explains that he has other interests besides chess. Liren credits his teammates for the success in team tournaments.
Gukesh Dommaraju explained why he plays on board 4 for Team India at the Chess Olympiad 2026. Gukesh says that it was his decision. He notes that the current placement of players gives the team the b…
Denis Lazavik commented on the division of Mikhail Shereshevsky's chess training camps into men's and women's. Lazavik calls this the right decision, and notes the difference in level between men and…
India's Olympiad team captain Srinath Narayanan distributed players across boards by rating. World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju was placed on the last, 4th board.
September 17, 2026
Hans Moke Niemann shared his thoughts on his first performance at the Chess Olympiad. Niemann says he wants to play at the Olympiad for Team USA for several decades. Hans notes that he made it to the…
The second day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand has concluded. 48 national teams finished the second round with 4 points in total. 31 teams finished the day with 8 tiebreak points. T…
Awonder Liang spoke about how he ended up on the reserve board at the Chess Olympiad 2026. Awonder says he did not take part in the process of distributing players. Liang notes that he was not invite…
Gukesh Dommaraju plays on board 4 for Team India at the Chess Olympiad 2026. In the second round of the event, Gukesh drew with Indonesian IM Satria Duta Cahaya and lost 3.5 Classical rating points. …
Denis Lazavik commented on Abhimanyu Mishra's statement about difficulties with financial support. Lazavik does not consider Mishra a promising player. Denis believes that Abhimanyu needed to achieve…
Ian Nepomniachtchi commented on Magnus Carlsen's performance at the Global Chess League 2026. Nepo criticizes the rare move Carlsen played in the game against Sindarov. Ian believes that Magnus is la…
September 16, 2026
Faustino Oro commented on officially receiving the Grandmaster title and the Chess Olympiad 2026. Oro says that he expected to become GM during the Olympiad. Faustino notes that he is happy to play a…
The first day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand has concluded. 73 national teams finished the first round with a score of 4-0. The teams of 🇧🇼 Botswana and 🇧🇷 Brazil finished their matc…
The preparation day for the Chess Olympiad 2026 took place on September 15. The Indian, Austrian, and Welsh teams faced problems with hotel check-in that day. Team captains reported that the local or…
The first round of the Chess Olympiad 2026 took place in Samarkand on September 16. The national team of Pakistan was scheduled to play against the team of Israel. The members of the Pakistan team re…
Denis Lazavik commented on his win over Hikaru Nakamura in the semifinal of the Esports World Cup 2026. Lazavik states that Hikaru doesn't know how to play at a high level, and notes that he did not …
FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission published the final decision on the cheating case of 18-year-old Tit Lovric. EDC upheld the two-year global ban for Lovric and closed the case.
September 15, 2026
Ian Nepomniachtchi shared his opinion on GMs Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Zhamsaran Tsydypov, and Maxim Matlakov during the September 15 Titled Tuesday. Nepo believes that they show suspicious activity. Ian c…
The opening ceremony of the Chess Olympiad 2026 took place on September 15. The Indian team faced problems with hotel check-in earlier in the day. The team captain reported that the local organizing …
Iranian GM Sina Movahed scored 9.5 points with 8 wins and 3 draws to win the Titled Tuesday on September 15. Runner-up Vincent Keymer won 9 times, drew 1 time, and lost once which led him to finish s…
