Team Uzbekistan leads the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand with 12 points after six rounds. Uzbekistan is the only team with a perfect score, winning all six matches.

🇮🇳 India 1.5-2.5 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

🇨🇳 China 3-1 🇩🇪 Germany

🇳🇴 Norway 1.5-2.5 🇺🇸 USA

🇧🇬 Bulgaria 2.5-1.5 🇺🇦 Ukraine

🇦🇷 Argentina 1.5-2.5 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan

🇭🇺 Hungary 2-2 🇷🇴 Romania

🇦🇲 Armenia 2.5-1.5 🇮🇷 Iran

The Chess Olympiad 2026 takes place from September 16 to 27 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Time control for the event is Classical 90+0 for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game over 11 Swiss rounds. Teams earn 2 points for winning a match, 1 for drawing, and 0 for losing.

Photo: Michal Walusza / FIDE