China and Kazakhstan lead the Women’s section of the 46th Chess Olympiad with 12 match points each, as the event passed the midpoint with six of 11 rounds played. China beat Poland 3.5-0.5, Kazakhstan defeated Azerbaijan 2.5-1.5, and India won 3-1 against the United States.

Results of the Round 6

🇬🇪 Georgia 3.5-0.5 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 1.5-2.5 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

🇵🇱 Poland 0.5-3.5 🇨🇳 China

🇮🇳 India 3-1 🇺🇸 United States

🇺🇦 Ukraine 2.5-1.5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Standings after the Round 6:

Team Round Points
🇨🇳 China 6 12
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 6 12
🇵🇱 Poland 6 10
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 6 10
🇧🇬 Bulgaria 6 10
🇮🇳 India 6 10
🇩🇪 Germany 6 10
🇺🇸 United States 6 9
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 6 9
🇷🇸 Serbia 6 9
🇹🇷 Türkiye 6 9
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 6 8

The Chess Olympiad 2026 takes place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from Sep 16 to Sep 27. The Women’s section is an 11-round Swiss team event with four boards per match. India won the 2024 Women’s Olympiad in Budapest with 19 match points, Kazakhstan took silver and the United States took bronze.

Photo:Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE