The 4th day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand has concluded. 8 national teams finished the 4th round with 8 points in total. Team 🇨🇳 China leads the tournament with 55 tiebreak points.

Team 🇮🇳 India defeated team 🇪🇸 Spain with a score of 3-1. Team India is on 8 points and 51 TB points. 2 out of 4 games were drawn, and Gukesh Dommaraju and Arjun Erigaisi won their games. Gukesh’s Classical rating rose to 2705.9 points.

The teams of 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 🇩🇪 Germany defeated their opponents 2.5-1.5. They are on 8 points and 54 and 51 TB points respectively. Team 🇺🇸 United States defeated team 🇺🇦 Ukraine 3.5-0.5. Team USA is on 8 points and 48.5 TB points.

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.

Credit: Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE