Team India is in 3rd place at the Chess Olympiad 2026 after 7 days of the event. Gukesh Dommaraju plays on the last, fourth board. He has the best current performance on the team.

Gukesh has played in all 7 games of the event. He won 5 games and drew 2 games. Gukesh drew with his highest-rated opponent, Shamsiddin Vokhidov (2654). The World Champion’s performance at the event is 2773 points. Gukesh’s Classical rating rose by +8.6 points to 2711.6 points.

Team India’s statistics by total score:

Place Player Score Performance
1. 🇮🇳 Gukesh Dommaraju 6/7 2773
2. 🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R 4/6 2771
3. 🇮🇳 Nihal Sarin 4/7 2583
4. 🇮🇳 Arjun Erigaisi 3/6 2605
5. 🇮🇳 Vidit Gujrathi 1.5/2 2424

The Chess Olympiad 2026 takes place from September 16 to 27 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Gukesh Dommaraju won the individual gold medal on board 1 at the Olympiad 2024. Gukesh is the only player to win both individual board 1 gold and team gold in the Open section of the Olympiad over the last 20 years.

Credit: Michal Walusza / FIDE