The 6th and final day of the FIDE World University Team Championship 2026 in Kazakhstan has concluded. Ural State Mining University defeated Saint Louis University in the Final with a score of 2.5-1.5 in both matches.

In the Third-place match, KNUS and The University of Texas at Dallas drew the first two matches with an overall score of 4-4. In the Tiebreak, the teams drew 2-2. GM Kazybek Nogerbek defeated GM Aditya Samant in a ‘Sudden Death’, and KNUS secured 3rd place.

The final standings are:

Place Team Prize
1. 🇷🇺 Ural State Mining University €25,000
2. 🇺🇸 Saint Louis University €15,000
3. 🇰🇿 KNUS €10,000
4. 🇺🇸 The University of Texas at Dallas -

The FIDE World University Team Championship is a global team competition for students in higher education. The inaugural 2026 edition took place from August 4 to 9 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event featured a €50,000 prize fund.

Credit: Boris Pozhidayev / FIDE