The second day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand has concluded. 48 national teams finished the second round with 4 points in total. 31 teams finished the day with 8 tiebreak points. The teams of 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇧🇾 Belarus, and 🇮🇸 Iceland are tied for first place by winning 8 individual games out of 8.

Team 🇮🇳 India defeated team 🇮🇩 Indonesia with a score of 2.5-1.5. Team India is on 4 points and 6 TB points. 3 out of 4 games were drawn, and Nihal Sarin won 1 game. Gukesh Dommaraju drew with Indonesian IM Satria Duta Cahaya and lost 3.5 Classical rating points. Gukesh’s rating fell to 2699.5 in the live rating.

The teams of 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 🇩🇪 Germany defeated their opponents 3.5-0.5. They are on 4 points and 8 TB points. Team 🇺🇸 United States defeated team 🇲🇳 Mongolia 2.5-1.5. Team USA is on 4 points and 7 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