The 3rd day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand has concluded. 21 national teams finished the 3rd round with 6 points in total. Team 🇷🇴 Romania leads the tournament with 32 tiebreak points.

Team 🇮🇳 India defeated team 🇮🇹 Italy with a score of 3-1. Team India is on 6 points and 22 TB points. 2 out of 4 games were drawn, and Gukesh Dommaraju and Nihal Sarin won their games. Gukesh’s Classical rating rose to 2702.3 points.

The teams of 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 🇨🇳 China defeated their opponents 3-1 and 3.5-0.5 respectively. They are on 6 points and 26 TB points. Team 🇺🇸 United States defeated team 🇩🇰 Denmark 2.5-1.5. Team USA is on 6 points and 24 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