The 7th day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand has concluded. Team 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan leads the tournament with 14 points and 0 losses. 5 national teams finished the round with 12 points. Team 🇳🇱 Netherlands is in second place with 163.5 tiebreak points.

Team 🇮🇳 India defeated team 🏴 England with a score of 2.5-1.5. Team India is in third place with 12 points. 1 game was drawn, 1 was lost, and Gukesh Dommaraju and Praggnanandhaa R won their games. Gukesh’s Classical rating rose to 2711.6 points.

Team 🇨🇳 China lost to team 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 1-3. They are in 7th place with 11 points. Team 🇺🇸 United States drew with team 🇦🇲 Armenia. Team USA is in 13th place with 11 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