Uzbekistan won the 2026 Chess Olympiad on home soil in Samarkand, defeating Ukraine 2.5-1.5 in the final round. The hosts finished on 20/22 match points, two points ahead of India and Germany.

Uzbekistan beat Ukraine 2.5-1.5 in the final round. GM Mukhiddin Madaminov defeated GM Roman Dehtiarov on board four for the only decisive game, while Abdusattorov, Sindarov, and Yakubboev drew their boards against Kovalenko, Ivanchuk, and Samunenkov.

India drew 2-2 with Hungary: GM Arjun Erigaisi beat GM Peter Leko, GM Gukesh D lost to GM Gleb Dudin, and Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin drew their boards. Germany beat the Netherlands 2.5-1.5, with GM Matthias Bluebaum defeating GM Jorden van Foreest and the remaining boards drawn.

Rk. Team Games Match Points Medal
1 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 11 20 🥇
2 🇮🇳 India 11 18 🥈
3 🇩🇪 Germany 11 18 🥉
4 🇺🇸 United States of America 11 17
5 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 11 17

Last time Uzbekistan got Olympian Gold medal in Chennai in 2022 and bronze in Budapest in 2024. Uzbekistan-2 finished 18th, and Uzbekistan-3 finished 60th. In the Women’s event, China won a seventh gold medal with a 3-1 final-round win over Vietnam. Kazakhstan got silver and India has bronze medal.