Olympiad News

In the Round 1 of the Samarkand Olympiad, the Indian Open team defeated Thailand 3-1; Indian women’s team began with a 4-0 sweep vs the Dominican Republic

Two of Namibia's players had their visas rejected upon arrival in Tashkent, leaving the team with no option but to withdraw from the event entirely.

207 countries are in the Open section, while 191 countries in the Women's section are competing at the Samarkand Olympiad, making it one of the biggest Chess Olympiads in history.

Check all you need to know about the 46th Chess Olympiad taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

The Open team, seeded second behind the USA, is packed with star players but the competition won’t make things easy for them

The Indian contingents travelled to the Uzbek city for the FIDE tournament, which is scheduled to take place from September 16 to 27. | India News

Men's Olympiad team captain Srinath Narayanan conducted the five-day online camp. "Getting those five players together in today's intensely busy schedule was quite an achievement. But we managed to achieve it by having it online," Srinath said.