All the top juniors at the Olympiad gained rating! 💪 📷: @2700chess

Here are the Top 20 players after the 46th Chess Olympiad: 2700chess.com/ Congratulations to the Uzbekistan team on convincingly winning their second gold medal, and this time in their home city of Samarkand! Open section: 🥇 Uzbekistan 🥈 India 🥉 Germany Women's section: 🥇 China 🥈 Kazakhstan 🥉 India 📸 Michal Walusza / FIDE

Ukraine 🇺🇦 defeated China 🇨🇳 3-1 (Kovalenko outplayed Ding Liren: 2700chess.com/games/kovalenk…) and will play against the sole leader, Uzbekistan, in the final round of the #ChessOlympiad. Round 11 Pairings: Uzbekistan (18) 🇺🇿 - 🇺🇦 Ukraine (16) India (17) 🇮🇳 - 🇭🇺 Hungary (16) Netherlands (15) 🇳🇱 - 🇩🇪 Germany (16) USA (15) 🇺🇸 - 🇹🇷 Turkiye (15) 📸 Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE

Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 defeats the USA 🇺🇸 2.5-1.5 to retake the sole lead, thanks to Yakubboev's decisive win over Niemann 2700chess.com/games/yakubboe… In another major result, the Uzbekistan-2 team crushed the Netherlands 🇳🇱 3.5-0.5 and is unexpectedly in medal contention! Round 10 Pairings: Armenia (15) 🇦🇲 - Uzbekistan (16) 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan-2 (15) 🇺🇿 - India (15) 🇮🇳 (Several strong teams are closely trailing with 14 match points). 📸 Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE #ChessOlympiad

The Svane brothers lead Germany 🇩🇪 to a sensational 2.5-1.5 victory over the sole leaders, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿, by winning both of their games! The race for the 46th #ChessOlympiad in Samarkand is now wide open. Here is Frederik Svane's spectacular win over Yakubboev, along with the Round 9 pairings: 2700chess.com/games/svane-ya… Uzbekistan (14) 🇺🇿 - USA (13) 🇺🇸 India (13) 🇮🇳 - Germany (14) 🇩🇪 France (13) 🇫🇷 - China (14) 🇨🇳 Uzbekistan-2 (13) 🇺🇿 - Netherlands (13) 🇳🇱 Azerbaijan (13) 🇦🇿 - Armenia (13) 🇦🇲 📸 Michal Walusza / FIDE

🇦🇷 Argentinian prodigy GM Faustino Oro has surpassed Judit Polgar’s legendary previous record of 2555, the highest Elo ever achieved before turning 13. Polgar’s record stood for 35 years before Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş broke it in 2024 with 2569 FIDE rating. Faustino is now at a live rating of 2557, and if he wins all three of his remaining games at the Olympiad, there’s an outside chance he could make history again!

Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 wins its seventh match in a row, this time against China 🇨🇳 3-1, with Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeating Ding Liren on the first board 2700chess.com/games/abdusatt… Round 8 Pairings: Germany (12) - Uzbekistan (14) India (12) - Azerbaijan (12) Netherlands (12) - Armenia (12) USA (11) - Serbia (11) China (11) - Poland (11), etc 📸 Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE #ChessOlympiad

The world's top juniors, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 🇹🇷 and Alice Lee 🇺🇸, are showing great results so far at the #ChessOlympiad, scoring 4.5/5 and 5.5/6 respectively. For Yagiz, it is especially remarkable since his declared chess goal "to reach ELO 2900" matches his current tournament performance rating of 2924, and he is already World #18 on the live rating list among all players! 2700chess.com/ 📸 Michal Walusza, Rafal Oleksiewicz / FIDE

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan defeats 🇮🇳 India 2.5 - 1.5, with the decisive game being Yakubboev's victory over Nihal Sarin 2700chess.com/games/yakubboe… This win allows Uzbekistan to take the sole lead heading into the rest day. In Round 7, they will face off against a strong 🇨🇳 Chinese team (Olympic champions in 2014 and 2018), led by Ding Liren and Wei Yi. 📸 Michal Walusza / FIDE #ChessOlympiad

Meet 24-year-old Nodirbek Yakubboev 🇺🇿 in the 2700 club! 2700chess.com/games/gledura-… Tomorrow features what is likely the main match for the Olympiad 🥇gold medals between the defending champions, India 🇮🇳 (2024), and the previous Olympic gold medalists, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 (2022). 📸Michal Walusza / FIDE #ChessOlympiad

There are 8 teams at the #ChessOlympiad with a perfect score. Round 5 Pairings: Hungary 🇭🇺 - 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Germany 🇩🇪 - 🇺🇸 USA India * 🇮🇳 - 🇳🇱 Netherlands China 🇨🇳 - 🇦🇲 Armenia *Gukesh has convincingly returned to the 2700 club, winning two games in a row, including his match against Shirov today 2700chess.com/games/gukesh-s… 📸 Himank Ghosh via @ChessbaseIndia

With Gukesh dropping below 2700 following his Round 2 draw at the #ChessOlympiad, there are now only 31 players left in the 2700 club. 2700chess.com/

The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad has started in 🇺🇿 Samarkand. The biggest upset of Day 1 was a loss by Arjun Erigaisi (2759) from a winning position against Thai IM Prin Laohawirapap (2363), which cost the Indian GM his spot in the Top 10. 2700chess.com/games/erigaisi… 📸 YouTube / FIDE

They came. They played. They conquered. ♟️🏆 The #GlobalChessLeague trophy heads to @GangesGMs who dominated Season 4 throughout & aced the final too 🔥 #TechMGCL #BeyondTheMove

There are only 15 players left in the Rapid 2700 club after Anand lost three games in a row at the Global Chess League 2026 (Preliminary Stage). 2700chess.com/rapid 📸 Chess Base India / globalchessleague.com/ P.S. We've upgraded Stockfish from version 18 to 19.

🎂 Happy Birthday, Anna Ushenina! 🎉 Wishing a very happy birthday to the 14th Women’s World Champion and multiple-time Olympiad gold medallist! 🥇♟️ Anna helped 🇺🇦 Ukraine win Olympiad gold in 2006 and 2022, and she will be back representing her country at the upcoming FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand. Have a wonderful birthday, Anna! 🎈

🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa (2761.3) @rpraggnachess wins the 2026 Grand Chess Tour! He defeated Caruana 15-13 in a dramatic final match, bouncing back from a loss in the classical game to dominate the Rapid and Blitz sections. This victory allows him to keep his spot as India's #1!📈 2700chess.com/ 📸 Lennart Ootes / @GrandChessTour @STLChessClub

🇨🇳 Tan Zhongyi defeated Bibisara Assaubayeva, taking over the World Women's #5 spot 2700chess.com/games/tan-assa…. Once again, the entire top 5 is dominated by Chinese players! 2700chess.com/women She is currently the sole leader at the Cairns Cup with 6.5/8 and an impressive 2746 TPR. She needs only a draw in the final round to secure the title. 📸 Lennart Ootes / @STLChessClub @GrandChessTour @OnTheQueenside