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Nodirbek Yakubboev and Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan

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2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 7–9: Uzbekistan & China Lead Open and Women’s

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Road to FM Week 2: Olympiad ideas & A New Book!

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2026 Chess Olympiad Samarkand - Round 8 | Canada - Turkiye, Canada - Spain

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Olympiad Rounds 7-8 Recap: Germany Stops Uzbekistan & China Women Fly

Just two more rounds to go in the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad! Uzbekistan is still leading the Open, while China is now in sole 1st place of the Women's tournament. Check out our Rounds 7–9 Recap and watch our interviews on YouTube. Round 10 starts tomorrow, 2026-09-26 at 10:00 UTC.

Follow all the games of Round 9 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad now in our broadcasts and watch our player interviews with Vincent Keymer, Hans Niemann, Stavroula Tsolakidou, and more players on YouTube.

Round 8 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad has started! Follow all the games in our broadcasts and check out our interviews with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Oliwia Kiołbasa, Alice O'Gorman, Rachel Miller and more players on YouTube.

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On the only rest day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, Uzbekistan is leading the Open, while China and Kazakhstan are in 1st place of the Women's tournament. Check out our Rounds 4–6 Recap and watch our interviews on YouTube. Round 7 starts tomorrow, 2026-09-23 at 10:00 UTC.

Follow Round 6 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad now in our broadcasts and watch our player interviews with Zhu Jiner, Frederik Svane, Eline Roebers, and more players on YouTube.

Round 5 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad has started! Follow all the games in our broadcasts and check out our interviews with Levon Aronian, Savitha Shri, Kong Xiangrui, and more players on YouTube.