Archive · 17 Sep 2026
India’s Chess Teams Stay Atop Olympiad After Round Two
India’s two chess teams won their matches in the second round of the Olympiad.
The open team played against Indonesia and won 2.5-1.5.
Nihal Sarin secured India’s key victory against Hafiz Arif Abdul.
D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa both drew their games.
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi also drew against Indonesia.
The women’s team beat Finland 3.5-0.5.
Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal and B Savitha Shri won their games.
Both Indian teams now have four match points and are leading the standings.
India’s defending champion open and women’s teams won their second-round matches at the 46th Chess Olympiad.
Nihal Sarin defeated Hafiz Arif Abdul to help India beat Indonesia 2.5-1.5.
D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa drew their games, while Vidit Santosh Gujrathi also drew.
Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal and B Savitha Shri won as India defeated Finland 3.5-0.5.
Both Indian teams have four match points and remain atop the leaderboard in Samarkand.
- Who
- India’s open and women’s chess teams, along with their Indonesian and Finnish opponents.
- What
- India won both second-round matches at the 46th Chess Olympiad, beating Indonesia 2.5-1.5 and Finland 3.5-0.5.
- When
- The second round took place on Thursday, September 17.
- Where
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
- Why
- The victories gave both defending champion Indian teams four match points and kept them atop the leaderboard.
- Event
- 46th Chess Olympiad
- Round
- Second round
- Open result
- Indonesia 1.5, India 2.5
- Women’s result
- Finland 0.5, India 3.5
- Indian match points
- Four for both teams
- Key open-team winner
- Nihal Sarin defeated Hafiz Arif Abdul
- Women’s winners
- Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agrawal and B Savitha Shri
