Archive · 27 Sep 2026
India Men Win Silver, Women Claim Bronze at Chess Olympiad
India had a strong finish at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
The Indian men’s team won the silver medal.
They drew their final match against Hungary, but a tie-break placed them ahead of Germany.
Uzbekistan won the men’s open section.
The Indian women’s team won bronze after drawing with Georgia.
B Savitha Shri played especially well and earned an individual gold medal.
Koneru Humpy, Vantika Agrawal, and Divya Deshmukh also won individual medals.
China won the women’s team gold medal.
India’s men won silver after drawing 2-2 with Hungary and prevailing on the tie-break.
India’s women secured bronze after a 2-2 draw with Georgia in the final round.
Uzbekistan won the open section with 20 points, while China took the women’s gold with 20 points.
B Savitha Shri earned individual gold after scoring nine points in 10 games.
Praggnanandhaa won individual men’s bronze, while Humpy and Vantika won women’s bronze and Divya Deshmukh won silver.
- Who
- The Indian men’s and women’s chess teams, along with Uzbekistan, China, Hungary, Georgia, and other national teams.
- What
- India won silver in the open section and bronze in the women’s section, with several players earning individual medals.
- When
- The final round concluded on Sunday.
- Where
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
- Why
- The Indian men finished ahead of Germany on the tie-break after tying on 18 points, while the women’s draw with Georgia secured bronze.
- Event
- 46th Chess Olympiad
- Location
- Samarkand
- Men’s team result
- India won silver with 18 points
- Women’s team result
- India won bronze after drawing 2-2 with Georgia
- Open-section champion
- Uzbekistan, with 20 points
- Women’s-section champion
- China, with 20 points
- Top Indian individual performer
- B Savitha Shri won gold after scoring nine points in 10 games
