Archive · 21 Sep 2026
India Faces First Stern Test Against Holland at Chess Olympiad
India’s chess team is playing Holland in an important match.
This is the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad.
India won its last match against Spain.
D Gukesh and Nihal Sareen have played strongly so far.
Arjun Erigaisi also won his latest game after losing his first one.
R Praggnanandhaa has drawn all three of his games.
Holland has two very strong players, Anish Giri and Jorden Van Foreest.
India may try to gain an advantage on the other boards.
Second-seeded India will face sixth-seeded Holland in the fifth round of the 46th Chess Olympiad.
India advanced after defeating Spain in the previous round.
D Gukesh and Nihal Sareen have each scored 3.5 points from four games.
Arjun Erigaisi recovered from an opening loss with a victory over Maksim Chigaev.
Holland’s Anish Giri has won all four games, while Jorden Van Foreest has three victories.
- Who
- The second-seeded Indian men’s team and sixth-seeded Holland’s men’s team, including players such as R Praggnanandhaa, D Gukesh, Anish Giri and Jorden Van Foreest.
- What
- India will play Holland in the fifth round of the 46th Chess Olympiad.
- When
- The fifth round of the 46th Chess Olympiad.
- Where
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
- Why
- The match is India’s biggest challenge so far, with both teams competing for success in the Olympiad.
- Event
- 46th Chess Olympiad
- Round
- Fifth round
- Location
- Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- India’s seeding
- Second
- Holland’s seeding
- Sixth
- India’s previous result
- Victory over Spain
- Anish Giri’s record
- Four wins in four games
- Jorden Van Foreest’s record
- Three victories