Archive · 19 Sep 2026
India's Chess Teams Win 3-1 Matches at Olympiad
India’s men’s and women’s chess teams both won their matches at the Chess Olympiad.
The men played Spain and won three games’ worth of points to Spain’s one.
D Gukesh defeated Alexei Shirov in a strong performance.
Arjun Erigaisi also won his game for India.
R Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin drew their matches.
The women played Mongolia and also won 3-1.
B Savitha Shri and Divya Deshmukh won, while Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali drew.
The matches took place in Samarkand on Saturday.
India’s men’s team defeated Spain 3-1 in round four of the Chess Olympiad.
World champion D Gukesh beat Alexei Shirov in a 42-move game.
Arjun Erigaisi defeated Maksim Chigaev to give India an early advantage.
India’s women’s team also won 3-1, defeating Mongolia in round four.
B Savitha Shri and Divya Deshmukh won their games, while Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali drew.
- Who
- India’s men’s and women’s chess teams, competing against Spain and Mongolia respectively.
- What
- Both Indian teams recorded 3-1 victories in round four of the Chess Olympiad.
- When
- Saturday, in round four of the event.
- Where
- Samarkand.
- Why
- The teams were competing in the Chess Olympiad; the women’s team is seeking its second gold in the biennial event.
- Men’s result
- India defeated Spain 3-1.
- Women’s result
- India defeated Mongolia 3-1.
- Men’s winner
- D Gukesh defeated Alexei Shirov.
- Men’s second winner
- Arjun Erigaisi defeated Maksim Chigaev.
- Women’s winners
- B Savitha Shri defeated Munguntuul Batkhuyag, and Divya Deshmukh defeated Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar.
- Women’s draws
- Koneru Humpy and R Vaishali drew their games.
- Venue
- Samarkand.