New Delhi, 20 September 2026: The Indian men's team defeated Spain 3-1 in the Chess Olympiad. In this match played in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, world champion D. Gukshe played a key role in the team's victory by defeating former World Championship challenger Alexei Shirov. Meanwhile, R. The matches between Praggyananda and David Anton Guijarro and between Nihal Sarin and Jaime Santosh Latasa ended in draws.
In the women's division, India defeated Mongolia 3-1. B. Savita Shree registered her fourth consecutive win by defeating Munguntul Batkhuyag. World Cup winner Divya Deshmukh defeated Baisgalan Khishigbaatar. However, R. The matches in Vaishali and Koneru Hampi ended in draws.
The fifth round of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad will be played today. This match will start at 3:30 pm Indian time.
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