The AICF has announced the national team lineups for the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
The double gold medalist from the 2024 Budapest Olympiad is fielding strong teams with a couple of changes. Most notably, Humpy Koneru returns to the women’s team, while Harika Dronavalli is absent this time. In the Open section, Nihal Sarin steps in for Harikrishna.
Open team:
Gukesh D
Arjun Erigaisi
Praggnanandhaa R
Nihal Sarin
Vidit Gujrathi
Captain: Srinath Narayanan
Womenโs team:
Humpy Koneru
Vaishali Rameshbabu
Divya Deshmukh
Vantika Agrawal
Savitha Shri B
Captain: Swayams Mishra
The 46th World Chess Olympiad is set to take place from 15-28th September in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Other national teams:
England
Spain
USA
China
Italy
Poland
France
Japan
Scotland
Ukraine
Monaco
Uganda
Botswana
Ghana
