Uzbekistan and China win Chess Olympiad gold in Samarkand
Host nation Uzbekistan claimed the open title while China took the women's event, as India secured silver and bronze respectively.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 17 articles since 25 Sept 2026. The Guardian Sport published first, on 25 September at 07:00 UTC; Times of India followed 9h 32m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 7 October at 05:10 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), Times of India.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Guardian SportChess: Uzbekistan and Germany share Samarkand lead; 11-year-old Sivanandan shines
- Times of IndiaChess Olympiad R9: Gukesh channels his world champion self to keep India in gold hunt
- Times of IndiaHow Zhu Jiner turned struggles in India into taking China closer to Chess Olympiad gold
- Times of IndiaChess Olympiad 2026: Can India retain their gold medals on final day?
- Times of IndiaChess Olympiad: Savitha heroics bring medal; Arjun helps India bag Open silver
- News FeedChess: Uzbekistan and China win Olympiads, while England’s Sivanandan, 11, sets a new record
- Times of IndiaBodhana Sivanandan: 11-YO Indian-origin British becomes youngest WGM
- Times of IndiaOlympiad medallist Nihal replies to 'play for Pakistan' troll with 3 words
- Times of India'Unrealistic to win gold every time': India captain after Chess Olympiad silver
- The Guardian Sport‘I do it because I like it’: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, on being youngest ever ‘woman grandmaster’
Show 7 later sources
- Times of India‘If India won a medal, we owe it to her’: Captain Swayams on Savitha's heroics
- The Guardian SportUzbekistan dominates chess Olympiad while England’s Sivanandan, 11, sets new world age record
- Times of India‘Sometimes there are blind spots’: Nihal Sarin looks back at Chess Olympiad loss
- Times of India'India's Got Latent' Gambit? Behind Vantika's double bronze at Chess Olympiad
- Times of India'I had fever': R Praggnanandhaa after double medals at Chess Olympiad | Exclusive
- Times of India'Taking medicines every day': How Humpy battled diarrhoea to win medals for India
- Times of IndiaFrom parents' struggles to 'endless coffees': How Savitha won India's only gold medal
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Uzbekistan dominates chess Olympiad while England’s Sivanandan, 11, sets new world age record The Guardian Sport ·
- ‘I do it because I like it’: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, on being youngest ever ‘woman grandmaster’ The Guardian Sport ·
- Chess: Uzbekistan and China win Olympiads, while England’s Sivanandan, 11, sets a new record News Feed ·
- Chess: Uzbekistan and Germany share Samarkand lead; 11-year-old Sivanandan shines The Guardian Sport ·
- From parents' struggles to 'endless coffees': How Savitha won India's only gold medal Times of India
- 'Taking medicines every day': How Humpy battled diarrhoea to win medals for India Times of India
Show 11 more sources
- 'I had fever': R Praggnanandhaa after double medals at Chess Olympiad | Exclusive Times of India
- 'India's Got Latent' Gambit? Behind Vantika's double bronze at Chess Olympiad Times of India
- ‘Sometimes there are blind spots’: Nihal Sarin looks back at Chess Olympiad loss Times of India
- ‘If India won a medal, we owe it to her’: Captain Swayams on Savitha's heroics Times of India
- 'Unrealistic to win gold every time': India captain after Chess Olympiad silver Times of India
- Olympiad medallist Nihal replies to 'play for Pakistan' troll with 3 words Times of India
- Bodhana Sivanandan: 11-YO Indian-origin British becomes youngest WGM Times of India
- Chess Olympiad: Savitha heroics bring medal; Arjun helps India bag Open silver Times of India
- Chess Olympiad 2026: Can India retain their gold medals on final day? Times of India
- How Zhu Jiner turned struggles in India into taking China closer to Chess Olympiad gold Times of India
- Chess Olympiad R9: Gukesh channels his world champion self to keep India in gold hunt Times of India