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19.07.2026

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Chess Olympiad 2026 Team Tracker: Every Squad, Confirmed and Awaited

A running team-by-team tracker for Samarkand 2026 — who has named their squad, who is still...

15.07.2026

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Chess Olympiad 2026: Dates, Venue, Format — Full Guide

Everything confirmed about the 46th Chess Olympiad in one place — venue, schedule, format, time...

13.07.2026

Chess Olympiads

Chess Olympiad 2026 Teams: Squad Tracker – Spain, Norway, Argentina and More

Nine weeks out, most of the chess world has named its Samarkand teams — Spain, Norway, Argentina...

07.07.2026

Chess Olympiads

Samarkand Squads: Who Has Shown Their Hand — and Who's Still Bluffing

Ten weeks before Samarkand, five of the strongest chess federations have named their teams — and...

06.07.2026

Chess Olympiads

America's Samarkand squad and the ghost of a golden age

The United States is sending two Olympiad debutants to Samarkand and leaving a higher-rated veteran...

23.06.2026

Trivia

We Read the Samarkand Rulebook So You Don't Have To: What Actually Changes for Players

We read all 19 pages of the official Samarkand 2026 regulations — line by line, against the...

21.06.2026

Chess Olympiads

A Century Without a Medal: France's Samarkand Squad - minus Firouzja

France has named five grandmasters for Samarkand 2026 — without its number one. The Firouzja...

15.06.2026

Chess Olympiads

The Champion's Curse: Can India Defend the Open in Samarkand?

India arrive in Samarkand as the team to beat — and twenty years of Olympiad history says that is...

14.06.2026

Chess Olympiads

Who Will Win the Women's Chess Olympiad in Samarkand?

Three olympiads of data plus the 2026 tournament season point to India as favourites for Women's...

28.05.2026

Trivia

Chess on the Silk Road: How the Game Reached Samarkand, Thirteen Centuries Before the Olympiad

The oldest clearly recognizable chess pieces on Earth were dug out of a mound in Samarkand....

25.05.2026

Chess Olympiads

When One Titan Isn't Enough: What Olympiad History Tells Us About Star-Led Teams

Magnus Carlsen has been the world's best player since 2011. Norway has never finished on a Chess...

21.05.2026

Trivia

Samarkand for Visitors: A Practical Guide to the 46th Chess Olympiad's Host City

Thousands of players and fans will fly into a city most of them have only read about. Here is the...