The Chess Olympiad 2026 · Round 7
Chess Olympiad, round 7: Uzbekistan 3–1 China
Round 7 · 23 September. Top boards — Open: Uzbekistan 3–1 China; Women: Uzbekistan 3½–½ Slovenia. Leaders by match points — Open: Uzbekistan (14); Women: China (13).
Open
Top matches
| Uzbekistan | 3–1 | China |
| Armenia | 2–2 | United States of America |
| England | 1½–2½ | India |
| Germany | 3–1 | Turkiye |
| Netherlands | 3½–½ | Bulgaria |
| Greece | ½–3½ | Azerbaijan |
The table
| # | Team | Match points | Game points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 14 | 22½ |
| =2 | Azerbaijan | 12 | 20 |
| =2 | Netherlands | 12 | 19½ |
| =2 | Armenia | 12 | 19 |
| =2 | Germany | 12 | 19 |
| =2 | India | 12 | 18½ |
| =7 | Iran | 11 | 20½ |
| =7 | China | 11 | 19½ |
| =7 | France | 11 | 19½ |
| =7 | Poland | 11 | 19½ |
| =7 | Czech Republic | 11 | 19 |
| =7 | Serbia | 11 | 18½ |
- Games
- 411
- White won
- 173
- Black won
- 133
- Drawn
- 105
Upsets on the ratings
| Won | Lost | Rating gap |
|---|---|---|
| FM Ho Cheung Wong 1966 · Hong Kong, China | FM Adam Collins 2340 · Ireland | 374 |
| Shahruh Turayev 2222 · Turkmenistan | GM Valentin Baidetskyi 2511 · Austria | 289 |
| FM Harold Wanyama 2161 · Uganda | IM Khuyagtsogt Itgelt 2435 · Mongolia | 274 |
| CM Yeh Yang Liu 2051 · Chinese Taipei | FM Dion Krivenko 2319 · Estonia | 268 |
| Emarald Takudzwa Mushore 2139 · Zimbabwe | FM Endrit Uruci 2312 · Kosovo * | 173 |
Women
Top matches
| Uzbekistan | 3½–½ | Slovenia |
| China | 2–2 | Kazakhstan |
| Germany | ½–3½ | India |
| Poland | 1½–2½ | Georgia |
| Ukraine | 1–3 | Bulgaria |
| Armenia | 2½–1½ | Azerbaijan |
The table
| # | Team | Match points | Game points |
|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | China | 13 | 22½ |
| =1 | Kazakhstan | 13 | 20½ |
| =3 | Bulgaria | 12 | 22 |
| =3 | India | 12 | 22 |
| =3 | Georgia | 12 | 20½ |
| =3 | Armenia | 12 | 20 |
| =3 | Mongolia | 12 | 19 |
| =8 | United States of America | 11 | 21 |
| =8 | Netherlands | 11 | 20 |
| =8 | Uzbekistan | 11 | 20 |
| =8 | Greece | 11 | 18½ |
| 12 | England | 10 | 21½ |
- Games
- 374
- White won
- 163
- Black won
- 139
- Drawn
- 72
Upsets on the ratings
| Won | Lost | Rating gap |
|---|---|---|
| WIM Aliaksandra Tarasenka 2228 · Belarus | IM Marta Garcia Martin 2349 · Spain | 121 |
The games, move by move
- Hovhannisyan beats So, rated 132 points higher
- Abdusattorov beats Ding: can you find the move the engine wanted?
- Praggnanandhaa beats Vitiugov: can you find the move the engine wanted?
- Cheng beats Rapport, rated 156 points higher
- Wei Yi and Sindarov draw in Olympiad round 7
- Yip beats Kosteniuk: can you find the move the engine wanted?
- Kiolbasa beats Dzagnidze: can you find the move the engine wanted?
Counted from the games of the official broadcast: a match counts when all four of its boards were relayed. Teams level on match points are shown by game points; the official order uses the event’s tiebreaks.
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