Chess Olympiad 2026 Schedule, Format and Rules

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Events

Event	Dates	Location	Prize	Winner
Chess Olympiad 2026	Sep 16 to Sep 27, 2026	Samarkand		Uzbekistan

Players

Team United States
India
Uzbekistan
China
Team Germany
Team Netherlands
Team Azerbaijan
Team Hungary
Team France
Team Armenia
Team England
Team Ukraine
Team Spain
Team Turkey
Team Serbia
Team Poland
Team Croatia
Iran
Team Greece
Team Czech Republic
Team Norway
Team Israel
Team Romania
Team Argentina
Team Denmark
Team Italy
Team Austria
Team Bulgaria
Team Georgia
Uzbekistan 2
Team Brazil
Team Australia
Team Switzerland
Team Slovenia
Kazakhstan
Team Sweden
Team Lithuania
Team Slovakia
Team Belarus
Team Montenegro
Team Canada
Team Finland
Team Latvia
Team Cuba
Team Moldova
Team Belgium
Vietnam
Team Iceland
Team Portugal
Team Singapore
Mongolia
Indonesia
Team Peru
Team Chile
Uzbekistan 3
Team North Macedonia
Philippines
Team Colombia
Team Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team Scotland
Team Tajikistan
Team Estonia
Team Uruguay
Bangladesh
Turkmenistan
Team Ireland
Team Malaysia
Team Bolivia
Team Egypt
Team Paraguay
Team New Zealand
Team Albania
Team Costa Rica
South Korea
Team Mexico
Japan
Team South Africa
Team Venezuela
Kyrgyzstan
Team Algeria
Team Cyprus
Kosovo *
Team Chinese Taipei
Team Nigeria
Team Andorra
Team Dominican Republic
Team Ecuador
Team Panama
Team Zambia
Sri Lanka
Team Angola
Lebanon
Yemen
Team El Salvador
United Arab Emirates
Syria
Team Luxembourg
Team Guatemala
Team Madagascar
Team Wales
Team Trinidad and Tobago
Team Sudan
Iraq
Thailand
Team Jamaica
Team Uganda
Team Faroe Islands
Hong Kong
Team Morocco
Team Malta
Team Tunisia
Team Barbados
Team Monaco
Team Zimbabwe
Team Libya
Jordan
Team South Sudan
Team Puerto Rico
Team Cape Verde
Team Mozambique
Team Malawi
Team Honduras
Team Nicaragua
Team Pakistan
Team Namibia
Team Kenya
Nepal
Team Myanmar
Palestine
Team Liechtenstein
Team Ethiopia
Team Afghanistan
Team Botswana
Team Côte d'Ivoire
Team Senegal
Team Burundi
Team Guyana
Team Haiti
Team Mauritania
Team Saudi Arabia
Team Guam
Team Cameroon
Team Curaçao
Team Palau
FIDE/UNHCR Refugee Team
Bahrain
Team Isle of Man
Team Suriname
Team Somalia
Team Sao Tome and Principe
Team Lesotho
Team Brunei
Maldives
Team Kuwait
Team Aruba
Team Ghana
Team Mauritius
Team Liberia
Team Mali
Team Cayman Islands
Team Togo
Team Jersey
Team San Marino
Team Oman
Team Gambia
Team Antigua and Barbuda
Team Bahamas
Team Equatorial Guinea
Team Timor-Leste
Team Saint Lucia
Team Fiji
Qatar
Team Guernsey
Team Sierra Leone
Team Gabon
Team Bermuda
Team Seychelles
Team Tanzania
Macau
Team of the Comoros
Team Democratic Republic of the Congo
Team Nauru
Team Burkina Faso
Team Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Team Djibouti
Team Solomon Islands
Team Eswatini
Team New Caledonia
Team Bhutan
Team Central African Republic
Team Dominica
Team Chad
Team Vanuatu
Team Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Team Papua New Guinea
Team Cambodia
Team Belize
Team British Virgin Islands
Team Grenada
Team Niger
Team Greenland
Team Guinea
Team Laos
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Team Tonga
Team Kiribati
Team Marshall Islands

Format and rules

Type: Offline
Location: Samarkand
Format: Swiss system
Teams: 207

How Chess Olympiad 2026 is played:

Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, 30 minutes for the rest of the game
30 Seconds increment per move, starting from move 1
Swiss system, 11 rounds
Each match is a team vs team on four different boards
Tiebreakers:
Matchpoints (2 for a match win, 1 for match draw, 0 for match loss)
Sum of Increased Scores (I.S.) against all opponents, except one with least matchpoints.
For each opponent, I.S. is defined as gamepoints scored against the opponent multiplied by opponent's total matchpoints.
Gamepoints scored
Sum of all opponents's matchpoints, except one worst.

From the event page on Liquipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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Common questions about Chess Olympiad

Where is Chess Olympiad 2026 played?

Samarkand, at Silk Road Samarkand.

How many teams are in Chess Olympiad 2026?

207 players are listed: Team United States, India, Uzbekistan, China, Team Germany, Team Netherlands, Team Azerbaijan, Team Hungary, Team France, Team Armenia, Team England, Team Ukraine and more.

What is the Chess Olympiad format?

Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, 30 minutes for the rest of the game. 30 Seconds increment per move, starting from move 1. Swiss system, 11 rounds. Each match is a team vs team on four different boards.

Who won Chess Olympiad 2026?

Uzbekistan.

Source Liquipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Last updated Oct 20, 16:53 UTC.

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