The winners of the 44th Chess Olympiad (Open)

In the absence of Russia and China, the young Uzbek team surprised everyone by winning the gold medal at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai. The victory comes at the right time, as the 2026 Chess Olympiad will be held in Tashkent, reports FIDE. But gold for the best individual performances on board 1 and 2 went to Gukesh D. (who also had the best individual rating performance of all players taking part in the Olympiad) and Nihal Sarin from the team of India 2. | Photos: FIDE (Lennart Ootes, Stev Bonhage)