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Uzbekistan won Open tournament. China won women's tournament.

16 - 27 September 2026
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
208 teams open , 191 teams Women
11 rounds, Swiss system
Open: 4 players, 1 reserve
Women: 4 players, 1 reserve
Teams earn 2 points for winning a match, 1 for drawing, and 0 for losing
No draw offer before move 30

Time control : 90 mn / 40 moves +
30 minutes until the end of the game +
30 seconds additional time per move starting from move 1

Open section
Top 10 teams according to the average rating


1 USA 2753
2 IND India 2735
3 UZB Uzbekistan 2720
4 CHN China 2707
5 GER Germany 2677

6 NED Netherlands 2675
7 AZE Azerbaijan 2667
8 HUN Hungary 2652
9 FRA France 2638
10 ARM Armenia 2637

Watch the games -- Results -

Final Standings - Open - Top 10
Rank Country Matchpoints Tie - Break *
1
UZB
20455.5
2
IND
18405.5
3
GER
18386.5
4
USA
17391.5
5
AZE
17364.5
6
ARM
17339.5
7
HUN
17320.5
8
CHN
16374.5
9
FRA
16366.5
10
ESP
16354.5
Matchpoints : 2 for wins, 1 for draws
Tie - Break: Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger-Tie-Break without lowest result (Khanty-Mansiysk)

Final Standings - Women - Top 7
Rank Country Matchpoints Tie - Break *
1
CHN
20463
2
KAZ
18395
3
IND
17424
4
USA
17418
5
POL
17381
6
ARM
17369
7
MGL
17331






















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Round 11 - Top 5 boards
Uzbekistan - Ukraine : 2.5 - 1.5
India - Hungary : 2 - 2
Netherlands - Germany : 1.5 - 2.5
USA - Turkiye : 3 - 1

Serbia - Azerbaijan : 1.5 - 2.5

Round 10 - Top 5 boards
Armenia - Uzbekistan : 0.5 - 3.5
Uzbekistan 2 - India : 0.5 - 3.5
Ukraine - China : 3 - 1
Germany - France : 3 - 1
Hungary - Spain : 3 - 1

Round 9 - Top 5 boards
Uzbekistan - USA : 2.5 - 1.5
India - Germany : 2.5 - 1.5
France - China : 2 - 2
Uzbekistan 2 2- Netherlands : 3.5 - 0.5
Azerbaijan - Armenia : 1.5 - 2.5

Round 8 - Top 5 boards
Germany - Uzbekistan: 2.5 - 1.5
India - Azerbaijan : 2 - 2
Netherlands - Armenia: 2 - 2
USA - Serbia : 3.5 - 0.5
China - Poland: 2.5 - 1.5

Round 7 - Top 5 boards
Uzbekistan - China : 3 - 1
Armenia - USA : 2 - 2
England - India : 1.5 - 2.5
Germany - Turkiye : 3 - 1
Netherlands - Bulgaria : 3.5 - 0.5

Round 6 - Top 5 boards
Uzbekistan - India : 2.5 - 1.5
China - Germany: 3 - 1
France - England : 2 - 2
Armenia - Iran : 2.5 - 1.5
USA - Norway : 2.5 - 1.5

Round 5 - Top 5 boards
Hungary - Uzbekistan : 0 - 4
Germany - USA : 2.5 - 1.5
India - Netherlands : 3 - 1
China - Armenia: 2 - 2
Romania - Azerbaijan : 2 - 2

Round 4 - Top 5 boards
Uzbekistan - Turkiye : 2.5 - 1.5
USA - Ukraine : 3.5 - 0.5
Spain - India: 1 - 3
Serbia - China: 1 - 3
Germany - Poland : 2.5 - 1.5

Round 3 - Top 5 boards
Austria - Uzbekistan : 1 - 3
Denmark - USA: 1.5 - 2.5
India - Italy : 3 - 1
China - Bulgaria: 3.5 - 0.5
Uzbekistan 2 - Germany: 1.5 - 2.5

Round 2 - Top 5 boards

Uzbekistan - Peru : 3.5 - 0.5
USA - Mongolia : 2.5 - 1.5
Indonesia - India : 1.5 - 2.5
Chile - China : 1 - 3
Germany - Uzbekistan 3 : 3.5 - 0.5

Round 1 - Top 5 boards

Jamaica - Uzbekistan : 0 - 4
Iraq - USA : 0.5 - 3.5
India - Thailand: 3 - 1
China - Uganda : 4 - 0
Faroe Islands- Germany : 0 - 4





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