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2026 Samarkand Olympiad Rounds 4–6: Uzbekistan in Sole Lead, Plays China in R7

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Olympiad Rounds 5-6 Recap: Uzbekistan at the Top

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2026 Chess Olympiad Samarkand - Round 2 | Canada - Sri Lanka, Canada - Wales

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More new features and improvements were added to Lichess last month! See what our developers and community contributors have been working on in the updated changelog and discuss the changes in our feedback forum.

On the only rest day of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, Uzbekistan is leading the Open, while China and Kazakhstan are in 1st place of the Women's tournament. Check out our Rounds 4–6 Recap and watch our interviews on YouTube. Round 7 starts tomorrow, 2026-09-23 at 10:00 UTC.

Follow Round 6 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad now in our broadcasts and watch our player interviews with Zhu Jiner, Frederik Svane, Eline Roebers, and more players on YouTube.

Round 5 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad has started! Follow all the games in our broadcasts and check out our interviews with Levon Aronian, Savitha Shri, Kong Xiangrui, and more players on YouTube.

Our 2026 Lichess Meetup in Prague takes place tomorrow, 2026-09-20 from 15:00 UTC! Join us for a few hours of chess, snacks, and camaraderie at Juliš Hub 1933, Nové Město. Find more details in our full announcement.

After the first three rounds of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad, most of the top 10 seeds remain steady on 6/6 match points - except for England in the Open, and Georgia, Ukraine, and France in the Women's. Check out our Rounds 1–3 Recap and watch our player interviews on YouTube. Round 4 starts at 10:00 UTC.

Round 3 of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad has just started! Follow all the games in our broadcasts and check out our interviews with Wei Yi, Carissa Yip & Alice Lee, Lorenzo Lodici, and more players on YouTube.