Will Team India Win Gold? | Chess Olympiad 2026 Day 1

46th Chess Olympiad is the biggest team chess event! More than 190 teams are participating in the Open section. The 46th Chess Olympiad is an 11-round team Swiss tournament played in classical time control. At the end of the event, the team with the most match points wins. Teams consist of four players and one reserve. Each team has a captain, who can also be one of the players or the reserve. Teams compete in an 11-round Swiss Teams assign players to boards one, two, three, and four Matches consist of players from each board of one nation playing against the corresponding board of the opponent nation Time control: 90+30, with 30 minutes added after move 40 Players cannot draw by agreement before move 30 Nations compete for team medals, and players compete for individual medals on their specific board. Nations also win trophies, with the top Open team winning the Hamilton-Russell Cup, the top Women's team winning the Vera Menchik Cup, and the Nona Gaprindashvili trophy going to the nation with the best combined classification in the Open and Women's sections. Follow us on social media 📸 🟪Instagram:   / chesscomindia   ⬛️Twitter:   / chesscom_in   🟦Facebook:   / chesscom.in   🟩Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8P... 🟨Snapchat:   / chesscomindia   Chess Corner ♟️ 🟢Club: https://www.chess.com/club/chess-com-... 🔵Membership: https://chess.com/membership 🟠Merch: https://bit.ly/3ijbBdjFollow us on social media 📸 🟪Instagram: https://go.chess.com/chesscomindia_in... ⬛️Twitter: https://go.chess.com/x_india 🟦Facebook: https://go.chess.com/facebook_india 🟩Whatsapp: https://go.chess.com/Whatsapp_India 🟫Threads: https://go.chess.com/chesscomindia_th... 🟨Snapchat: https://go.chess.com/Snapchat_India Chess Corner ♟️ 🟢Club: https://go.chess.com/ChesscomIndia_club 🔵Membership: https://go.chess.com/chesscom_members... 🟠Merch: https://go.chess.com/chesscomindia_merch