5 hours, no rooms: Gukesh, India Chess Olympiad team face accomodation chaos in Uzbekistan

Grandmaster and non-playing captain of the Indian chess Olympiad team, Srinath Narayanan, has shared the terrible experience that the squad is facing ahead of the 2026 FIDE Chess Olympiad, with the prestigious event set to begin on Wednesday, September 16.The team’s arrival in Samarkand has not gone as smoothly as expected. Even after spending around five hours in the city's airport, the Indian players and support staff were reportedly still waiting to be assigned their rooms at the accommodation.FIDE CHESS OLYMPIAD: FULL COVERAGE'TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE'Srinath highlighted the situation on social media, giving followers a glimpse of the difficulties the Indian contingent faced upon arrival. The Indian non-playing captain said that the team hasn't been provided any clarity on when the situation will be cleared up."Having a terrible experience at the @FIDE_chess 2026 Olympiad.""The team landed 5 hours ago at Samarkand airport.