Chess Olympiad 2026: Can India retain their gold medals on final day?

NEW DELHI: The decision hour is upon us. The countdown has begun. The winners of both the open and women's sections of the 46th Chess Olympiad will be decided later today. Do India have a chance to retain their gold medals? Certainly, perhaps more so for the open team, less so for the women's side, though there is still a route to a minor miracle there too. Either way, the fate of both Indian teams is no longer entirely in their own hands. They will have to win their own matches and then hope the teams above them slip up elsewhere.On Saturday, in Round 10, India delivered exactly the kind of statement win they needed, beating Uzbekistan's second team 3.5-0.5 in Samarkand.