# India retains Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy at Chess Olympiad 2026

2026-09-28T08:58:36+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

India retained the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, becoming only the second country after Russia to complete a hat-trick of the combined performance award. Viswanathan Anand presented the trophy to the team. India won silver in the Open category and bronze in the Women's section, with a combined sum of positions of 5, ahead of the United States (8) and China (9). Uzbekistan won gold in the Open category and the overall combined title. In individual honours, Savitha Shri B won gold on the Reserve Board. R Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh D, Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh and Vantika Agrawal also won individual medals. The next Chess Olympiad is scheduled for 2028.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three sources report India's silver in the Open category and bronze in the Women's section at the 46th Chess Olympiad, along with retaining the Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy for overall combined performance. sports.ndtv.com and chessbase.in lead with the trophy presentation by Viswanathan Anand. timesnownews.com foregrounds India emulating Russia's hat-trick of wins. Chessbase.in adds the strongest superpower framing. The coverage is uniform straight reporting with no critical or partisan slant. The consensus outcome is clear, but individual medal details vary across sources. The combined performance trend suggests India's depth is growing across both sections, with six individual podium finishes in 2026.

## Coverage

- sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://sports.ndtv.com/chess/viswanathan-anand-present-prestigious-nona-gaprindashvili-trophy-to-indian-team-after-chess-olympiad-win-12107259#publisher=newsstand>
  Leads with trophy presentation by Viswanathan Anand, frames as success story.
- timesnownews.com (neutral report) <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/chess/chess-olympiad-india-retains-nona-gaprindashvili-trophy-emulates-russias-elusive-hat-trick-article-156239634>
  Emphasises hat-trick achievement and emulating Russia's record, leads with combined trophy win despite medal losses.
- chessbase.in (neutral report) <https://chessbase.in/news/team-india-secures-silver-at-the-46th-chess-olympiad>
  Strong superpower framing, leads with trophy win and silver medal details, includes detailed match analysis.

Tags: Chess Olympiad, Gukesh D, India, Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy, R Praggnanandhaa, Viswanathan Anand
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