Praggnanandhaa outplays Anish Giri as India beat Netherlands at 2026 Chess Olympiad

At the 2026 Chess Olympiad, R Praggnanandhaa secured his first win by outplaying Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri in a tense Ruy Lopez as India beat the Netherlands 3-1.

Gukesh also won, while Erigaisi and Nihal drew.

India's women lost 1.5-2.5 to Poland, with Vaishali defeated by Aleksandra Maltsevskaya.

Poland have now beaten India in three successive Olympiads.