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Samarkand, Uzbekistan · 11–17 September 2026

Chess Olympiad for
People with Disabilities.

41 teams — 36 federations and 3 international organisations — over 7 rounds, a week before the 46th Olympiad opens in the same city. The first time the two events have been staged together.

7-round Swiss Four players and one reserve A player of each gender every round

Not only federations

Three international organisations enter their own teams.

Alongside the national federations, the bodies that represent players with particular disabilities field teams of their own.

IBCA

International Braille Chess Association

Represents blind and visually impaired players.

Official website

IPCA

International Physically Disabled Chess Association

Represents players with physical disabilities.

Official website

ICCD

International Committee of Silent Chess

Represents deaf and hard-of-hearing players.

Official website

The entry list

All 41 teams.

Every team at the 3rd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities, with the route by which it qualified. Sortable by team, code or qualification.
Links
1 Poland POL 2nd Place - 2nd DIS Olympiad
2 Cuba CUB America 1
3 Israel ISR 3rd Place - 2nd DIS Olympiad
4 IBCA , International Braille Chess Association IBCA FIDE Affiliated Organization
5 Croatia CRO Europe 4
6 Germany GER Europe 2
7 Argentina ARG America 2
8 USA USA Quota America 1
9 Philippines PHI Asia 1
10 Serbia SRB Quota Europe 3
11 India IND Asia 3
12 Czech Republic CZE Quota Europe 2
13 Switzerland SUI Quota Europe 4
14 Venezuela VEN America 3
15 Hungary HUN Europe 1
16 Turkmenistan TKM Quota Asia 3
17 Kazakhstan KAZ Asia 4
18 Spain ESP Quota Europe 1
19 Mongolia MGL FIDE DIS nominee
20 IPCA , International Physically Disabled Chess Association IPCA FIDE Affiliated Organization
21 Bangladesh BAN Quota Asia 2
22 Brazil BRA Quota America 2
23 Chile CHI America 4
24 Myanmar MYA Asia 2
25 Turkey TUR Additional team
26 Uzbekistan 1 UZB Hosting Federation
27 Uzbekistan 2 UZB Hosting Federation
28 Belarus BLR Quota Europe 5
29 Ukraine UKR Europe 3
30 Vietnam VIE Quota Asia 1
31 Egypt EGY Africa 1
32 Panama PAN FIDE DIS nominee
33 Zimbabwe ZIM Africa 3
34 ICCD , International Committee of Silent Chess ICCD FIDE Affiliated Organization
35 Kyrgyzstan KGZ Quota Asia 4
36 Zambia ZAM Africa 4
37 Kenya KEN Africa 2
38 Uganda UGA Quota Africa 1
39 China CHN FIDE President's nominee
40 Uzbekistan 3 UZB Hosting Federation (additional team)
41 Eswaitini SWZ FIDE President's nominee

Entry list as published by the organiser. Squads and board order are not out yet; this page updates the day they are. Official event site.

What's next?

The same free round-by-round analysis is on offer for this Olympiad as for the main event — every board covered, a dossier on the next opponents, and a permanent team page.

See the partner programme

The 46th Chess Olympiad, 17–27 September