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.
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.
IPCA
International Physically Disabled Chess Association
Represents players with physical disabilities.
ICCD
International Committee of Silent Chess
Represents deaf and hard-of-hearing players.
The entry list
All 41 teams, in seeded order.
| Links | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | POL | 2215 | 5 | 2nd Place - 2nd DIS Olympiad | Website for Poland Social for Poland |
| 2 | Cuba | CUB | 2200 | 5 | America 1 | |
| 3 | Israel | ISR | 2150 | 4 | 3rd Place - 2nd DIS Olympiad | Website for Israel Social for Israel |
| 4 | IBCA , International Braille Chess Association | IBCA | 2137 | 5 | FIDE Affiliated Organization | Website for IBCA |
| 5 | Croatia | CRO | 2110 | 5 | Europe 4 | Website for Croatia |
| 6 | Germany | GER | 2108 | 5 | Europe 2 | Website for Germany |
| 7 | Argentina | ARG | 2086 | 5 | America 2 | Website for Argentina Social for Argentina |
| 8 | USA | USA | 2075 | 5 | Quota America 1 | Website for USA |
| 9 | Philippines | PHI | 2068 | 5 | Asia 1 | |
| 10 | Serbia | SRB | 2068 | 5 | Quota Europe 3 | Website for Serbia Social for Serbia |
| 11 | India | IND | 2048 | 5 | Asia 3 | Website for India |
| 12 | Czech Republic | CZE | 2044 | 4 | Quota Europe 2 | Website for Czech Republic Social for Czech Republic |
| 13 | Switzerland | SUI | 2034 | 5 | Quota Europe 4 | Website for Switzerland |
| 14 | Venezuela | VEN | 2018 | 5 | America 3 | |
| 15 | Hungary | HUN | 2017 | 5 | Europe 1 | Website for Hungary Social for Hungary |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | TKM | 2017 | 5 | Quota Asia 3 | |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 2017 | 5 | Asia 4 | Website for Kazakhstan |
| 18 | Spain | ESP | 2000 | 5 | Quota Europe 1 | Website for Spain |
| 19 | Mongolia | MGL | 1959 | 5 | FIDE DIS nominee | |
| 20 | IPCA , International Physically Disabled Chess Association | IPCA | 1947 | 4 | FIDE Affiliated Organization | Website for IPCA |
| 21 | Bangladesh | BAN | 1922 | 5 | Quota Asia 2 | |
| 22 | Brazil | BRA | 1916 | 5 | Quota America 2 | Website for Brazil Social for Brazil |
| 23 | Chile | CHI | 1912 | 4 | America 4 | |
| 24 | Myanmar | MYA | 1875 | 5 | Asia 2 | |
| 25 | Turkey | TUR | 1864 | 5 | Additional team | Website for Turkey Social for Turkey |
| 26 | Uzbekistan 1 | UZB | 1856 | 4 | Hosting Federation | Website for Uzbekistan 1 |
| 27 | Uzbekistan 2 | UZB | 1796 | 5 | Hosting Federation | Website for Uzbekistan 2 |
| 28 | Belarus | BLR | 1787 | 5 | Quota Europe 5 | Website for Belarus |
| 29 | Ukraine | UKR | 1783 | 5 | Europe 3 | Website for Ukraine Social for Ukraine |
| 30 | Vietnam | VIE | 1760 | 4 | Quota Asia 1 | Social for Vietnam |
| 31 | Egypt | EGY | 1754 | 4 | Africa 1 | |
| 32 | Panama | PAN | 1752 | 5 | FIDE DIS nominee | |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 1732 | 5 | Africa 3 | |
| 34 | ICCD , International Committee of Silent Chess | ICCD | 1708 | 5 | FIDE Affiliated Organization | Website for ICCD |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 1691 | 4 | Quota Asia 4 | |
| 36 | Zambia | ZAM | 1679 | 4 | Africa 4 | |
| 37 | Kenya | KEN | 1628 | 5 | Africa 2 | Website for Kenya Social for Kenya |
| 38 | Uganda | UGA | 1575 | 4 | Quota Africa 1 | Website for Uganda |
| 39 | China | CHN | 1535 | 4 | FIDE President's nominee | |
| 40 | Uzbekistan 3 | UZB | 1534 | 5 | Hosting Federation (additional team) | Website for Uzbekistan 3 |
| 41 | Eswaitini | SWZ | 1400 | 5 | FIDE President's nominee |
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Seeds, ratings and board order from the official tournament file; qualification routes from the organiser's own entry list. Board order is provisional until captains confirm it. 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.