India Defeats England 2.5-1.5 In Chess Olympiad Round 7 After Recovery

India bounced back from its previous loss by defeating England 2.5-1.5 in Round 7 of the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.

R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh secured crucial wins against Nikita Vitiugov and Daniel Howard Fernandez respectively.

In the women's section, India swept Germany 3.5-0.5, with Savitha Shri extending her clean sheet to six consecutive wins.