Jamaica finish midpack at Chess Olympiad

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (CMC): Uzbekistan won the Open section of the 2026 Chess Olympiad while China captured the Women’s section as Caribbean teams finished well down the standings when the tournament concluded at the Silk Road International Exhibition Centre on Sunday. Uzbekistan finished on 19 points after winning nine of their 10 matches to secure their second Open title. They ended one point ahead of second-place India, who won a tiebreaker to finish ahead of Germany.