Men's Section

After 5 rounds, four teams are on the same match points. In the 5th round, Russia drew with Kazakhstan, India defeated Mongolia, China defeated Lebanon, and Malaysia defeated Syria. In the 6th round, China is facing India on the top board, and Russia is facing Malaysia on the second board. The third board is Uzbekistan vs. Kazakhstan.

Nihal defeated IM Itgelt Khuyagtsogt on the 1st board

Pranesh scored his 4th win of the tournament and defeated IM Chinguun Sumiya

Aravindh defeated IM Ulziikhishig Khishigbat in a quick game
Day 4 Recap by Devansh Singh

Kazakhstan vs. Russia (2-2)

China vs. Lebanon (4-0)

Pairings and Results (Men)

Round 5 Results

No.

Team

Pts.

MP

Res.

:

Res.

MP

Pts.

Team

1

Kazakhstan

11

6

2

:

2

7

12

Russia

2

India

11

6

3½

:

½

6

10½

Mongolia

3

China

10½

6

4

:

0

6

8½

Lebanon

4

Syria

9

5

1½

:

2½

6

11½

Malaysia

5

Sri Lanka

8½

4

½

:

3½

4

10½

Uzbekistan

6

United Arab Emirates 1

8

4

2

:

2

4

7

New Zealand

7

United Arab Emirates 2

5½

3

3½

:

½

3

5½

Oman

8

Pakistan

5½

2

1½

:

2½

2

6½

United Arab Emirates 3

9

Bahrain

6

2

1½

:

2½

2

5½

Palestine

10

Nepal

5

2

2½

:

1½

0

2½

Hong Kong, China

Details

Round 6 Pairings

No.

Team

Pts.

MP

Res.

:

Res.

MP

Pts.

Team

1

China

14½

8

:

8

14½

India

2

Russia

14

8

:

8

14

Malaysia

3

Uzbekistan

14

6

:

7

13

Kazakhstan

4

Lebanon

8½

6

:

6

11

Mongolia

5

United Arab Emirates 2

9

5

:

5

10

United Arab Emirates 1

6

New Zealand

9

5

:

5

10½

Syria

7

United Arab Emirates 3

9

4

:

4

9

Sri Lanka

8

Palestine

8

4

:

4

7½

Nepal

9

Oman

6

3

:

2

7

Pakistan

10

Hong Kong, China

4

0

:

2

7½

Bahrain

Details

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Women's Section

In the women's section, Russia defeated Kazakhstan 2.5-1.5. Polina Shuvalova and Leya Garifullina scored important wins in the match. India lost to China 3-1 on the second board. In the 4th round, Sri Lanka is facing Russia on the top board, Kazakhstan is facing New Zealand on the 2nd board, and India will face UAE C team on the 4th board.

Polina Shuvalova scored two important wins in two close encounters for Russia

Games in action

Vantika Agrawal lost to IM Lu Miaoyi

WIM Kalyani Sirin defeated WGM Xiao Yiyi

Pairings and Results (Women)

Round 3 Results

No.

Team

Pts.

MP

Res.

:

Res.

MP

Pts.

Team

1

Russia

6½

4

2½

:

1½

4

6

Kazakhstan

2

India

5½

3

1

:

3

2

5½

China

3

Uzbekistan

5

2

4

:

0

3

6

Mongolia

4

Sri Lanka

4

2

3

:

1

2

3½

United Arab Emirates A

5

United Arab Emirates B

½

0

1½

:

2½

2

4½

New Zealand

6

United Arab Emirates C (Abu Dhabi)

0

0

3

:

1

0

1

Pakistan

Details

Round 4 Pairings

No.

Team

Pts.

MP

Res.

:

Res.

MP

Pts.

Team

1

Sri Lanka

7

4

:

6

9

Russia

2

Kazakhstan

7½

4

:

4

7

New Zealand

3

China

8½

4

:

4

9

Uzbekistan

4

United Arab Emirates C (Abu Dhabi)

3

2

:

3

6½

India

5

Mongolia

6

3

:

2

4½

United Arab Emirates A

6

Pakistan

2

0

:

0

2

United Arab Emirates B

Details

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Venue: Sheraton Hotel and Resorts, Abu Dhabi

The official venue is Sheraton Abu Dhabi

Games in action
In this video, we traveled from Chennai to Abu Dhabi for the Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026. Check out the travel vlog and venue tour of Sheraton Hotel & Resorts Abu Dhabi.

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Playing Field

In the Men's section, 20 teams from all across Asia are participating. India is the top seed in the Men's section, while Russia and China are second and third seeds. In the Women's section, 12 Asian teams are taking part, with Russia as the top seed, Kazakhstan as second, and India as the third seed.


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