Men's Section

An eventful day where Russia managed to beat Malaysia 4-0 and gain the sole lead, while India drew against China; Kazakhstan defeated Uzbekistan on the 3rd board.

China vs India (2-2)

Aravindh won his game on the 4th board

Pranav lost on the 2nd board

Russia defeats Malaysia 4-0

Uzbekistan vs. Kazakhstan (1.5-2.5)
Day 5 recap

Pairings and Results (Men)

Round 6 Results

No.

Team

Pts.

MP

Res.

:

Res.

MP

Pts.

Team

1

China

14½

8

2

:

2

8

14½

India

2

Russia

14

8

4

:

0

8

14

Malaysia

3

Uzbekistan

14

6

1½

:

2½

7

13

Kazakhstan

4

Lebanon

8½

6

1

:

3

6

11

Mongolia

5

United Arab Emirates 2

9

5

1½

:

2½

5

10

United Arab Emirates 1

6

New Zealand

9

5

½

:

3½

5

10½

Syria

7

United Arab Emirates 3

9

4

1

:

3

4

9

Sri Lanka

8

Palestine

8

4

½

:

3½

4

7½

Nepal

9

Oman

6

3

½

:

3½

2

7

Pakistan

10

Hong Kong, China

4

0

½

:

3½

2

7½

Bahrain

Details

Round 7 Pairings

No.

Team

Pts.

MP

Res.

:

Res.

MP

Pts.

Team

1

Mongolia

14

8

:

10

18

Russia

2

Kazakhstan

15½

9

:

9

16½

China

3

Malaysia

14

8

:

9

16½

India

4

United Arab Emirates 1

12½

7

:

6

12

Sri Lanka

5

Syria

14

7

:

6

9½

Lebanon

6

Nepal

11

6

:

6

15½

Uzbekistan

7

New Zealand

9½

5

:

5

10½

United Arab Emirates 2

8

Pakistan

10½

4

:

4

8½

Palestine

9

Bahrain

11

4

:

4

10

United Arab Emirates 3

10

Hong Kong, China

4½

0

:

3

6½

Oman

Details

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Women's Section

In Round 4 of the Women's section, Russia continued its unstoppable run with a 4–0 victory against Sri Lanka on the top board, moving to a perfect 8 match points. On the second board, Kazakhstan also registered a 4–0 clean sweep against New Zealand to sit in clear second place with 6 match points.

On the third board, Uzbekistan vs China ended in a 2–2 draw. On the fourth board, the Indian Women's team bounced back strongly, defeating UAE C (Abu Dhabi) 4–0.

Sri Lanka vs. Russia (0-4)
IM Polina Shuvalova is in red-hot form at the Asian Nations Chess Cup 2026. She scored 3 consecutive wins and helped her team win the match. After her 4th-round win against Sandithi Kusalya, we caught up with Polina, and she talked about her games, her discipline, and her vlogs!

Kazakhstan vs. New Zealand (4-0)

UAE C vs. India (0-4)

Pairings and Results (Women)

Round 4 Results

No.

Team

Pts.

MP

Res.

:

Res.

MP

Pts.

Team

1

Sri Lanka

7

4

0

:

4

6

9

Russia

2

Kazakhstan

7½

4

4

:

0

4

7

New Zealand

3

China

8½

4

2

:

2

4

9

Uzbekistan

4

United Arab Emirates C (Abu Dhabi)

3

2

0

:

4

3

6½

India

5

Mongolia

6

3

3

:

1

2

4½

United Arab Emirates A

6

Pakistan

2

0

1

:

3

0

2

United Arab Emirates B

Details

Round 5 Pairings

No.

Team

Pts.

MP

Res.

:

Res.

MP

Pts.

Team

1

Russia

13

8

:

5

9

Mongolia

2

China

10½

5

:

6

11½

Kazakhstan

3

India

10½

5

:

5

11

Uzbekistan

4

New Zealand

7

4

:

4

7

Sri Lanka

5

United Arab Emirates B

5

2

:

2

3

United Arab Emirates C (Abu Dhabi)

6

United Arab Emirates A

5½

2

:

0

3

Pakistan

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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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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