Olympiad: Pragg outwits Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri for first win; sister Vaishali loses

At the 2026 Chess Olympiad, R Praggnanandhaa secured his archetypal triumph by outplaying Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri successful a tense Ruy Lopez, helping India bushed the Netherlands 3-1. Gukesh besides won, portion Erigaisi and Nihal drew. India’s women suffered a constrictive 1.5-2.5 nonaccomplishment to Poland, with Vaishali defeated by Aleksandra Maltsevskaya. Poland person present beaten India successful 3 successive Olympiads.