Kazakhstan names teams for 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad
Kazakhstan has named its national teams for the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, with the women's squad led by grandmaster Bibisara Assaubayeva and captained by Pavel Kotsur, and a men's side featuring Daniyal Sapenov and four experienced internationals. The women's roster includes three players from the 2024 silver-medal team in Budapest, and Assaubayeva arrives after winning Norway Chess Women 2026, a third world blitz title and reaching a career-high world No. 5 rating of 2,538. The Olympiad's 11-round Swiss format will test Kazakhstan against the world's leading national teams and offer opportunities for young players to earn further title norms.
Kazakhstan fields a strong women's team led by world No. 5 Assaubayeva.
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Kazakhstan won a women's silver medal at the 2024 Olympiad in Budapest. Assaubayeva has won recent international events and rose to world No. 5. The teams will compete in Samarkand and may earn further titles or medals.
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