Ashgabat

The Turkmenistan Chess Championship for Higher League participants has begun at the Specialized Chess and Checkers School in Ashgabat, serving as a key selection event for the national team ahead of the 47th World Chess Olympiad. Sixteen top players, split evenly between open and women's categories, are competing to secure spots on the Olympic squad for the September 2026 event in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.