An Unforgettable Closing Ceremony VLOG with the Indian Team! | Chess Olympiad 2026

The video is a vlog recording of the closing ceremony of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad held in Samarkand in 2026. The ceremony features a series of multilingual announcements of medalists in both the open and women's sections, individual board awards, and special trophies such as the Daramagic Cup, Hamilton Russell Cup, Nona Govindaswini trophy, and the Gagarin‑Bashmin trophy. Indian team achievements are repeatedly highlighted with chants of "India!" and a combined‑section award. Prominent officials—including the FIDE Deputy President, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, the Chairman of the Uzbekistan Chess Federation, and former world champion Vishwanathan Anand—deliver speeches and present the awards. The hosts call the audience for group photos, encourage applause, and thank the chief auditor and other organizers. The ceremony concludes with an invitation to a festive concert program, blending cultural performances with the celebratory atmosphere. The transcript contains a mix of English, Hindi, Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Dutch, and other languages, reflecting the event’s international character, along with occasional garbled or poetic interludes.
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I was fighting for Indian team when I came here. Then you should buy Indian teams.
India!
And together with ladies, we would like to welcome also— we open Section third place Vladimir Hanikevici, Moldova. Silver medalist Daniil Yufa. And the best player on board number five Gleb Dudin, Hungary.
We are ready now to continue with gold medal. Silver medal from Cuba, Benjamin Aramnatsis. And gold medal From Kazakhstan, and last, Galiya Fred. First section winner, Aryaman from the USA. Second place, from India, Yogesh Damasi. And gold medal from Ukraine, Ivan Panaykov. Let's go, let's go, Cookie! Silva, Silva, okay, okay, this one, this one, this one, this one. Okay, this one, this one. Jump, jump.
Georgia. Second place, Desh Mukh Divya India. And in the open section, third place, Shansakti Christian Armenia. Second place, Rodirbek Yakubov Uzbekistan. And the best player, Frederik Svahn Germany.
From Armenia, Mariam Tashan.
And the winner on vote 2 from the United States of America, Alice Lee.
In the open section, bronze medalist from Uzbekistan, Yabukya Sindarov.
From the Netherlands, Janine Van Pommers.
And gold medal from China, Wei Yi.
Please, now one photo together.
You can move closer.
Thank you.
And how tough it is to fight on board number one, on the best, on the third First place, Ambikolu, India. Second place, Karis Saif, United States of America. And winner, Jin'er Zhu, China.
India!
Second place, Yagizkan Ertuğrul, Turkey. And best player, Abdusattorov, Uzbekistan. And please come closer. For one group photo.
One more huge round of applause to all our medalists for the best individual performances. You're really Minds and heart have truly inspired us tonight. We would also like to express our deepest gratitude to our chief auditor, Mr. Ivan Surovit, and the chief of job, Mr. Laurent Frey, for their invaluable contribution and dedication. Your guests, please do not leave your seats yet. The most thrilling moments of the evening are still ahead. Coming up next, we have the prestigious Team Mayo Awards, the prestigious Excellence Awards for the best female and best male players, and a spectacular festive concert program prepared especially for you. Please stay with us and enjoy this. Thank you.
Congratulations.
Player female goes to Divya Deshmukh. Congratulations, Divya! That was an amazing journey at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad.
Aklize kovartmaksa yüksek çöplülerini zapt içkemiye serbolgen maharet egesi. Diye bir yerdeş muhtemel bu bu kadar böyle mübarek olsun. En yaşlı ayağın Şahmatçı, Türk altınçı, videoya halklara Şahmat Alimbiye'de sıra. Mübarek var edemez. Özdesen Şahmat sportörünün en yukarı çok kullarına ilgili gelenlerin baharatlarını idrak ettim.
Mübarek edemez.
Thank you very much, Divya, this book. Thank you very much.
नहीं बात ऐसा कि यशा एक-एक शख्स मच्छी नबीनत से संभाले बिना क्या कर पाएँगे? सॉरी एक-एक ही रिश्ते में स्कूल नबीनत संभालेगा वो तो इस्तीफा देगा। शख्स मच्छी ने हम जहाँ दर्जा स्टेक है, वहाँ ना साखों में कैसे बोलते हैं?
शारीरिक जोड़ के मासूम। वो निफ़्फ़ुस में ख़त्म होते हुए Ladies and gentlemen, now we pursue excellence at the very highest level of the game, and over the past 2 years, our winner has completed his rise from nobody to world-class competitor. He achieved a series of impressive results in elite international tournaments, scored victories against many of the world's strongest players, and established himself as one of the leading representatives of the new generation of powerlifters. Ladies and gentlemen, once again in congratulating our outstanding award winners.
Bugün aslında vali ol işler azdır. Aynen bu neminat ise yani in gerçe erkek şahmacı neminat ise de alpik bir polikirikte cevahır sindarında yanıbır olan kişiler koyarız.
From the International Chess Federation, Mr. Timur Togashev.
Aynen bronze medalya sahabını ilan etmişler hoşlayınız. Ayarlar siyah içerisinde bronze medalya sahibi.
Ladies and gentlemen, the bronze medal and the third place in the women's section goes to the team of India.
India, India!
Dear guests, ladies and gentlemen, these are the bronze medalists of the 26th International Olympic Games in Samarkand, the team of India. Congratulations to the players from India for these results. Ladies and gentlemen, there is one more spectacular honor for our 2019 edition today. Gold medals. The winning team will receive a prestigious trophy in recognition of their outstanding achievement—the Daramagic Cup. The awarding ceremony in the open session.
In deze honoreerbaar gelukkigheid, ter valt de geschiedenis van het Roshachman Olympiades in Acht, ziekte en zwoeite, brons en komst van al die medailles.
To present the medals in an open session, we would like to invite to the stage the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Chairman of Uzbekistan Chess Federation. Mr. Abdullah Yilmateş Ali Pafut.
Hanımlar, bacım, kardeşler gibi arkadaşlar, anne ve anne seni gördü.
Şu, şu neydi?
Bu hanımlar bizde sonradan aslında açtılarımız.
Ladies and gentlemen, please joining us in welcoming and Honoring the bronze medals and the owners of the third place of the 46th Swedish Chess Olympiad in open section, the team of Germany.
अच्छे सीरीज़ हैं रूम्स में गले साउंड डोर्डर नियर पर और आलिशान Let's give a big round of applause for the team of Germany, the bronze medalist in the urban section. Хорошо, мы дали. Хиндुस्तान, جماعة.
The silver medalist in the second place in the urban section of the 46th Village Chess Olympiad goes To the team of India. We are honored to welcome the representatives of the team of India, the silver medalists and the owners of the second place in the open section of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, 2026.
Objectif training in kimchi oran sahaudara. Komuşmadan. Sonraki ara Hindistan Cemaatinden şarkıya çıkan bayan Hüsamız, Mubarek Bursun.
Ladies and gentlemen, the gold medalist and the first place in the open Section of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad goes to the team of Uzbekistan.
Олимпиада 2016.
Ольдум медальер саходан Узбекстан In addition to the gold medal, the champions will receive one of the most prestigious trophies in the world team chess, the Hamilton Russell Cup, that will be presented to the winners of the open section team of Uzbekistan.
Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the The national anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan Republica Davlat Matkaziya.
Once again, we congratulate gold, silver, and bronze medalists of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in open section.
The President of the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad and we also thank Mr.
Prime Minister and Uzbekistan Chess Federation Chairman for taking part in the awarding ceremony. And now we're going to proceed with the awarding ceremony in combined section.
Asistan bugün geçen senenin güzel bir yüksek etrafı ayollar ve açık siyahlarda en yukarı kumi merkezini kaydeden, mametken, tepkilerden, alıncanokardakle getiren.
Ladies and gentlemen, now we are moving to the awarding. Another prestigious trophy in World of Chess. Nona Gavrintashvili trophy is awarded to the country achieving the highest overall combined result in the women's open sections. And for this awarding ceremony, we would like to invite to the stage the Deputy President of FIDE, five-time world champion Mr.
Vishwanathan Anand. Nona Gavrintashvili, governor of Armenia, has the honor to present the award to our champion, Dima Agabeyev.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, the Nona Govindaswini trophy goes to India.
Woo! Let's go! Hindi stan jamase gaya. Nasi bhi. Woo!
Ayan Dangga, 86 salam. India para kumarin. Let's go!
We are honored to welcome to the stage the representatives of India. They are going to be awarded with the prestigious honor of the 46th Film Festival India, the special trophy, the Noman. The Gagarin-Bashmin Trophy to the country achieving the highest overall combined result in both the women's and open sections, and these are the team of India.
Congratulations, India!
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a big round of applause for India and its outstanding achievement at the 2016 Winter Olympic Games.
Congratulations to the representatives of India.
For being awarded with this prestigious trophy in combined section.
Thank you very much. Congratulations.
Welcome back to my place. This is Anam taking part in this awarding ceremony in combined section.
Hanımlar, başınımda bugün geç hadi yöne.
Ladies and gentlemen, tonight is not celebration only of chess, but also friendship, culture, and the spirit that brings people from around the world together. And now it is. Time to let the music take center stage. We invite you to stay with us and enjoy a spectacular concert program prepared especially for this unforgettable evening.
مرحباً كلها مرحباً كلها. Yes, perfect. Thank you.
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