FIDE Chess Olympiad: El Salvador upsets Cuba in Samarkand

The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, saw significant results during the second round of competition. The El Salvador men's team secured a major upset victory against Cuba with a score of 2.5-1.5. Despite Cuba fielding four Grandmasters, El Salvador achieved three wins, one draw, and one loss. A notable individual performance included FIDE Master Santiago Guevara defeating Cuban Grandmaster Lelys Stanley Martínez Duany.

In other matchups, the Bolivian national teams faced challenges against global chess powers. The Bolivian women's team lost to Cuba with a score of 3.5-0.5, while the men's team fell to Iran by the same margin of 3.5-0.5. Following these results, the Bolivian women's team is positioned 73rd out of 190 participating nations.