On the final day of the 46th World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, the Turkmenistan women's team finished second in rating category "B" after defeating the Belarus team with a score of 3½–½.In the overall standings, the Turkmen female chess players finished 33rd out of 190 teams, having started as the 55th seed. The team dedicated this achievement to the 35th anniversary of their native Turkmenistan's independence, according to a press release from the Chess Federation of Turkmenistan.

This marks the second consecutive Olympic medal for the Turkmenistan women's team. Two years ago in Budapest, the team won gold in Category C. Following that success and a rise in their ranking, the team was promoted to the stronger Category B. The battle for first place in the category went down to the final round: Turkmenistan and Croatia both finished with 14 match points, and the Croatian team secured the gold medal only on tie-break criteria. The bronze went to Uzbekistan's second team. The two final rounds proved decisive, as the team scored 7½ out of a possible 8 points.

A standout performer at the Olympiad was Mahri Agamuradova, who achieved the best result on the national team: 7½ points out of 10 on the fourth board—starting with a rating of 1939, she posted a tournament performance of 2253 and gained over 160 rating points. By the end of the tournament, she had met the requirements for the Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title and achieved her first Woman International Master (WIM) norm.

Leyla Shohradova (2101) made a significant contribution to the victory, scoring 7 points out of 11 on the second board—including three wins in the final three rounds. Jahan Rejepova (2027) scored 5 points out of 9; Lala Shohradova (2147), playing on the top board against the strongest opponents, scored 4½ out of 10; and Ogulsuray Bayrambayeva (1952) scored 3 out of 4.

Mergen Kakabayev, head coach of the women's Olympic team and General Secretary of the Chess Federation of Turkmenistan, notes:

"Every member of the women's team demonstrated significant progress over the last six months. Our players' average rating was in the 1900–2100 range, but we knew their true strength was at least 2200." Therefore, we expected at least draws—if not outright wins—from matches against opponents rated 2200–2300. The team lived up to this assessment and performed significantly above its seeding. Thanks to a systematic training program, the squad arrived at the Olympiad in peak playing form.

The Turkmenistan men's team (seeded 65th) finished 64th out of 206 teams, scoring 12 match points. A key result for the team was achieved by Amanmuhammet Hommadov (2389), who scored 6 points out of 11; he completed the third and final norm required for the International Master title and is now eligible to be awarded the IM title.

The Olympiad in Samarkand took place from September 15 to 27 and set a record for the number of participants: 206 teams in the open tournament and 190 in the women's event. The Uzbekistan team won the open tournament, with India taking silver and Germany taking bronze. China won the women's tournament, with Kazakhstan taking second place and India third. In Category B of the women's tournament, the top finishers were Croatia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-2.

The results of the Turkmenistan teams can be viewed here:

• women's tournament — https://chess-results.com/tnr1469896.aspx?lan=11,

• open tournament — https://chess-results.com/tnr1469895.aspx?lan=11.