Namibia coach, federation prez play Chess Olympiad after 2 players denied Uzbek visas

Two Namibian players had their visas rejected upon arrival in Uzbekistan's Tashkent for the Chess Olympiad 2026. The team was forced to register women's team coach Leonhard Mueller and federation president Charles Eichab in the men's team. This comes a day after the Indian team had to wait for over six hours to get their hotel rooms in Samarkand.