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A case of patriotism at the Chess Olympiad 2024 brought many smiles and anecdotes. Right into the #TweetOftheDay section!

When you can’t flag opponent, flag yourself!

After two players were forfeited for carrying a SIM card in round 3 and a “device” in round 4, now Mike Klein brings update from the head of fair play at the Chess Olympiad 2024 Bojana Bejatovic.

In round 5, besides the above mentioned two incidents, two players were forfeited for wristwatches and one for vape!

Magnus Carlsen arrived soaking wet for round 5 of the Chess Olympiad 2024. After biking through the rain in round 3 and barely making the round, this time Carlsen was drenched and late again. And not the Chennai kind of drenched – he now has to concentrate and play a difficult game against a young and talented opponent.

Round 4 of the Chess Olympiad 2024 is going to remain in the history books! In the open section he rating favorites USA lost their round 4 match against Ukraine, with legendary Vasyl Ivanchuk defeating Wesley So in the game of the day.

The women section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 confirmed the dominance of the favorites, as India, China and USA were merciless, winning their matches in round 4.

Round 3 game from the Chess Olympiad 2024 match Lebanon – Egypt had a score reversed due to “presence of electronic device”. Today, in round 4, another “device” reversed the score in the match Bosnia & Herzegovina – Thailand. (see updated score)

Chess Olympiad 2024 round 4 results are in. The rating favorites USA lost their round 4 match against Ukraine, with legendary Vasyl Ivanchuk defeating Wesley So in the game of the day. Vietnam was among the other large surprises of the day – led by Le Quang Liem, who comes in the Olympiad with his highest ever ELO defeated 3-1 the team of Uzbekistan.

Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, Secretary General of the European Chess Union, commented on the decision by the Appeal Chamber of the FIDE Ethics committee to reduce the sanction of the Chess Federation Russia from “suspended” to “fine” (full story here)

As the Chess Olympiad 2024 advances, we are going to see exciting battles on the top boards today. Besides matches like USA – Ukraine, Hungary – Italy, and India – Serbia, we are going to see a regional derby. In match 77 the team of Australia will meet their neighbors from New Zealand.

The Australian chess player and Lichess streamer Christopher Skulte cheered on Twitter/X, “Flying over 24 hours across the world just to play your neighbor”

A fair play check after the match Lebanon – Egypt at the Chess Olympiad 2024 found “presence of electronic device”. The “device” mentioned results to be a simple SIM card, but that is not allowed by the anti-cheating measures at the Chess Olympiad 2024. After careful consideration, the decision by the Olympiad members is to reverse the score of the game. The player will be allowed to continue and there will be no more consequences for the team.