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Grandmasters think a few moves ahead and GM Antoaneta Stefanova saw it coming. A few days ago Stefanova commented, “In Budapest we have accommodation problems, which I hope to be solved. The problems are for players from many countries. […] I hope those organizational problems do not spread to transfers to playing halls.” The accommodation issues and scattering of players through different hotels has created transportation chaos in Budapest.

One of the important decisions at the upcoming FIDE Congress during the Chess Olympiad 2024 is the resolution by the Kyrgyzstan Chess Federation to restore the full membership rights of the Russian Chess Federation. Several sources of Chessdom.com confirmed that Russia “most probably” has the needed votes for the resolution to pass.

The Chess Olympiad, collecting nations from all over the world, is a colorful place. The most stylish teams of the 2022 Chess Olympiad were Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Denmark and Uganda , but 2024 brings an innovation : team Azerbaijan outfit looks like Batgirl!

Follow the games of Batgirl and the other players in the women section here:

A major news for chess – a tech giant enters the scene as sponsor of the largest individual chess event of the calendar. Google was announced as Title Sponsor of World Chess Championship 2024 .

The much anticipated Chess Olympiad 2024 saw its first round in the Open and Women sections. And while the Olympiad is the place of many reunions and smiles, its coveted records and achievements are far from the expectations.

Chess Olympiad 2024 round 1 results are in. The defending champions of Ukraine started with 3,5:0,5, just like the rating favorites India. The perfect scores were for Hungary, Georgia, Poland, China, Azerbaijan, USA, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, France, England, and many others.

Chess Olympiad 2024 round 1 results are in. The top seeded in the open section USA started with a 3,5:0,5 victory, but the score not always tells everything. 2122-rated Andre Mendez Machado from Panama had a winning position with the white pieces against GM Levon Aronian and it was a miracle save by the US player.

Similar were the stories of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Nodirbek Yakubboev, Aryan Tari, and Wesley So – some of them were very lucky to get to the draw.

Round 2 of the Chess Olympiad 2024 will begin this September 12 at 15:00 CEST. Top matches in the women section are India – Czech Republic, Ecuador – Hungary, Montenegro – Georgia, Poland – Brazil, USA – Philippines, etc.

Round 2 of the Chess Olympiad 2024 will begin this September 12 at 15:00 CEST. Top matches of the day include USA – Singapore, Hungary – Peru, Iceland – India, China – Chile, Egypt – Uzbekistan, Netherlands – Belgium, Canada – Norway, and Philippines – Germany. This may be the first round where we see world number 1 Magnus Carlsen in action.

These are the board pairings of round 1 of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Lots of teams remain unpaired, mostly due to visa refusals. The Olympiad was officially opened yesterday, and today at 15:00 CEST is the start of the round. Scroll down for the full pairings of the of women section of the Olympiad. The open pairings are here