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These are the board pairings of round 1 of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Lots of teams remain unpaired, mostly due to visa refusals. In any case, round 1 is still under the guise of “many reunions” due to the lopsided affair that’s going to ease participants into the Olympic atmosphere. Games are on starting Sept 11th at 3 pm CEST. You can follow them right here on Chessdom!

By Vlad Ghita

After a 4 hour trip by train, I arrived in Budapest. Smooth check-in at the apartment, a copious lunch, and lots of walking…

The open section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 is live daily on Chessdom.com with live games computer analysis, extensive coverage of the top matches, live video commentary, and more.

The open section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 is live daily on Chessdom.com with live games computer analysis, extensive coverage of the top matches, live video commentary, and more.

The open section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 is live daily on Chessdom.com with live games computer analysis, extensive coverage of the top matches, live video commentary, and more.

Chess Olympiad 2024 is live daily on Chessdom.com with live games computer analysis, extensive coverage of the top matches, live video commentary, and more.

These are matches 26-50 in the open section. For more matches live from the Chess Olympiad, select the section you want to view in the links below.

Chess Olympiad 2024 is live daily on Chessdom.com with live games computer analysis, extensive coverage of the top matches, live video commentary, and more.

These are matches 51-75 in the open section. For more matches live from the Chess Olympiad, select the section you want to view in the links below.

Chess Olympiad 2024 is live daily on Chessdom.com with live games computer analysis, extensive coverage of the top matches, live video commentary, and more.

These are matches 51-75 in the open section. For more matches live from the Chess Olympiad, select the section you want to view in the links below.

The Chess Olympiad 2024 is going to take place in Budapest, Hungary from 10 to 23 September 2024. It is the world’s largest team event and will have a record breaking participation. Today the most important chess gathering of the year was officially opened in Budapest.

Instead of being part of team Ukraine in the Chess Olympiad 2024, GM Igor Kovalenko had to stay back to defend his country. At the day of the opening ceremony of the Olympiad, Igor Kovalenko joined online for some chess in full military gear.

This and more images precede the coming FIDE congress, where the a controversial motion by Kyrgyzstan Chess Federation will be discussed.

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