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GothamChess brought the first image of the 4 players at Speed Chess Championship 2024 together. In a modern studio, Carlsen, Niemann, Nakamura, and Firouzja are preparing for the show. Tarjei Svensen speculates this can be the second most seen chess event of the year and it might very well be. Especially if Chess.com’s alleged base of 180 million users gets activated. Numbers lower than “in the millions” will be regarded as failure.

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The Chess Olympiad is the largest and most important team event in the FIDE calendar. It involves serious organizational effort both on local and on international level. This effort is increasingly difficult, as the number of participants is growing. The Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest breaks the participation record.

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GM Magnus Carlsen qualified for the Speed Chess Championship 2024 Semifinals, live in Paris on September 6, after defeating GM Arjun Erigaisi with a 12-9 score. He will play live GM Hans Niemann in the next match, the first time they will meet for a game in-person since 2022. GM Hans Niemann has surged to number 16 in the world on the live rating list after a series of matches he’s organized entitled “Hans Niemann Against The World.”

The medals are awaiting the best chess players and teams at the record breaking Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Will there be surprises? Will the highest rated players prevail? Will the youngsters be on top? We will soon know. But we will also know what the best football team at the Chess Olympiad is!

The Russian propaganda channel Match.TV, cited by Ukrainian Tribuna.ua, breaks the news that Sergey Karjakin was under drone strike. Karjakin entered Ukrainian territory and while there fell under drone strike in the Khrakiv direction.

Karjakin was traveling by car with the Russian army. At the video the Russian grandmaster shared, there was a damaged vehicle, but no injuries were initially reported. But then Karjakin issued a statement.

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 Chess Olympiad, held once every two years, is the largest team chess event. Round 1 of the Chess Olympiad 2024 starts September 11. It will feature 193 teams in the Open section and 181 squads in the Women’s competition.

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Isle Of Wight Chess Tournament will take place 18-23 February, 2025. It will be one of the major European open events and ideal place for norm seekers and chess tourists. Chessdom.com had the opportunity to talk to the organizer of IOW, David Lightfoot.

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