The 2nd FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities will take place from October 20 to October 25 in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is a 6-round Swiss system for teams tournament with a time control of 90 min/40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Kazakhstan, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The second edition of FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities will include 34 teams. Here is the full team-coposition list:
1. Poland (RtgAvg:2296 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Marcin Tazbir
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
GM
Tazbir, Marcin
2516
POL
2
IM
Molenda, Marcin
2370
POL
3
IM
Piekielny, Pawel
2308
POL
4
WIM
Leszner, Liliana
1991
POL
w
S50
5
Wolanski, Michal
1990
POL
2. Israel (RtgAvg:2189 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Levitan Shon
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
GM
Gruenfeld, Yehuda
2368
ISR
S65
2
FM
Streltsov, Alexey
2312
ISR
3
IM
Gurbanov, Andrei
2258
ISR
4
WFM
Aleksandrova, Aleksandra
1816
ISR
w
S50
3. FIDE 1 (RtgAvg:2176 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Svetlana Gerasimova
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
FM
Babarykin, Stanislav
2327
FID
2
Ermakov, Maksim
2265
FID
U18
3
FM
Lipilin, Ilia
2165
FID
4
Zakharova, Evgeniya
1939
FID
w
5
IM
Obodchuk, Andrei
2171
FID
S65
4. Cuba (RtgAvg:2164 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Rodney Oscar Perez Garcia
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
IM
Morales Romero, Pedro
2316
CUB
2
IM
Larduet Despaigne, Carlos
2267
CUB
S50
3
Fuentes De Feria, Hector Luis
2231
CUB
U20
4
Batista Rivera, Idalis
1840
CUB
w
5. IBCA (RtgAvg:2133 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Sorin Lapadatu
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
IM
Nikac, Predrag
2241
MNE
S50
2
IM
Dukaczewski, Piotr
2166
POL
S50
3
FM
Pribeanu, Mihail-Dacian
2149
ROU
4
Salamon, Julia
1976
POL
w
U18
6. USA (RtgAvg:2110 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Griffin McConnell
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Mcconnell, Sullivan
2280
USA
U20
2
Mcconnell, Griffin
1983
USA
3
CM
Aigner, Michael
2005
USA
S50
4
Atassi, Celine
1862
USA
w
U12
5
IM
Sarkar, Justin
2291
USA
7. Philippines (RtgAvg:2073 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Jasper Rom
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
FM
Severino, Sander
2355
PHI
2
Rom, Jasper
2171
PHI
S50
3
Bernardo, Darry
2041
PHI
4
Mendoza, Cheyzer Crystal J.
1723
PHI
w
5
Lopez, Henry
2001
PHI
8. Hungary (RtgAvg:2057 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Miklos Galyas
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
IM
Varadi, Viktor
2327
HUN
2
FM
Laszlo, Janos
2045
HUN
S50
3
Mate, Balazs
2041
HUN
4
Paal-Szucs, Attila
2003
HUN
S50
5
Farkas, Virag
1814
HUN
w
U18
9. Czech Republic (RtgAvg:2053 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Kamil Babula
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
IM
Orsag, Milan
2225
CZE
S50
2
IM
Babula, Milan
2132
CZE
S65
3
FM
Valenta, Vit Vaclav
1997
CZE
4
WFM
Ryvova, Anna
1856
CZE
w
S50
10. Serbia (RtgAvg:2030 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Dragan Moldovanovic
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
IM
Mikheev, Stanislav
2198
SRB
2
Pavicevic, Jovan R
2114
SRB
3
FM
Zivic, Dragan
2076
SRB
S50
4
Pavicevic, Jovana
1732
SRB
w
5
Moldovanovic, Dragan
2013
SRB
S50
11. IPCA (RtgAvg:2028 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Nazarov Aleksandr
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
FM
Sargissyan, Sargis
2226
ARM
2
IM
Yarmonov, Igor
2320
UKR
S50
3
IM
Campos, Eugenio
1961
ANG
S50
4
Tran, Thi Bich Thuy
1605
VIE
w
5
Maikenov, Bakytzhan
1927
KAZ
12. Argentina (RtgAvg:1998 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Alejandro Giampa
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Amato, Leonel
2158
ARG
2
Simone, Valeria
1672
ARG
w
3
Sanz, Luis
2140
ARG
4
Curia, Santiago Jose
2021
ARG
5
Elias, Roberto
1828
ARG
13. India (RtgAvg:1965 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Swayangsu Satyapragyan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Aryan, B Joshi
1978
IND
2
IM
Shashikant, Kutwal
2205
IND
3
Kishan, Gangolli
2036
IND
4
Darpan, Inani
1961
IND
5
Megha, Chakraborty
1639
IND
w
14. Germany (RtgAvg:1947 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Thorsten Kaufmann
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Kevorkov, Artur
2110
GER
S50
2
FM
Dorner, Matthias
2180
GER
S65
3
Kaufmann, Ben
1896
GER
U12
4
Dietsche, Birgit
1602
GER
w
S50
15. Kazakhstan 3 (RtgAvg:1930 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: ZHUNUSSOV MURAT
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
FM
Soltanov, Serik
2183
KAZ
S50
2
Bibikov, Yuriy
1995
KAZ
S65
3
IM
Zhunusov, Murat
1952
KAZ
S50
4
Yegembayeva, Yenlik
1591
KAZ
w
5
Nurak, Bakytzhan
1454
KAZ
16. Venezuela (RtgAvg:1924 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Torres González, José Arturo
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Rivas Cabrera, Edgar
2019
VEN
S50
2
Colina Pinero, Jose Enrique
1956
VEN
3
Abiad Parra, Victor
1936
VEN
4
Palacios Figueroa, Barbara Del Valle
1785
VEN
w
5
Gonzalez Caraballo, Yvan Alfieri
1892
VEN
17. Uzbekistan (RtgAvg:1912 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Ibraymov Askar
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
FM
Zaynidinov, Sirojiddin
2044
UZB
2
Kimsanboyev, Axadxon
2029
UZB
3
Shayusupov, Marsel
1901
UZB
U20
4
Kakishova, Selbi
1675
UZB
w
5
Ergashev, Ilkhom
1774
UZB
18. Kazakhstan ICCD (RtgAvg:1905 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Maxim Rozhkov
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Kettebekov, Samazhan
1903
KAZ
2
FM
Maksimenko, Viktor
2148
KAZ
S50
3
Nauryzgaliev, Amangeldy
1931
KAZ
S50
4
Zhukovskaya, Nina
1639
KAZ
w
S50
5
Rozhkov, Maxim
1734
KAZ
S50
19. Chile (RtgAvg:1876 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: BARRIOS LARA, Adolfo
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Basualto Penalieres, Pedro
1971
CHI
S50
2
Tapia Loncon, Andres Saul
1945
CHI
3
Rozas Lazcano, Valeska
1812
CHI
w
4
Gonzalez Gonzalez, Daniel
1774
CHI
S50
20. Colombia (RtgAvg:1870 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: CRISTHIAN CAMILO RIOS GOMEZ
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Molina, Gildardo
1924
COL
S65
2
Castillo Perez, Jaider Enrique
1951
COL
3
Mesa, Francisco Alonso Jr.
1860
COL
4
Molina Valdes, Luisa Fernanda
1743
COL
w
5
Bautista Chiquillo, Leidy Johanna
1732
COL
w
21. Kazakhstan 2 (RtgAvg:1844 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Ayapov Alimzhan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Ayapov, Alimzhan
2011
KAZ
U20
2
Kuanyshuly, Nurgisa
1838
KAZ
U12
3
Nurhayev, Erlan
1835
KAZ
4
Kambarova, Aiganym
1643
KAZ
w
U20
5
Kozhamuratov, Marat
1884
KAZ
22. Egypt (RtgAvg:1843 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Mostafa Mokhtar
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Magdy Momtaz, Mathio
1581
EGY
U20
2
WCM
Amin, Lila Mohamed
1791
EGY
w
3
Zebib, Mohamed
2014
EGY
S65
4
Ali Mohamed, Mohamed
1984
EGY
23. FIDE 2 (RtgAvg:1820 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Ihar Rasikhin
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Dzenisenia, Mikhail.
1996
FID
U14
2
Koishman, Evgenij
1939
FID
S50
3
Rasikhin, Ihar
1811
FID
S50
4
Parkhomovich, Iryna
1532
FID
w
5
Pedzko, Serhei
1658
FID
S50
24. Croatia (RtgAvg:1813 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Bogdan Bozinovic
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
FM
Bozinovic, Bogdan
2095
CRO
S65
2
Glazar, Domagoj
2035
CRO
3
Maric, Stana
1431
CRO
w
S50
4
Vuljanic, Ana
1689
CRO
w
25. Bangladesh (RtgAvg:1811 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Md Arifuzzaman Arif
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Mohammad, Aminul Islam
1933
BAN
S50
2
Nurnahar, Tonima
1400
BAN
w
3
Islam, Obaidul Shahin
1938
BAN
4
Syed, Ejaz Husain
1971
BAN
5
Sarkar, Md Ali Nawaz
1878
BAN
26. North Macedonia (RtgAvg:1799 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Vanevski Ljupcho
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Selkovski, Zarko
1936
MKD
S50
2
Kostadinovski, Zoran
1861
MKD
S50
3
Gjorgjevski, Janco
1746
MKD
S50
4
Arsova, Marija
1653
MKD
w
27. Panama (RtgAvg:1798 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Dr. Enrique Sánchez
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Arias Cano, Iliak Omar
1610
PAN
S50
2
Jimenez Moron, Elias
1974
PAN
S65
3
Osorio, Jesus Camilo
1915
PAN
4
Munoz Rodriguez, Alba Cristal
1692
PAN
w
28. Zambia (RtgAvg:1782 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: AARON BANDA
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Chongo, Rodrick
1950
ZAM
2
Munthali, Adrian
1860
ZAM
3
Banda, Aaron
1918
ZAM
S50
4
Kadilamwando, Tambuzhai
1400
ZAM
w
5
Mikondo, Christopher
1400
ZAM
29. ICCD (RtgAvg:1781 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Phillip Gardner
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Kozhakhmetov, Sultan
1929
KAZ
2
Rakhatbekov, Tilegen
1853
KGZ
3
Mamarajabov, Sardorbek
1827
UZB
4
Gardner, Phillip K
1837
ENG
S65
5
Dzhumagazyeva, Balzhan
1504
KAZ
w
30. Myanmar (RtgAvg:1619 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: NYI NYI ZAW
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Maw, Shay
1852
MYA
2
Lin, Htet Naung
1822
MYA
3
Kaung, San
1400
MYA
4
Nar, Daw Law
1400
MYA
w
U20
5
Myo, San Aung
1400
MYA
31. Uganda (RtgAvg:1576 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: MASIKO EZEKIEL
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Seguya, Enock
1413
UGA
2
Mbaziira, Wasswa Sharif
1647
UGA
3
Masiko, Ezekiel
1844
UGA
4
Nakamya, Hannah
1400
UGA
w
U16
32. Kenya (RtgAvg:1571 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Daphne Mwikali Muteti
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Miheso, Clement Chomu
1724
KEN
S65
2
Clinton, Muriithi Munene
1400
KEN
3
Otieno, Ronny
1480
KEN
4
Cherono, Mercy
1678
KEN
w
33. Zimbabwe (RtgAvg:1551 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: BLESSING JEMANI
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Shantel, Panashe Gweshe
1400
ZIM
w
2
Guvamatanga, Kudakwashe Munyoro
1400
ZIM
U20
3
Musokeri, Prince
1725
ZIM
4
Murove, Presence
1680
ZIM
U20
34. United Arab Emirates (RtgAvg:1422 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Duha Muallem
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
sex
Typ
1
Khalid Radwan, Alia
1456
UAE
w
2
Al Hosni, Aisha Hassan
1400
UAE
w
3
Omar, Alhashmi
1432
UAE
4
Saleh, Najeeb Lootah
1400
UAE
5
Hamad, Belal Alshehhi
1400
UAE
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