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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:

World Chess Championship 2024 is sponsored by Google

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 .

Chess Olympiad 2024 round 1 – what we should and what we want to know

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 – round 1 results women

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 – round 1 results

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.

Chess Olympiad 2024 – board pairings round 2 women

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.

Chess Olympiad – board pairings round 2

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.

Chess Olympiad 2024 – board pairings women round 1

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

Chess Olympiad 2024 – board pairings round 1

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!

Welcome to Budapest! Many reunions

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…

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