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Ivan Sokolov, one of world’s most renowned coaches, is the captain of team Romania for the Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest. Upon arriving in the city, Sokolov commented the organization and complained of overcharge for the hotels. The same problem was reported by numerous federations.

Vignir Vatnar Stefansson is the winner Ciudad de Galdar 2024. Stefansson collected 7,5/9 and won the event half a point ahead of Thomas Beerdsen, Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez, Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez, Lev Yankelevich, and Paolo Ladron De Guevara Pinto.

Replay all games from Ciudad de Galarrd

The day of the opening ceremony of the Chess Olympiad 2024 is here! Most delegations, except the 11 still experiencing visa issues, are in Budapest. And photo reports are coming from your cameras at a record rate! This article will be continuously updated with new photos, smiles and faces from Budapest through the day.

The visa issues for the Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest continue to trouble multiple federations. In the late Monday situation update the list of countries with visa denials for Hungary was primarily made of African nations – Algeria, Eswatini, Lesotho, Gambia, CAR, Tunisia, and Egypt.

There will be a total of 49 African nations at the Chess Olympiad 2024 that starts in Budapest this September 10.

European Chess Union and ECU Trainers Commission, supported by FIDE Development Fund, announce the annual training program in period from November 2024 to April 2025.

The 4th Annual Training Program will feature two groups:

● Group A – Over 1900 Rating: Monday 18:00-20:05 CET (Juniors/Girls U16)
● Group B – Under 1900 rating: Tuesday 18:00-20:05 CET (Juniors/Girls U20)

The Chess Olympiad 2024 starts this September 10 in Budapest, Hungary. Part of the premier gathering of chess family members from around the world is the FIDE Congress – an official FIDE event combining the sessions of the General Assembly, FIDE Council, Zonal Council and FIDE Commissions. This is the place where the rules are coined and the general direction of chess may be changed.

The Argentinian prodigy Faustino Oro won the 2024 edition of Puigpelat Open. Faustino Oro scored 8,0/9, defeated along the way GM Soldovichenko and drew with GM Shirov for a total TPR of 2582.

Puigpelat Open 2024 was a rapid tournament with the participation of 163 players, 34 of them titled. Scroll down for the final standings.

Magnus Carlsen won the Speed Chess Championship after defeating convincingly Alireza Firouzja in the final with total score 23,5:7,5. In the different segments Carlsen won 6:3 (5 min + 1 sec), 8:2 (3 min + 1 sec), and 9,5:2,5 (1 min + 1 sec).

After the match Firouzja congratulated Carlsen on the win and said, “Congrats Magnus Carlsen. See you in New York.” to which the Norwegian agreed with a shake hand emoji.

Team Germany is 8th seeded in the open section of the Chess Olympiad. Board 1 is for Vincent Keymer and his teammates are Dmitrij Kollars, Matthias Bluebaum, Frederik Svane, Alexander Donchenko. The team is now on the way to Budapest and Frederik Svane shared a photo from the airport.