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A total of 17 players have achieved conditional FIDE-Master titles at the Chess Olympiad 2022. For a direct title to be awarded immediately an applicant has to have achieved at some time a minimum rating of 2100. More players have the chance to achieve the title in the next rounds.

The battle for the medal was all the rage in the ninth round of the Olympiad, played this afternoon at the Sheraton Four Points Convention Center in Mahabalipuram. No team is budging an inch, and the matches are fast and furious.

Uzbekistan’s young squad, led by teenager Abdusattorov and coached by seasoned Dutch Grand Master Ivan Sokolov, compellingly defeated leaders Armenia by a 3-1 score, with wins by Sindarov and Vakhidov on the last two boards.

The 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 is seeing a dramatic finish! When it seemed that Armenia and India sail to the Olympic gold of the open and women’s sections (respectively), the teams of Uzbekistan and Poland proved them wrong.

The 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 is seeing a dramatic finish! When it seemed that Armenia sails to the fourth Olympic gold, the team of Uzbekistan proved different. With a convincing 3-1 victory in the 9th round over Armenia, Uzbekistan overtook the sole leadership of the Open section with the score of 16 match points.

With only two rounds to go, the fight for the Women’s Chess Olympiad Winner’s podium is getting tighter than ever before! Poland defeated India with a narrow 2.5-1.5 victory as the 22-year-old Oliwia Kiolbasa scored her ninth consecutive victory(!) defeating IM Vaishali, while the other three games ended in a draw.

There are only four days to the end of the Chess Olympiad 2022 in Chennai. To celebrate the occasion, Chessable is having multiple courses on sale with discount.

Tanmay Bhat, the famous Mumbai based Comedian, YouTuber, and Investor, is hailing the performance of Gukesh at the Chess Olympiad in Chennai. Tanmay Bhat says, “Towering all kings like an ace, remember the name it’s Gukesh”

Take a look, and then take a look again. “Gukesh has serious Wolverine vibes,” says Olimpiu Urcan aka OlimpioDiLuppi. With Gukesh scoring 8,0/8 at the Chess Olympiad and currently playing to make that 9,0/9 one cannot disagree that Gukesh possesses serious superpowers.

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Oliwia Kiolbasa is currently rocking the Women section of the  Chess Olympiad 2022. She has collected 8,0/8 and is going for the fantastic 9,0/9. The game is of high importance for the medals race, as both Poland and India are in contention. All games from the round live here

Having collected 8,0/8, Gukesh is now the second strongest Indian player and has officially entered the world top 20 with live rating 2729 ELO. Read about D Gukesh scoring 8,0/8 here. Today he is facing Mamedyarov with the white pieces, in an attempt to jump to the incredible 9,0/9 and put India 2 ahead of competition in the race for gold in the Chess Olympiad 2022.