44th Chess Olympiad! #ChessOlympiad
July 28 - August 10
Chennai, India
Games start at 15:00 IST | 11:30 CEST
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The whole story of yesterday's FIDE Year of the Woman in Chess Awards.
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fide.com/news/1905
#WomenInChess #ChessOlympiad2022 #FIDEIcon #ChessConnectsUs
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Armenia is in the lead of the Open section of the #ChessOlympiad with 15 match points. They only conceded 1 match point in a draw with Team USA in Round 7.
Young teams of Uzbekistan and India B are following with 14 points.
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India A is firmly in the lead of the Women's section of the #ChessOlympiad with 15 match points out of 16 possible.
Georgia is following 1 point behind. Five teams – Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia – share third with 13 points.
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#ChessOlympiad Women section. Top results of Round 8:
India A 2:2 Ukraine
Georgia 3½:½ Armenia
India C 1:3 Poland
Romania 2:2 Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan 3½:½ Slovakia
Bulgaria3:1 Greece
Mongolia 2½:1½ Hungary
USA 2:2 Czech Republic
Vietnam1½:2½ Germany
chessolympiad.fide.com/women-results/
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#ChessOlympiad Open section. Top results of Round 8:
Armenia2½:1½ India A
USA 1:3 India B
Germany 1½:2½ Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan 1½:2½ Azerbaijan
Netherlands 3:1 Hungary
Iran2½:1½ France
Ukraine 2:2 Brazil
India C 1:3 Peru
Lithuania 2½:1½ Croatia
chessolympiad.fide.com/open-results/
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Gabriel Sargissian beats Harikrishna Pentala in the only decisive game of the key match in the Open section.
Armenia continues its great run, leading by one point with three rounds to go. India B and Uzbekistan follow in their footsteps.
📷: FIDE / Stev Bonhage #ChessOlympiad
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Young and aspiring team of Uzbekistan is in shared 2nd place after 8 rounds of #ChessOlympiad.
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov - 17 y.o.
GM Nodirbek Yakubboev - 20 y.o.
GM Javokhir Sindarov - 16 y.o.
GM Jakhongir Vakhidov - 27 y.o.
GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov - 20 y.o.
📷: Stev Bonhage
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"Fabiano is one of my favourite players. It was a pleasure to play against him."
Press conference with Gukesh D:
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Nodirbek Yakubboev defeats Matthias Bluebaum to bring victory to a young and ambitious team of Uzbekistan against Germany. Other games were drawn.
Photo by Lennart Ootes #ChessOlympiad
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India A vs Ukraine in the Women's section ended in an uneventful draw, 2-2. All games were drawn.
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With three rounds to go and two points lead, India A has huge chances for gold as it has already met with most of the favourites:
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Georgia +
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France +
Azerbaijan +
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WIM Ranasinghe S D form Sri Lanka: “When I lose a game, I have my favourite food and cheer up and comfort myself. Win or lose, I try to take it with a smile”
Watch the interview: youtube.com/watch?v=1NuKGL
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Mother and daughter from Myanmar, Mya Kalyar Shwe and Hla Zabu, gave an interview today: “It feels overwhelming; I feel happy and grateful. I am excited whenever I meet my opponent, and I am happy most of the time”, said the 12-year-old Hla.
➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=67ExRT
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A team of young stars, India B beats USA 3-1!
Apart from Gukesh D defeating Fabiano Caruana, Raunak Sadhwani beat Leinier Dominguez in style after sacrificing a knight for an attack early in the game.
Photo by FIDE/Stev Bonhage #ChessOlympiad
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Gukesh isn’t the only player with 8/8; Polish WIM Oliwia Kiolbasa is also unstoppable! Today she beat Indian WGM Nandhidhaa. 🔥
📷: Lennart Ootes
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16-year-old Gukesh D wins once again, beating the world's #5 Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces, and has 8 out of 8 now!😮
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"We want to increase the number of girls and women who are going for chess, who choose it as their career path." #WomenInChess
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“We are witnessing history! We see a youngster flying in this Olympiad” - for .
The 16-year-old Indian GM is on his way to his 8th win, this time against world #5 Fabiano Caruana. #ChessOlympiad
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Both IICE -India and SCUA-Indonesia are now Tier-1 and Regional Academies with full rights for the organising of FIDE Trainer Seminars, Workshops, and Courses under the supervision of the FIDE Trainer’s Commission.
trainers.fide.com/2022/08/05/two
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The FIDE Council has approved two new FIDE Academies, the Indian Institute for Chess Excellence (IICE -India) and Sekolah Catur Utut Adianto (SCUA-Indonesia).
There are now a total of 40 FIDE Endorsed Academies which are able to conduct lessons in at least 20 languages.
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21.Nbd4!
16-year-old Raunak Sadhwani sacrificed a knight to Leinier Dominguez, and after 21...exd4 22.Bd4 White developed a fierce attack which forced Black to soon return the piece.
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Your smarts and skills will lead you to success, just go with your own flow.
#ChessChennai2022 #BattleofSmarts #Smartwater
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Video from the Year of the Woman in Chess Awards, where outstanding #WomenInChess and those supporting them were awarded yesterday in Chennai.
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FIDE Vice President Mahir Mamedov and GM Eugene Torre, who chaired the Award Commission together with Judit Polgar, awarded Jerguš before the start of the 8th round of the #ChessOlympiad.
📷: Madelene Belinki
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Jergus Pechac received the Gligoric Trophy 2021 today in recognition of his exemplary behaviour and fair play spirit.
The Slovak GM offered a draw to Boris Gelfand after the latter had erred due to a mouse slip, during the European Qualification Tournament, held in hybrid format.
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Congratulations to the winners!
The awards have been provided by Dr Alwahshi Abdullah Salem of the Saudi Arabian Chess Federation, which fielded a women’s team at the Olympiad for the first time.
More info: fide.com/news/1905
Photos: Anna Volkova
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received a special "Spirit of FIDE" prize for her contribution and passion. She is a #WomenInChess movement enthusiast, who works tirelessly to encourage more women to participate in every aspect of chess life, from playing to administrative roles.
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Legend , the strongest female chess player of all time, received the "Fide ICON" award.
“If we do not limit girls, if we encourage and inspire them to persevere and build their confidence, they will succeed in any field of life,” she emphasised in her speech.
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We are happy to announce the winners of the Year of the Woman in Chess Awards, honouring outstanding women in chess and those supporting them. The ceremony took place yesterday in Chennai, India, as part of the 44th #ChessOlympiad. #WomenInChess
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Round 8 has started!
Armenia vs India (open) and India vs Ukraine (women) are the top matches today.
📺: Watch the broadcast with GM Judit Polgar and GM Mihail Marin: youtube.com/watch?v=0WIAs9
♟: Follow the games: chessolympiad.fide.com/live-games-ope
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📷: Stev Bonhage
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India notched their 7th successive win, against 6th seed Azerbaijan. Georgia bounced back after their round 6 loss to beat Romania 2.5-1.5, Ukraine trounced the Netherlands 3.5-0.5, while Bulgaria held Poland to a 2-2 draw.
Round 7 women’s section report: chessolympiad.fide.com/india-a-womens
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"Illegal move gives the lead to Armenia"
Read all about round 7 of the 44th #ChessOlympiad: chessolympiad.fide.com/illegal-move-g
📷: Lennart Ootes
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Key #ChessOlympiad matches of today: Armenia vs India A in the Open and India A vs Ukraine in the Women's section. Round 8 starts in an hour!
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The main sponsor for the event will be The Société des Bains de Mer (SBM), a company that owns and manages the Monte Carlo Casino, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo.
More info:
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The venue will add a touch of distinction to the event, as the Hôtel Hermitage is one of the most emblematic hotels in Europe. Set in a palace in Monaco listed as a historic monument, this luxurious 5-star hotel features Belle-Époque décor, a winter garden and a 7,000 m² spa.
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The Pool A bracket will see the clashes between Humpy Koneru vs Anna Muzychuk and Lei Tingjie vs Mariya Muzychuk.
The prize fund for each pool is 70,000€, while another 110,000€ will be at stake in the Women’s Candidates Final, raising the total to a record-breaking 250,000€.
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