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India
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #9
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 Sunday, 7 August 2022 While Nodirbek Abdusattrov gets the most attention, Javokhir Sindarov has had a solid result and scored a timely victory against Armenia. Photo by Steve Bonhage. Another group of teenagers is leading the 2022 Chess Olympiad. Uzbekistan has broken into the lead…
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Chess Olympiad
Dvorkovich reelected FIDE President!
A triumphant Arkady Dvorkovich acknowledges victory as Deputy President Viswanathan Anand looks on. Photo by David Llada. Arkady Dvorkovich was reelected at the FIDE General Assembly by an overwhelming electoral vote of 157-16 over competitor Anrdii Baryshpolets. This was after the surprising withdrawal of the Bachar Kouatly and Ian Wilkinson,…
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Chess Olympiad
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #8
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 Saturday, 6 August 2022 The plot thickened in round #8. Armenia toppled India 1 on the strength of Gabriel “Mr. Olympus” Sargissian. His win over Pentala Harikrishna continued a surprising run at this Olympiad. Perhaps few outside of Armenia would have picked the team vying…
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Chess Olympiad
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #7
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #7 Friday, 5 August 2022 After round #7, things are heating up at the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India. The Indian women are still holding on to a perfect team score with 7/7 while Dommaraju Gukesh is on a blistering 7/7 for the Open Section.…
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Africa
Tshepiso Lopang wins ACC Presidency!
Tshepiso Lopang, African Chess Confederation President 2022-2026Photo by Mark Livshitz For the past several months, there was tremendous energy on African social media about the upcoming election for African Chess Confederation (ACC). Africa as a continent is fully engaged in the development process of improving FIDE and these signs bode…
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Media Stories
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #6
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #6 Wednesday, 3 August 2022 Exciting action in round #6 at the 2022 Chess Olympiad today. As we are past the halfway mark, there has been a pleasant surprise emerging with Armenia leading the Open Section. Armenia is a well-known chess power, but since the loss…
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Chess Olympiad
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #5
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #5 Tuesday, 2 August 2022 INDIA 2 Sitting: Baskaran AdhibanStanding (L-R): Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Dommaraju Gukesh, Nihal Sarin Nearing the halfway mark, there are a few surprises at the 44th Chess Olympiad in round #5. India 2, the team of phenoms and a bronze medalist lead the…
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Media Stories
Sheripov withdraws from 2022 FIDE campaign
Breaking news about the FIDE presidential race. Inal Sheripov, one of the four candidates for FIDE President has withdrawn from contention. His Deputy President was Lewis Ncube, former African Chess Confederation President. The election takes place at the General Assembly on August 7th which runs concurrently with the Chess Olympiad…
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Media Stories
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #4
2022 Chess Olympiad: Round #4Monday, 1 August 2022 Today was an interesting day. We had some upsets in Round #4… both individual and team. One result that had the chess world buzzing was Nodirbek Abdusattarov’s win over Fabiano Caruana. The 17-year-old Uzbek prodigy turned heads after beating Magnus Carlsen in…
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Jamaica
Two healing after Olympiad health crises
During round three of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, there were two attendees suffering health crises. Both received immediate medical attention and were taken to local hospitals. Both were stabilized. Chess can certainly be a stressful activity, but of course, it is the thrill of combat that we enjoy.Jamaica’s…
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