Olympiad
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African Diaspora @ Budapest Olympiad!
The African Diaspora was again in full force to compete at the Chess Olympiad for honors. Twenty years ago, little attention was paid to smaller nations, and almost no photographs were taken of players and delegates. Photographers and mainstream chess websites focused primarily on the top boards as if there…
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Jamaican Chess dons post-Olympiad energy
The Jamaican chess delegation trekked to Budapest, Hungary, for the 45th Chess Olympiad. The island nation sent two teams, with former president Ian Wilkinson as head of the delegation. The event marked the 100th anniversary of FIDE, the world’s governing chess body. The Chess Drum got a chance to chat with members…
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2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 11
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 11Sunday, 23 September 2024 India wins double gold! Viswanathan Anand presenting the Gaprindashvili Award to India for combined performance. Both teams had already received their gold medals. Photo by Maria Emelianova Open The 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest ended with a bang as India completed its…
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2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 10
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 10Saturday, 21 September 2024 India close to making history! Open Wesley So (USA) set to face Rameshbabu Praggnanadhaa (IND)Photo by Daaim Shabazz/The Chess Drum Wow! In the penultimate round of the 2024 Chess Olympiad, India impressively beat the U.S. and has virtually clinched the gold medal.…
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2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 9
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 9Friday, 20 September 2024 Open In Round 9, India was slowed as it was held for the first time by Uzbekistan in a 2-2 result. That match had a bit of controversy as Vladimir Kramnik complained about the presence of phones used to record the match…
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2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 8
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 8Thursday, 19 September 2024 Open Iran was coming into the match undefeated and with high hopes against India. Playing without Alireza Firouzja who represents France, this Olympiad performance shows that Iran has a promising future. If in fact, Firouzja returns to Iran, they will vie for…
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2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 7
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 7Wednesday, 18 September 2024 Open In round 7 of the 2024 Chess Olympiad, a titanic match occurred between two regional rivals and the world’s most populous nations. India, which overtook China as the most populous nation, holds an impressive lead with 6/6. China had already been…
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2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 6
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 6Monday, 16 September 2024 Open Round 6 is right before the rest day and the tournament got a bit more tense. India continued mowing down the field and beat host Hungary by a resounding 3-1 score. Arjun Erigaisi is cleaning up on board 3 with 6/6…
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2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 5
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 5Sunday, 15 September 2024 Open The Indian men have continued to dominate in the Open Section. D. Gukesh (4/4) and Arjun Erigaisi (5/5) scored for India, while R. Praggnanandhaa got his second consecutive draw. Vidit Gujrathi drew with Shakriyar Mamedyarov who seems to be sliding further…
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2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 4
2024 Chess Olympiad: Round 4Saturday, 14 September 2024 Open The U.S. gets upset by Ukraine as Wesley So loses a heartbreaker against Vasyl Ivanchuk. A very uncharacteristic mistake by the gold medalist puts a barrier on gold medal aspirations as India keep rolling. Wesley So blundered a winning position against…
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