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The 44th Chess Olympiad was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Chennai, India, from 28 July to 10 August 2022.It consisted of Open and Women's tournaments, as well as several events to promote chess.
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and 2021, with a rapid time control that affected players' online ratings.
The open section of the tournament was contested by a record number of 188 teams, representing 186 nations. India, as host country, fielded three teams. [1] The tournament featured five out of the top ten players from the FIDE rating list published in July 2022.
The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026. Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament. A player's final Circuit score is the sum of their seven best results of the year. [1]
The only teams that extended their winning streak and scored the fifth match victories are the pre-tournament favourites India, China and Hungary as well as Vietnam. [38] India defeated Azerbaijan 3–1 with two wins and two draws. Gukesh Dommaraju and Arjun Erigaisi won their games against Aydin Suleymanli and Rauf Mamedov, respectively.
It is believed that chess originated from chaturanga in ancient India. The All India Chess Federation is the formal governing body, and more generally the robust institutional chess "ecosystem" of the country has been deemed (by the BBC) as one of the best, if not the best, in the world. [1]
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen left the World Rapid and Blitz Championships on Friday, Dec. 27 after he refused to change out of his jeans in accordance with the International Chess ...
The All India Chess Federation is the administrative body for the game of chess in India. Founded in 1951, the association is affiliated to the Asian Chess Federation and the International Chess Federation. Nitin Narang is the president of the federation. [2] AICF's headquarters are in New Delhi. [3]