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Kazakhstan - Azerbaijan | Chess Olympiad 2022 | Round 8
Kazakhstan - Azerbaijan 1.5-2.5. FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022. Round 8. Chennai (India). August 6th 2022. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 44th Chess Olympiad (also known as the Chennai Chess Olympiad) was held in Chennai, India, from 28 July to 9 August 2022. Organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), it consisted of open and women's tournaments, plus related events designed to promote the game of chess. The event was initially supposed to take place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, along with the Chess World Cup 2019, but was later moved to Moscow and scheduled for the period from 5 to 17 August 2020. However, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then relocated to Chennai following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This was the first Chess Olympiad to take place in India. The total number of participants was 1,737, with 937 in the Open and 800 in the Women's event. The number of registered teams was 188 from 186 nations in the Open section and 162 from 160 nations in the Women's section. Both sections set team participation records. The main venue of the Chess Olympiad was the convention centre at the Four Points by Sheraton, while the opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The Chief Arbiter of the event was France's International Arbiter Laurent Freyd. Uzbekistan won the gold medal in the Open event, which was their first overall medal in the Chess Olympiads, while Ukraine claimed their second gold in the Women's event (having previously won in 2006). English player David Howell had the highest score for an individual player in the Open event, scoring 7½ out of a possible 8 points with a performance rating of 2898. Polish player Oliwia Kiołbasa had the highest individual score in the Women's event, scoring 9½ of a possible 11 points with a performance rating of 2565. The total budget for the Chess Olympiad was ₹92 crore (€11 million). The coordinating committee was headed by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. K. Stalin, and included A. Raja, Udhayanidhi Stalin, three representatives of the All India Chess Federation, the President of the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association and other representatives of the local authorities. The venue was the convention centre at the Four Points by Sheraton in Mahabalipuram near Chennai. This consisted of an existing banquet hall (Hall 1) and a newly constructed hall (Hall 2), which cost ₹5 crore (€610,000). Hall 1 had a usable area of 22,500 square feet (2,090 m2), while Hall 2 was double the size at 45,000 square feet (4,200 m2). Hall 1 hosted games played on the top 28 boards in the open section and the top board in the women's section, with other games played in Hall 2. Exhibition space was also provided. The tournament was played in a Swiss system format. The time control for all games was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, after which an additional 30 minutes were granted and increment of 30 seconds per move was applied. Players were permitted to offer a draw at any time. A total of 11 rounds were played, with all teams playing in every round. Four players from each team faced four players from another team in each round; teams were permitted one reserve player who could be substituted between rounds. Teams were ranked according to the match points won by all their players. Tie-breakers were 1. the Sonneborn-Berger system; 2. total game points scored; 3. the sum of the match points of the opponents, excluding the lowest one. Tournament rounds started on 29 July and ended with the final round on 9 August. All rounds began at 15:00 IST (UTC+5:30), except for the final round which began at 10:00 IST (UTC+5:30). There was one rest day at the tournament, on 4 August, after the sixth round. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💎 Support the channel - become a sponsor: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEulalstzdsgC6j9QvsPb6Q/join ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ★Do not forget to subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEulalstzdsgC6j9QvsPb6Q?sub_confirmation=1 ★Our site - https://aboutchess.net/ ★We on vk - https://vk.com/aboutchessnet ★We on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aboutchessnet ★We on telegram - https://t.me/aboutchessnet ★We on tik tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aboutchessnet
Poland - Serbia | Chess Olympiad 2022 | Round 6
Poland - Serbia 1.5-2.5. FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022. Round 6. Chennai (India). August 3th 2022. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 44th Chess Olympiad (also known as the Chennai Chess Olympiad) was held in Chennai, India, from 28 July to 9 August 2022. Organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), it consisted of open and women's tournaments, plus related events designed to promote the game of chess. The event was initially supposed to take place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, along with the Chess World Cup 2019, but was later moved to Moscow and scheduled for the period from 5 to 17 August 2020. However, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then relocated to Chennai following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This was the first Chess Olympiad to take place in India. The total number of participants was 1,737, with 937 in the Open and 800 in the Women's event. The number of registered teams was 188 from 186 nations in the Open section and 162 from 160 nations in the Women's section. Both sections set team participation records. The main venue of the Chess Olympiad was the convention centre at the Four Points by Sheraton, while the opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The Chief Arbiter of the event was France's International Arbiter Laurent Freyd. Uzbekistan won the gold medal in the Open event, which was their first overall medal in the Chess Olympiads, while Ukraine claimed their second gold in the Women's event (having previously won in 2006). English player David Howell had the highest score for an individual player in the Open event, scoring 7½ out of a possible 8 points with a performance rating of 2898. Polish player Oliwia Kiołbasa had the highest individual score in the Women's event, scoring 9½ of a possible 11 points with a performance rating of 2565. The total budget for the Chess Olympiad was ₹92 crore (€11 million). The coordinating committee was headed by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. K. Stalin, and included A. Raja, Udhayanidhi Stalin, three representatives of the All India Chess Federation, the President of the Tamil Nadu State Chess Association and other representatives of the local authorities. The venue was the convention centre at the Four Points by Sheraton in Mahabalipuram near Chennai. This consisted of an existing banquet hall (Hall 1) and a newly constructed hall (Hall 2), which cost ₹5 crore (€610,000). Hall 1 had a usable area of 22,500 square feet (2,090 m2), while Hall 2 was double the size at 45,000 square feet (4,200 m2). Hall 1 hosted games played on the top 28 boards in the open section and the top board in the women's section, with other games played in Hall 2. Exhibition space was also provided. The tournament was played in a Swiss system format. The time control for all games was 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, after which an additional 30 minutes were granted and increment of 30 seconds per move was applied. Players were permitted to offer a draw at any time. A total of 11 rounds were played, with all teams playing in every round. Four players from each team faced four players from another team in each round; teams were permitted one reserve player who could be substituted between rounds. Teams were ranked according to the match points won by all their players. Tie-breakers were 1. the Sonneborn-Berger system; 2. total game points scored; 3. the sum of the match points of the opponents, excluding the lowest one. Tournament rounds started on 29 July and ended with the final round on 9 August. All rounds began at 15:00 IST (UTC+5:30), except for the final round which began at 10:00 IST (UTC+5:30). There was one rest day at the tournament, on 4 August, after the sixth round. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 💎 Support the channel - become a sponsor: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEulalstzdsgC6j9QvsPb6Q/join ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ★Do not forget to subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEulalstzdsgC6j9QvsPb6Q?sub_confirmation=1 ★Our site - https://aboutchess.net/ ★We on vk - https://vk.com/aboutchessnet ★We on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/aboutchessnet ★We on telegram - https://t.me/aboutchessnet ★We on tik tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@aboutchessnet