Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024

The pairings for Round 1 of the 2024 Chess Olympiad have been published. Despite FIDE’s earlier claims of record participation, 20 teams in both the Open and Women’s sections were…

With just days left until the 2024 Chess Olympiad, several federations are still waiting for visas to enter Hungary, posing a major challenge. African nations are particularly impacted by visa…

Danske Bank is a new sponsor of the Swedish Chess Federation. A sponsorship agreement has been signed between the parties and Danske Bank’s first effort for Swedish chess will be…

More chess federations have shared details about the accommodation chaos plaguing the Chess Olympiad in Budapest. Hungarian Grandmaster Zoltan Almasi commented on our first article: “Unfortunately, as expected, the Chess…

Several national chess federations, including Scotland, Germany, Turkey, and England, have reported difficulties in communication with the Budapest Chess Olympiad organizers. Accommodation inquiries are often ignored or met with rude…

Olympiad Expo Classic, an International Open Chess Tournament is set to take place alongside the 2024 Chess Olympiad from September 12 to 21 at the BOK “C” Sports Hall in…

Trojan War by Rose May and Raul has been selected as the official song of the 2024 Chess Olympiad by the Hungarian Chess Federation and the National Event Management Agency,…

The Fédération Française des Echecs has published the teams composition for the upcoming Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. The country’s top players Alireza Firouzja and Marie Sebag are notably…

The AICF has announced the Indian lineups for the upcoming Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. A huge surprise was omission of the Indian top woman player Humpy Koneru. Koneru…

The AICF President Nitin Narang has confirmed the Indian squad for the upcoming Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. Open Team:Gukesh D (World Chess Championship challenger) 2763Arjun Erigaisi 2778Praggnanandhaa R…