Chess Olympiad - Live!

by ChessBase
9/22/2024 – The 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad is taking place on 11-22 September in Budapest, Hungary. A record 193 teams in the open and 181 teams in the women's category are fighting for collective and individual medals. | Pictured: Lu Miaoyi from China (FIDE / Michal Waluszha) | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting (four hours earlier than usual) at 11.00 CEST (5.00 ET, 12.30 IST)

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Round 11

Teams consist of 5 players, with 4-board matches taking place in each of the 11 rounds. Match points will decide the final standings in both events (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw).

The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes until the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move 1.

Schedule

  • Rounds 1-6: September 11-16
  • Rest day: September 17
  • Rounds 7-11: September 18-22

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Pairings and standings on Chess-Results: Open | Women


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Women

Commentary by Peter Svidler, Cristian Chirila and Anastasiya Karlovich

Commentary by Sagar Shah and the ChessBase India team


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