Opening Ceremony and more
India Open team (L to R): GM Srinath Narayanan (Captain), GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Vidit Gujrathi, GM Pentala Harikrishna, GM D Gukesh and GM R Praggnanandhaa
India Women team (L to R): IM Tania Sachdev, IM Vantika Agrawal, GM Vaishali R, IM Divya Deshmukh and GM Harika Dronavalli | Photo: Sangeeta Agrawal
45th Chess Olympiad 2024 Official logo | Photo: Official site
Indian Women's team with GM Srinath Narayanan and GM Swayams Mishra
Stats and facts
• Open teams Registered - 197, Players - 975
• Women teams Registered - 183, Players - 909
• Total teams Registered - 380, Players - 1884
• Open - 246 GMs, 125 and a WGM are taking part from 194 countries.
• Women - 17 GMs, 55 IMs, 54 WGMs and 108 WIMs are taking part from 180 countries.
• Teams having 4 players and no reserves - Open: Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Macau, Burkina Faso, Laos (only three players), Comoros Islands (three players) and Belize. Women: Morocco, Chinese Taipei, Cameroon, Seychelles, Bhutan and Niger.
• Open and Women's team top seeds - GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR, 2832) and GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO, 2508)
Photo Gallery
The legend GM Judit Polgar with the FIDE100 torch
Eighth Women's World Champion - GM Susan Polgar
GM Judit Polgar lights up the cauldron with the FIDE 100 torch in presence of Dr. Gábor Schmidt, Deputy State Secretary for Sport of the State Secretariat for Sports - Ministry of Defence, and Arkady Dvorkovich, FIDE President | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
Both GM Susan Polgar and IM Sofia Polgar drew the black color for Open and Women events | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
Argentina Open team
Argentina Women's team
Azerbaijan
WIM Charlize Van Zyl (RSA) and Juga, the artist
ChessBase team
ChessBase India team (L to R): IM Sagar Shah, Aditya Sur Roy, Amruta Mokal and Abhyudaya Ram with famous journalist - Leontxo Garcia (ESP)
China
Czech Republic
Djibouti
Ecuador
England
IA Gopakumar Sudhakaran
Hong Kong
Hungary
Ireland
Lebanon
GM Lorenzo Lodici (ITA) with his team captain GM Loek van Wely (NED)
Singapore
Spain
Sri Lanka
St Kitts and Nevis
Various teams |
Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
A musical performance at the opening ceremony
| Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
Opening ceremony | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza
Video Gallery
11th Olympiad for Harikrishna | Video: ChessBase India
Vantika Agrawal's interesting take on chess and academics!
| Video: ChessBase India
"I like pulling their leg" - Vidit Gujrathi on his dynamics with the youngsters in the team!
| Video: ChessBase India
A memorable walk with the walking buddies Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi
| Video: ChessBase India
From 2385 to 2483 in one year - IM Divya Deshmukh reveals her secret recipe of success | Video: ChessBase India
Judit Polgar carries FIDE 100 Torch at the 45th Chess Olympiad Opening Ceremony | Video: ChessBase India
The excitement of the players at the Olympiad Opening Ceremony | Video: ChessBase India
The ChessBase India Apartment in Budapest | Day 2 Vlog at the Chess Olympiad 2024
| Video: ChessBase India
IM Sagar Shah predicts
| Video: ChessBase India
Two stunning innovations at 45th Chess Olympiad
| Video: ChessBase India
WIM Charlize Van Zyl (RSA) of FIDE is going to try something very special at the Olympiad
| Video: ChessBase India
First look at the venue
| Video: ChessBase India
Going to the Chess Olympiad 2024 Vlog - From Mumbai to Budapest | Video: ChessBase India
Schedule
Everyday round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST from 11th to 22nd September 2024. The final round on 22nd September starts 11 a.m. IST. Rest day is on 17th September.
Round 1 Open pairings
| No. | SNo | FED | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | FED | SNo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | PAN | Panama | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USA | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 101 | ESA | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Hungary *) | HUN | 9 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | IND | India | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Morocco | MAR | 93 | ||||
| 4 | 94 | DOM | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | China | CHN | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | UZB | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Trinidad & Tobago | TTO | 95 | ||||
| 6 | 96 | LBN | Lebanon | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | NED | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | NOR | Norway | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | South Korea | KOR | 97 | ||||
| 8 | 98 | MAD | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Germany | GER | 7 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | ENG | England | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 100 | ||||
| 10 | 10 | IRI | Iran | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Malaysia | MAS | 102 | ||||
| 11 | 103 | SUD | Sudan | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Poland | POL | 11 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | AZE | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Jordan | JOR | 105 | ||||
| 13 | 107 | JAM | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Spain | ESP | 13 | ||||
| 14 | 14 | FRA | France | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Nicaragua | NCA | 108 | ||||
| 15 | 109 | TUN | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Ukraine | UKR | 15 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | SRB | Serbia | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Guatemala | GUA | 110 | ||||
| 17 | 111 | MLT | Malta | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Armenia | ARM | 17 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | ROU | Romania | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Cape Verde | CPV | 112 | ||||
| 19 | 113 | CYP | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Czech Republic | CZE | 19 | ||||
| 20 | 20 | ISR | Israel | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Ethiopia | ETH | 116 | ||||
| 21 | 117 | LIE | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Vietnam | VIE | 21 | ||||
| 22 | 22 | TUR | Turkiye | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 118 | ||||
| 23 | 119 | BOT | Botswana | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Greece | GRE | 23 | ||||
| 24 | 24 | BUL | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Pakistan | PAK | 120 | ||||
| 25 | 121 | HKG | Hong Kong, China | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Hungary B | HUN | 25 |
Round 1 Women pairings
| No. | SNo | FED | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | FED | SNo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | JAM | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | India | IND | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 14 | HUN | Hungary *) | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 101 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | GEO | Georgia | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | United Arab Emirates | UAE | 85 | ||||
| 4 | 86 | PAN | Panama | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Poland | POL | 3 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | CHN | China | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | South Africa | RSA | 87 | ||||
| 6 | 88 | KGZ | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Ukraine | UKR | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | AZE | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Nicaragua | NCA | 91 | ||||
| 8 | 92 | JOR | Jordan | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USA | 7 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | GER | Germany | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Andorra | AND | 94 | ||||
| 10 | 95 | BOT | Botswana | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Spain | ESP | 9 | ||||
| 11 | 10 | KAZ | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Uruguay | URU | 96 | ||||
| 12 | 97 | TTO | Trinidad & Tobago | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Armenia | ARM | 11 | ||||
| 13 | 12 | BUL | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 99 | ||||
| 14 | 100 | JPN | Japan | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | France | FRA | 13 | ||||
| 15 | 103 | KOR | South Korea | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | England | ENG | 15 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | TUR | Turkiye | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Honduras | HON | 104 | ||||
| 17 | 105 | MAD | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Netherlands | NED | 17 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | MGL | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Guatemala | GUA | 106 | ||||
| 19 | 107 | THA | Thailand | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Serbia | SRB | 19 | ||||
| 20 | 20 | VIE | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Tunisia | TUN | 108 | ||||
| 21 | 109 | BAR | Barbados | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Switzerland | SUI | 21 | ||||
| 22 | 22 | ROU | Romania | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Kosovo | KOS | 111 | ||||
| 23 | 112 | MLT | Malta | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Greece | GRE | 23 | ||||
| 24 | 24 | ITA | Italy | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Guernsey | GCI | 113 | ||||
| 25 | 114 | SUR | Suriname | 0 | 0 | : | 0 | 0 | Israel | ISR | 25 |
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