The 44th Chess Olympiad (by FIDE) has been organized by India in Chennai. This is the first time, India has got this opportunity. A total of 187 countries have participated here. India has 3 teams in the open group and 3 teams in the women’s group. This is a historic record.
Chess Olympiad is a tournament of the team event. In each team, there are 4 players playing on four boards against the opponent team’s players. 2.5 -1.5 is a minimum winning score. The maximum winning score is 4-0. The present world champion, Magnus Carlsen, is playing in this tournament on behalf of his country, Norway.
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