If you are not aware about all these issues at the Chess Olympiad, each of the links above will tell you a story. At the opening Dvorkovich was talking about “top-notch conditions” and “nearly 200 nations”, while he should have asked who will be held accountable and who bears the responsibility for all of the above.

Enough of what we should talk about, let’s begin with what we want to talk about. It was a fantastic first round we had in Budapest! The top seeded in the open section USA started with a 3,5:0,5 victory, but the score not always tells everything. 2122-rated Andre Mendez Machado from Panama had a winning position with the white pieces against GM Levon Aronian and it was a miracle save by the US player.

The stories of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Nodirbek Yakubboev, Aryan Tari, and Wesley So were similar – some of them were very lucky to get to the draw.

On the other side of the spectrum were brilliancies, like the game of GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, which Agadmator called with the iconic phrase “flawless victory”

Results and pairings: Round 1 results / Round 2 pairings

Replay Chess Olympiad Open section: Chess Olympiad 2024 live / Matches 1-26 live / Matches 26-50 live / Matches 51-75 live / Matches 75+ live / TCEC live / TCEC live 2

While most top matches in the women section finished 4-0, even a loss can bring magic at the Olympiad – Skye Attieh from Lebanon, who we recently had the honor to interview, became the youngest player to participate in the Chess Olympiad 2024.

In another highlight of the day, legendary Pia Cramling and and her daughter Anna Cramling made a successful clean sweep with their team Sweden, playing for yet another Olympiad together.

The defending champions of Ukraine started with 3,5:0,5, just like the rating favorites India. The perfect scores were for Hungary, Georgia, Poland, China, Azerbaijan, USA, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, France, England, and many others.

Results and pairings: Round 1 results / Round 2 pairings

Replay Chess Olympiad Women section: Matches 1-26 live / Matches 26-50 live / Matches 51-75 live / Matches 75+ live

The Olympiad was also debut for chess arbiters, journalists, and volunteers. And they will remember it forever because Chess Olympiads are special!

GothamChess , coached by Arturs Neiksans, had a wonderful performance at Spilimbergo 2024.

Pia Cramling’s performance at the last Olympiad brought her third individual gold medal. This year she will play again at the Olympiad on board 1, in the company of her daughter Anna Cramling on board 3 (see the list of participants here)

Round 1 Board pairings (Women’s section):

Bo. 9 TAJFUN – SK Ljubljana Rtg FED – 1 Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo Rtg FED 0 : 0
1/1 GM Muzychuk, Mariya (w) 2527 UKR – GM Muzychuk, Anna (b) 2534 UKR
1/2 IM Unuk, Laura (b) 2297 SLO – GM Stefanova, Antoaneta (w) 2440 BUL
1/3 WIM Urh, Zala (w) 2221 SLO – GM Cramling, Pia (b) 2459 SWE
1/4 WIM Vidic, Teja (b) 2126 SLO – IM Paehtz, Elisabeth (w) 2469 GER

Bo. 2 CSU ASE Superbet Rtg FED – 10 Sirmium Rtg FED 0 : 0
2/1 IM Saduakassova, Dinara (w) 2434 KAZ – WGM Eric, Jovana (b) 2252 SRB
2/2 IM Atalik, Ekaterina (b) 2406 TUR – WIM Blagojevic, Tijana (w) 2266 SRB
2/3 IM Efroimski, Marsel (w) 2462 ISR – WIM Gajcin, Marina (b) 2228 SRB
2/4 WGM Rapport, Jovana (b) 2295 ROU – WIM Zarkovic, Mila (w) 2219 SRB

Bo. 11 Gambit Asseco See Rtg FED – 3 ASVOe Pamhagen Rtg FED 0 : 0
3/1 FM Krasteva, Beloslava (w) 2287 BUL – GM Danielian, Elina (b) 2431 ARM
3/2 WGM Radeva, Viktoria (b) 2263 BUL – GM Ushenina, Anna (w) 2445 UKR
3/3 WIM Djukic, Sandra (w) 2138 SRB – IM Osmak, Yuliia (b) 2428 UKR
3/4 Manova, Ivana (b) 1876 MKD – IM Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra (w) 2389 POL

Bo. 4 Odlar Yurdu Rtg FED – 12 Philidor Mulhouse Rtg FED 0 : 0
4/1 IM Mammadzada, Gunay (w) 2483 AZE – WGM Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii (b) 2295 MGL
4/2 WGM Fataliyeva, Ulviyya (b) 2422 AZE – WGM Klek, Hanna Marie (w) 2301 GER
4/3 IM Mammadova, Gulnar (w) 2389 AZE – WGM Navrotescu, Andreea (b) 2287 FRA
4/4 WGM Balajayeva, Khanim (b) 2384 AZE – Thomas, Apolline (w) 1942 FRA

Bo. 13 Haifa-Nesher Rtg FED – 5 BGK KS Gwiazda Bydgoszcz Rtg FED 0 : 0
5/1 WIM Rakhmangulova, Anastasiya (w) 2261 UKR – IM Kashlinskaya, Alina (b) 2482 POL
5/2 WGM Belenkaya, Dina (b) 2263 ISR – WIM Kiolbasa, Oliwia (w) 2404 POL
5/3 WFM Levitan, Ronit (w) 2024 ISR – WGM Antolak, Julia (b) 2315 POL
5/4 Orian, Noga (b) 1940 ISR – IM Cyfka, Karina (w) 2347 POL

Bo. 6 SK Erste Bank Baden Rtg FED – 14 SK Zell/Zillertal Rtg FED 0 : 0
6/1 IM Salimova, Nurgyul (w) 2415 BUL – WFM Mayrhuber, Nikola (b) 2117 AUT
6/2 Roebers, Eline (b) 2352 NED – WFM Schloffer, Jasmin-Denise (w) 2086 AUT
6/3 WGM Heinemann, Josefine (w) 2318 GER – WFM Schnegg, Anna-Lena (b) 2154 AUT
6/4 WFM Trippold, Denise (b) 2146 AUT – Konecny, Sophie (w) 1848 AUT

Bo. 15 Garðabaer Chessclub Rtg FED – 7 Wood Green Rtg FED 0 : 0
7/1 WGM Ptacnikova, Lenka (w) 2055 ISL – IM Sukandar, Irine Kharisma (b) 2401 INA
7/2 Johannsdottir, Johanna Bjorg (b) 1964 ISL – IM Houska, Jovanka (w) 2354 ENG
7/3 WFM Thorsteinsdottir, Hallgerdur (w) 1959 ISL – IM Hunt, Harriet V (b) 2359 ENG
7/4 WFM Thorsteinsdottir, Gudlaug (b) 2014 ISL – WGM Toma, Katarzyna (w) 2249 ENG

Bo. 8 Blue & Yellow Rtg FED – 16 Rishon Lezion Chess Club Rtg FED 0 : 0
8/1 IM Buksa, Nataliya (w) 2413 UKR – WFM Katkov, Michelle (b) 2219 ISR
8/2 IM Gaponenko, Inna (b) 2348 UKR – Federovski, Adi (w) 1967 ISR
8/3 WGM Doluhanova, Evgeniya (w) 2264 UKR – Reprun, Nadejda (b) 1968 ISR
8/4 WGM Tarleva, Diana (b) 2175 UKR – Vardi, Shlomit (w) 1769 ISR

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FM Olsson William lifted the trophy of the Swedish Junior Chess Championship as the sole winner of the tournament with 6.5 points. Svensson Håkan became the Swedish Senior 50+ Champion, and Gillefalk Björn won the Swedish Senior 65+ Championship. (Scroll down for final rankings)

Final rankings – Swedish Chess Championship 2022:

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Final rankings – Swedish Junior Chess Championship 2022:

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Final rankings – Swedish Senior 50+ Chess Championship 2022:

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Final rankings – Swedish Senior 65+ Chess Championship 2022:

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