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2022 Chess Olympiad (Chennai, India)

Daaim Shabazz July 26, 2022

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The 2022 Chess Olympiad is here! There is excitement brewing in Chennai as the organizing committee and the Tamil Nadu province is doing everything to make this 44th Olympiad the best ever! Social media is buzzing and there is a festive atmosphere that includes various videos of the chess-themed Napier Bridge, celebratory dances and all of the delegations arriving for the two-week event.

Spanish Grandmaster Francisco Vallejo Pons had this to say about the venue:

That looks like the best Olympiad playing hall ever ! #ChessOlympiad2022 pic.twitter.com/XYXuuqucNv
— GMVallejo (@Chessidharta) July 26, 2022

Chennai keeps setting records with one of the latest being the largest open tournament to have been completely outfitted with DGT boards. They broke the most important record of all… 187 nations represented with host India fielding six teams! This event was put together by the All-India Chess Federation after a bid just four months ago. Russia lost the privilege to host the event after their incursion into Ukraine. India has done an incredible job and it appears that the 2022 Chess Olympiad will be a memorable event.

The Chess Drum will be providing daily coverage of the event and perhaps may be able to get some virtual interviews from Chennai. Please “like” The Chess Drum on Facebook and “follow” on Twitter to get the latest updates.

Enjoy the festivities. GENS UNA SUMUS!

~ Dr. Daaim Shabazz, The Chess Drum
Follow @thechessdrum

44th Chess Olympiad – Animation Video#ChessChennai2022 @chennaichess22 pic.twitter.com/sTPQqWGFer
— CMOTamilNadu (@CMOTamilnadu) July 26, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz July 26, 2022

37 3,851 1 minute read

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 26, 2022 at 6:47 pm

Chess Olympiad in Chennai. Napier Bridge is decorated like a Chess Board.#EIIRInteresting #ChessOlympiad2022 #ChessChennai2022
Credit: Drone Captures, thedreamcaptures, ViaWeb pic.twitter.com/GSI9y199jT

— Pareekh Jain (@pareekhjain) July 22, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 26, 2022 at 9:04 pm

187 Countries in Chennai, India!

The Ghanaian delegation sets off for the 44th World Chess Olympiad, Chennai, India.#ghanachess #ChessOlympiad #Chennai pic.twitter.com/RVf26U0Tak

— Ghana Chess Association (@ghanachess) July 26, 2022

We welcome the teams from Trinidad & Tobago ?? and Aruba?? to India for the 44th FIDE #ChessOlympiad ?

Namaste, Welcome to ?? ?#India4ChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022 @PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @YASMinistry @FIDE_chess @aicfchess @DDNewslive @pibchennai pic.twitter.com/qg2WQfl1Fv

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 25, 2022

We welcome Team Cameroon ?? to India for the 44th FIDE #ChessOlympiad ?

Namaste, Welcome to ?? ?#India4ChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022 @PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @YASMinistry @FIDE_chess @aicfchess @DDNewslive @pibchennai @hciyaounde pic.twitter.com/xlRMmWKSBG

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 26, 2022

Namaste World ?

We welcome teams from Mongolia ?? and South Korea ?? to India for the upcoming 44th FIDE #ChessOlympiad #India4ChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022 @PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @IndiaSports @aicfchess @FIDE_chess @pibchennai pic.twitter.com/55EWIlYkGz

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 26, 2022

Team Aruba ?? lands in India for the 44th #ChessOlympiad ??

? Delhi Airport ?#India4ChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022 pic.twitter.com/BYbGpQSEmb

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 25, 2022

We welcome Team Barbados ?? to India for the 44th FIDE #ChessOlympiad ?

Namaste, Welcome to ?? ?#India4ChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022 @PMOIndia @ianuragthakur @NisithPramanik @YASMinistry @FIDE_chess @aicfchess @DDNewslive @pibchennai pic.twitter.com/qnfR9sEehj

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 26, 2022

International Chess Players Arrived at Chennai#CMMKSTALIN | #TNDIPR | #ChessChennai2022 @CMOTamilnadu @mkstalin @mp_saminathan @SMeyyanathan @FIDE_chess @chennaichess22 pic.twitter.com/fKCwFbpEAK

— TN DIPR (@TNDIPRNEWS) July 26, 2022

Team Cuba ?? lands in India for the 44th #ChessOlympiad ??

? Delhi Airport ?#India4ChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022 pic.twitter.com/T6xPYFHzxL

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 26, 2022

Namaste World?

We welcome teams from different parts of the world to India ?? for the upcoming 44th #ChessOlympiad ?

Ghana ??
Honduras ??
Dominica ??
El Salvador ?? #India4ChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022 @FIDE_chess
1/1 pic.twitter.com/urPmqbpFXF

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 27, 2022

That is an art #ChessChennai2022 https://t.co/yvH6z2hfpI

— Abhijeet Gupta (@iam_abhijeet) July 27, 2022

Ce vendredi 29, à partir de *09:30* du Togo, 1ère ronde de la 44e Olympiade, nos acteurs entrent en scène :

– Chez les hommes, table 55 : *Togo ?? – ?? Finlande*
– Chez les dames, table 56 : *Canada ?? – ?? Togo

Force et courage à nos représentants ?????? ??????
?: FTDE pic.twitter.com/HcHElQNYDX

— Hunlede Henri (@HunledeH) July 29, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 28, 2022 at 9:08 am

Opening Ceremonies

Video by TN DIPR

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 28, 2022 at 11:20 am

Greatest female chess player of all time, @GMJuditPolgar on attending her 12th Chess Olympiad#Chess #ChessBaseIndia #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/FCInayUaDL

— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) July 28, 2022

La fièvre du jeux d'échecs monte. L'équipe du Togo ??est là. La salle est prête. Demain c'est l'ouverture des Olympiades à #Chennai ??#ChessOlympiad2022 #MeccaofChess @TogoOfficiel @chennaichess22 @MinistereSports pic.twitter.com/WbKI7N9VdR

— Hunlede Henri (@HunledeH) July 27, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 29, 2022 at 7:35 am

The Opening ceremony of the 44th Chess Olympiad was an epitome of grandeur and glitz. The extravagant stage which was packed with athletes, administrators and several ardent fans was the cynosure of all eyes ???

Let the games begin??#ChessChennai2022 #chessolympiad @FIDE_chess pic.twitter.com/XrwYIMnHmI

— Chennai Chess 2022 (@chennaichess22) July 29, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 29, 2022 at 8:04 am

The #ChessOlympiad starts in 3 hours' time! Check out the full board pairings: https://t.co/iYAwxYme57 #c24live #ChennaiChess pic.twitter.com/ChmXgH5AFL

— chess24.com (@chess24com) July 29, 2022

.@vishy64theking makes the first move on Ukraine board#1 GM Anna Muzychuk's board in presence of FIDE President @advorkovich, AICF President @DrSK_AICF and Sports Minister, Anurag Thakur#Chess #ChessBaseIndia #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/8IQKrs1006

— ChessBase India (@ChessbaseIndia) July 29, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 29, 2022 at 3:51 pm

Magnus Carlsen arrives in Chennai

???? ???????!
?????? ??????? @MagnusCarlsen the reigning five-time World Chess Champion.#MagnusCarlsen #ChessOlympiad2022 #ChennaiChessOlympiad #ChessChennai2022 @FIDE_chess @aicfchess @chennaichess22 @AAI_Official @pibchennai pic.twitter.com/2gjS4P8ta3

— Chennai (MAA) Airport (@aaichnairport) July 28, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 30, 2022 at 9:01 am

Viswanathan Anand @vishy64theking says he never gave importance to the gender of his opponents.

At an event hosted by @ChesskidIndia & @ChessKidcom @GMJuditPolgar @SusanPolgar @FIDE_chess @aicfchess #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/QmT0YUWFq0

— Santhosh Kumar (@giffy6ty) July 30, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 31, 2022 at 9:36 am

Olympiad makes ESPN!

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Daaim Shabazz says:

July 31, 2022 at 12:24 pm

Interview with Martin Njoroge (Kenya)

Video by FIDE

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Daaim Shabazz says:

August 1, 2022 at 12:31 pm

On Twitter…

You can find more photos and behind-the-scenes content about the #ChessOlympiad on my Instagram account, @davidllada pic.twitter.com/c3TksgI9oB

— David Llada ? (@davidllada) July 31, 2022

Round 4 of the Chess Olympiad is underway in Chennai. Here is a video glimpse. #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/VQmipJKsFY

— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 1, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

August 2, 2022 at 10:48 am

Move of the Day!

Magnus Carlsen finished his game against Dambasuren Batsuren of Mongolia in style, giving Norway the lead, but Mongolia is putting up a strong fight on the other three boards! #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/bjYhAle7co

— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 1, 2022

Carlsen has given us a new move of the year to talk about. Bf6+!! pic.twitter.com/ghKKe7f0kb

— yemifawole.eth (@OyeyemiFawole) August 1, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

August 4, 2022 at 9:53 am

ZIM??Open team a favourate to win vs Barbados ?? today at the @Chessolympiad22.ZIM is currently ranked 9th best performing African team.
5 games played:6 to go!
????!@MinervaRiskZim @EdgarsZW @BusisaMoyo @limited_united @Moyo_Sahayi @OldMutualZW #ZimreHoldings #Crystalcandy pic.twitter.com/aGl8YHiil4

— Zimbabwe Chess Federation (@ChessZimbabwe) August 3, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

August 4, 2022 at 9:57 am

?Evening photos from #Chennai, India. People are watching the live coverage of the #ChessOlympiad2022 on big or giant screens all over the city – at the venue, at bus stops, everywhere. It's amazing!???#FIDEchess #chesscommentary #ChessConnectsUs pic.twitter.com/r4E3UYALcw

— Judit Polgar (@GMJuditPolgar) August 3, 2022

The 44th Olympiad Bermuda party was ???

Thank you @aicfchess for organizing this amazing Event

Looking forward to exploring more ??
So far so awesome – #checkmate @OutpostChess ???#ChessOlympiad #ChessOlympaid2022 #ChessChennai2022 #chesschennai #chesschampionship pic.twitter.com/9oghl8hdsf

— lena miladinovic (@lenachess) August 3, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

August 7, 2022 at 5:30 am

GM Bachar Kouatly ?? ?? and Ian Wilkinson QC ??withdraw candidacy for FIDE President and Deputy President. Both give warm thanks to supporters and @aicfchess. @FIDE_chess @JamaicaChess @BKouatly @IanWilkinson10 @thechessdrum #FIDEChessOlympiad2022 pic.twitter.com/a2Ernzc6w9

— Daaim Shabazz (@thechessdrum) August 7, 2022

Arkady Dvorkovich is reelected for a second term as President of the International Chess Federation, with 157 votes against 16.

Viswanathan Anand is the new FIDE Deputy President. pic.twitter.com/iTrYMTrTiG

— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 7, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

August 8, 2022 at 4:32 pm

Never give up. #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/SlQRuFXwnH

— Maria Emelianova (@photochess) August 8, 2022

"All of us (the Armenian team members) are actually very good friends; maybe this is our advantage" – GM Gabriel Sargissian speaking to Michael Rahal.

Watch the interview: https://t.co/b8uxIYxwa3 pic.twitter.com/BPk5kPQ0AC

— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 8, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

August 9, 2022 at 8:54 am

A new chess era has begun! Several young stars emerge at #FIDEChessOlympiad. Congratulations to Uzbekistan and Ukraine on gold!

(Open)
?Uzbekistan ??
?Armenia ??
?India 2 ??

(Women)
?Ukraine ??
?Georgia ??
?India 1 ??

?Stev Bonhage (UZB), Lennart Ootes (UKR) pic.twitter.com/xTKa3oIj1S

— Daaim Shabazz (@thechessdrum) August 9, 2022

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Daaim Shabazz says:

August 20, 2022 at 9:38 am

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