2021 FIDE Online Olympiad Top Division Pool A

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Состав сборной Казахстана:

1 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2562 KAZ
2 IM Makhnev Denis 2453 KAZ
3 GM Abdumalik Zhansaya 2462 KAZ
4 IM Saduakassova Dinara 2412 KAZ
5 IM Zhalmakhanov Ramazan 2464 KAZ
6 IM Assaubayeva Bibisara 2321 KAZ
7 GM Khusnutdinov Rustam 2523 KAZ
8 GM Kazhgaleyev Murtas 2496 KAZ
9 IM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan 2199 KAZ
10 WGM Dauletova Gulmira 2184 KAZ
11 FM Nogerbek Kazybek 2312 KAZ
12 WFM Kamalidenova Meruert 1984 KAZ

FIDE announces Online Olympiad 2021

The International Chess Federation is excited to announce the FIDE Online Olympiad 2021, to be held between August 13 and September 15. The event will follow a format similar to one used last year, with member Federations being represented by their best players and top juniors. The national teams will compete in rapid chess matches played on six boards (see tournament regulations for details).

Chess.com will be again the hosting platform for this event that, on its inaugural edition, became one of the highlights of 2020. With more than 1,500 participants representing 163 national teams, it was a truly global competition, very much in the spirit of the traditional chess Olympiads. It helped our big chess family to unite around a wonderful event at a time of crisis, when it was most needed.

The second edition of the Online Olympiad will receive the support and sponsorship of the Shenzhen authorities, which include the Shenzhen Longgang District Culture and Sports Bureau, the Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen Chess Academy, Shenzhen Pengcheng Chess Club. Simaland, the Russian wholesale online store and proud sponsor of the Candidates tournament 2020-21, will also be a partner for the Online Olympiad 2021.

Once again, the event will consist of two stages: the “Divisions stage”, and the Play-offs stage with the top eight teams qualified from Stage 1 battling in knockout format. Usually, at live Olympiads, the teams that can’t boast of the world’s best players in their lineups are not in the spotlight, as the general chess audience focuses on favorites. The unique format of the FIDE Online Olympiad gives us a chance to take a closer look at the teams bereft of chess stars but united by a sincere love for the game and a strong desire to develop and make progress. The qualifying format of tournaments in divisions also allows us to make some predictions and try to figure out the teams that will advance to the next stage.

The qualifying events will kick off on August 13. Top Division, featuring the strongest 25 seeded and 15 qualified teams, will begin on September 08. The decisive play-off stage is scheduled for September 13-15.

Like a year ago each team will consist of six players, including at least 2 women, at least 1 player U-20 (born in 2001 or later), and at least 1 girl U-20 (born in 2001 or later). The time control will be 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1.

Each federation intending to take part in the FIDE Online Olympiad shall confirm its participation by July 31, 2021.

Tournament regulations (pdf)

Schedule:

FIDE.com and the official website of the FIDE Online Olympiad (http://onlineolympiad.fide.com, currently under construction) will provide daily coverage of the event. The games will be broadcast live with multilingual expert commentary on the on the FIDE’s official Youtube channel and by Chess.com.

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From May 18 until June 16, FIDE will join forces with major internet chess platforms in organizing more than 2,000 online tournaments. «Checkmate Coronavirus» tournaments will be played at lichess.org, chess.com, chess24.com, and FIDE Online Arena. There will be almost 80 tournaments a day aimed at all chess players, regardless of age, country, or level of play.

There will also be a prize draw with 1,500 special prizes. Inspired by the Olympic motto (not to win but to take part), we want to give a winning chance to everyone and to reward involvement and participation.

The major prize will consist of at least 64 one-week invitations to the 2021 Chess Olympiad in Moscow with flight and lodging expenses fully covered. Other prizes include souvenirs, tickets to chess workshops, and mini-matches with grandmasters.

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Regulations

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FIDE and Chess.com announce Online Nations Cup

The International Chess Federation and Chess.com announce the Online Nations Cup, a team competition held May 5-10, 2020. Six teams are due to take part in this competition: Russia, USA, Europe, China, India, plus a team representing the «Rest of the World.»

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This epoch-making battle draws some similarities with golf’s Ryder Cup, or with the 1970 «USSR vs. Rest of the World» chess match-up that made headlines in Bobby Fischer’s heyday. But the new «match of the century» will be more global, entirely online, and also gender-inclusive, since the team line-ups must include at least one female player.

A retired legend, Garry Kasparov, will be the captain for the European team, while his former world championship rival, Vishwanathan Anand, will defend the first board of the Indian team.

The «REST OF THE WORLD» team :

Captain: Arkady Dvorkovich

1- Teimour Radjabov (2758)
2- Alireza Firouzja (2703)
3- Bassem Amin (2608)
4- Mariya Muzychuk (2506)

Reserve players: Jorge Cori and Dinara Saduakassova.

The CHINA Team :

Captain: Ye Jiangchuan

1- Ding Liren (2836)
2- Wang Hao (2750)
3- Wei Yi (2752)
4- Hou Yifan (2621)

Reserve players: Yu Yangyi (2738) and Ju Wenjun (2610)

The ECU Team :

Captain: Garry Kasparov
1- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2860)
2- Levon Aronian (2778)
3- Anish Giri (2731)
4- Anna Muzychuk (2533)

Reserve players:
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2774) and Nana Dzagnidze (2447)

Team Russia :

Captain: Alexander Motylev

1️⃣ Ian Nepomniachtchi (2778)
2️⃣ Vladislav Artemiev (2769)
3️⃣ Sergey Karjakin (2709)
4️⃣ Aleksandra Goryachkina (2502)

Reserve players: Dmitry Andreikin (2740) & Olga Girya (2471)

Team USA :

Captain: John Donaldson

1️⃣ Fabiano Caruana (2773)
2️⃣ Hikaru Nakamura (2829)
3️⃣ Wesley So (2741)
4️⃣ Irina Krush (2392)

Reserve players: Leinier Dominguez (2786) & Anna Zatonskih (2327)

Team India :

Team advisor: Vladimir Kramnik

1️⃣ Viswanathan Anand (2751)
2️⃣ Vidit Gujrathi (2636)
3️⃣ Pentala Harikrishna (2690)
4️⃣ Humpy Koneru (2483)

Reserve players: Adhiban Baskaran (2624) & Harika Dronavalli (2450)

Schedule Online Nations Cup

May 5-9: Rounds 1-10
May 10: Superfinal between the two best teams

Regulations

FIDE and Chess.com announce Online Nations Cup

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