Olympiad on fire! Budepest 2024 starts

The Chess Olympiad 2024 is going to take place in Budapest, Hungary from 10 to 23 September 2024. It is the world’s largest team event and will have a record breaking participation. Today the most important chess gathering of the year was officially opened in Budapest. (Unexpected: no live broadcast of the opening by the organizers)

The drawing of colors for round 1 was made by Susan Polgar and Sofia Polgar for the Open and the Women’s sections respectively. The first board of top-seeded teams in each section will start with Black.

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Die Schacholympiade 2024 ist eröffnet! #chessolympiad2024 pic.twitter.com/ORPZdgZ4aA

— Deutscher Schachbund (@Schachbund) September 10, 2024

Budapest Chess Olympiad pic.twitter.com/erakull2NI

— GMVallejo (@Chessidharta) September 10, 2024

The drawing of colours for round 1 was made by @SusanPolgar and Sofia Polgar for the Open and the Women’s sections respectively. The first board of top-seeded teams in each section will start with Black! #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/rxgEM7lOEM

— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) September 10, 2024

Opening ceremony at the @ChessOlympiad #ChessOlympiad pic.twitter.com/h2yZYlOPp6

— Agnieszka Milewska (@AgaMilewska123) September 10, 2024