Open event at the 45th Chess Olympiad
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Dates run | 11–22 September 2024 |
| Competitors | 975 |
| Teams | 197 |
| Nations | 195 |
| Venue | SYMA Sports and Conference Centre |
| Location | Budapest, Hungary |
The open event at the 45th Chess Olympiad is being held from 11 to 22 September 2024. It is contested by a record number of 197 teams, representing 195 nations.[1] Hungary, as host nation, fields three teams. A total of 975 players participate in the open event.[2]
Competition format and calendar
[edit]The tournament is being played in a Swiss system format. The time control for all games is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, after which an additional 30 minutes are granted and increment of 30 seconds per move is applied from the first move. Players are permitted to offer a draw at any time. A total of 11 rounds will be played, and all teams are paired in every round.[3]
In each round, four players from each team face four players from another team; teams are permitted one reserve player who could be substituted between rounds. The four games are played simultaneously on four boards with alternating colours, scoring 1 game point for a win and ½ game point for a draw. The scores from each game are summed together to determine which team will win the round. Winning a round is worth two match points, regardless of the game point margin, while drawing a round is worth one match point. Teams will be ranked in a table based on match points. Tie-breakers for the table are i) the Sonneborn–Berger system; ii) total game points scored; iii) the sum of the match points of the opponents, excluding the lowest one.[3]
The event takes place from 10 to 23 September 2024.[4] Tournament rounds will start on 11 September and will end with the final round on 22 September. All rounds begin at 15:00 CEST (UTC+2:00), except for the final round which will begin at 11:00 CEST (UTC+2:00). There will be one rest day on 17 September, after the sixth round.[5]
| 1 | Round | RD | Rest day |
| September | 11th Wed |
12th Thu |
13st Fri |
14th Sat |
15th Sun |
16th Mon |
17th Tue |
18th Wed |
19th Thu |
20th Fri |
21st Sat |
22nd Sun | |
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| Tournament round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | RD | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Teams and players
[edit]The Open event is being contested by a total of 975 players from 197 teams.[6] United States, India and China are regarded as favourites with all three having an average rating above 2700 points. United States' team, consisting of Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Leinier Dominguez, Levon Aronian and Ray Robson as a reserve player, has the highest average rating of 2757.[7] Nevertheless, the team is weaker for the top-ranked American player and second-highest rated player in the world Hikaru Nakamura.[8] India, whose second team won bronze at the previous Olympiad that the country hosted, has the second highest rating of 2753 with three players from the bronze-winning team. The squad consists of Arjun Erigaisi on board one followed by the challenger in the World Chess Championship 2024 Gukesh D, R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna.[9] Former five-time World Champion Vishwanathan Anand decided to step aside for the younger generation and will be the only of India's top-rated players who will not play.[8] China have the third highest average rating of 2727 with Wei Yi playing on top board followed by the reigning World Champion Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, Bu Xiangzhi and Wang Yue.[10][8]
The defending champions Uzbekistan are the fourth seeds. They will be captained by former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and will field the same line-up that won the gold medal in 2022, which includes Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Javokhir Sindarov, Nodirbek Yakubboev, Shamsiddin Vokhidov and Jakhongir Vakhidov.[11][12] Former five-time World Champion and current world no. one Magnus Carlsen is playing on top board for the sixth-seeded team of Norway.[8] Hungary's first team has the ninth highest pre-tournament average rating and is stronger for Richard Rapport, who returned to play for his native country three months before the Olympiad and Peter Leko.[13] Other strong contenders include Poland, Netherlands and England (strengthened by Nikita Vitiugov).[11]
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World Champion Ding Liren plays on board two for China -
Former World Champion and world no. 1 Magnus Carlsen plays on board one for Norway -
World no. 3 Fabiano Caruana plays on board one for the United States -
World no. 6 Nodirbek Nodirbek Abdusattorov plays on board one for Uzbekistan -
Upcoming World Champion challenger and world no. 7 Gukesh D plays on board two for India
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "45th Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "45th Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open – Alphabetical list of players in the Open event". Chess-results.com.
- ^ a b "Regulations for the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024" (PDF). FIDE. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "45th Chess Olympiad 2024 Calendar". FIDE. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest – Schedule". Budapest 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "45th Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open – Alphabetical list of players in the Open event". Chess-results.com.
- ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open — United States of America". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Anna Burtasova (4 September 2024). "Chess Olympiad Open Section: Who will reign supreme in Budapest?". FIDE. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open — India". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open — China". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Team lineups announced for record-breaking 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest". FIDE. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open — Uzbekistan". Chess-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Tarjei J. Svensen (30 May 2024). "Rapport Returns To Play For Hungary In Budapest Olympiad, Teams Up With Leko". Chess.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Open event at Chess-Results