Chess Olympiad

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The Chess Olympiad is a biennial international team chess tournament organized by FIDE, featuring national teams from around the world competing for prestigious titles.

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instanceOf biennial sporting event
international chess tournament
team chess competition
alsoKnownAs FIDE Chess Olympiad NERFINISHED
awards individual board medals
team medals
trophies
boardCount 4 boards in open section (modern standard)
4 boards in women’s section (modern standard)
competitionLevel world championship level for national teams
competitionType team event
eligibility FIDE-affiliated national federations
firstHeld 1927
firstHostCity London NERFINISHED
format Swiss system
frequency biennial
genderCategory open
women
governingBody FIDE NERFINISHED
hasRelatedEvent Online Chess Olympiad NERFINISHED
World Team Chess Championship NERFINISHED
hasSection Open Chess Olympiad NERFINISHED
Women’s Chess Olympiad NERFINISHED
languageOfOrganization Arabic
Chinese
English
French
German
Russian
Spanish
notableDominantCountry Russia NERFINISHED
Soviet Union (historically) NERFINISHED
United States (early years)
notableTrophy Hamilton-Russell Cup NERFINISHED
Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy NERFINISHED
Vera Menchik Cup NERFINISHED
organizer FIDE NERFINISHED
organizerRole FIDE Events Commission NERFINISHED
parentOrganization International Chess Federation NERFINISHED
participants national chess teams
rounds usually 11 rounds
scope international
sport chess
teamRepresentation national federations
tieBreaks match points and Sonneborn–Berger (varies by edition)
timeControl classical chess
typicalDuration about two weeks
website https://www.fide.com

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Veselin Topalov competedIn Chess Olympiad
Vladimir Kramnik competedIn Chess Olympiad
David Bronstein participantIn Chess Olympiad
Stuart Milner-Barry participantIn Chess Olympiad
Stuart Milner-Barry participantIn Chess Olympiad
this entity surface form: 1937 Chess Olympiad in Stockholm
Stuart Milner-Barry participantIn Chess Olympiad
this entity surface form: 1939 Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires
Jonathan Penrose participatedIn Chess Olympiad
Mikhail Tal participatedIn Chess Olympiad
Viswanathan Anand participatedIn Chess Olympiad