The 44th edition of the biannual chess tournament renowned globally as the Chess Olympiad will take place from 28th July till 10th August in Chennai, India.

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The Chess Olympiad does not have a connection with the Olympics. Although an unsuccessful attempt was made to include Chess in the 1924 Olympics. Despite not been included when 1924 summer Olympics where being held in Paris, the unofficial 1st Olympiad for Chess was also independently organised in Paris. During the same Olympiad, the World Chess governing body known as FIDE- International Chess Federation came into being.

The 44th Chess Olympiad shall be contested by 350 teams representing 186 national federations – the highest number of teams ever registered for the Olympiad.

Initially, the 44th Chess Olympiad was to be held in August 2020 in Russia. However, it was postponed and rescheduled due to the global restrictions imposed by the COVID pandemic. In February 2022 as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the venue was again relocated to Chennai, India.

The last 2021 Olympiad was held virtually and was hosted by China. Russia clinched the title with the United States claiming the second rank. Whereas India and China were tied for the third place.

The complete Teams and Player details are appended below:

Registered Men & Women Teams

Total Teams: 350 – Players: 1733

Open Teams: 188 – Players: 935

Women Teams: 162 – Players Player: 798

-Click Country Name For Team Details-
No.TeamOpenWomen
1Afghanistan5 Player
2Albania5 Player5 Player
3Algeria5 Player5 Player
4Andorra5 Player5 Player
5Angola5 Player5 Player
6Argentina5 Player5 Player
7Armenia5 Player5 Player
8Aruba5 Player5 Player
9Australia5 Player5 Player
10Austria5 Player5 Player
11Azerbaijan5 Player5 Player
12Bahamas5 Player5 Player
13Bahrain5 Player5 Player
14Bangladesh5 Player5 Player
15Barbados5 Player5 Player
16Belgium5 Player5 Player
17Bermuda5 Player
18Bhutan5 Player5 Player
19Bolivia5 Player5 Player
20Botswana5 Player5 Player
21Brazil5 Player5 Player
22British Virgin Islands5 Player
23Brunei Darussalam5 Player
24Bulgaria5 Player5 Player
25Burundi5 Player5 Player
26Cameroon5 Player5 Player
27Canada5 Player5 Player
28Cape Verde5 Player5 Player
29Cayman Islands5 Player
30Central African Republic4 Player4 Player
31Chad5 Player
32Chile5 Player5 Player
33Chinese Taipei5 Player4 Player
34Colombia5 Player5 Player
35Comoros4 Player5 Player
36Costa Rica5 Player5 Player
37Cote d’Ivoire5 Player4 Player
38Croatia5 Player5 Player
39Cuba5 Player5 Player
40Cyprus5 Player4 Player
41Czech Republic5 Player5 Player
42Democratic Republic of the Congo5 Player
43Denmark5 Player5 Player
44Djibouti5 Player5 Player
45Dominica5 Player
46Dominican Republic5 Player5 Player
47Ecuador5 Player5 Player
48Egypt5 Player5 Player
49El Salvador5 Player5 Player
50England5 Player5 Player
51Equatorial Guinea5 Player
52Eritrea5 Player5 Player
53Estonia5 Player5 Player
54Eswatini5 Player5 Player
55Ethiopia5 Player5 Player
56Faroe Islands5 Player
57Fiji5 Player4 Player
58Finland5 Player5 Player
59France5 Player5 Player
60Gabon5 Player4 Player
61Gambia5 Player5 Player
62Georgia5 Player5 Player
63Germany5 Player5 Player
64Ghana5 Player5 Player
65Greece5 Player5 Player
66Guam5 Player5 Player
67Guatemala5 Player4 Player
68Guernsey5 Player
69Guyana5 Player5 Player
70Haiti5 Player5 Player
71Honduras5 Player5 Player
72Hong Kong5 Player5 Player
73Hungary5 Player5 Player
74Iceland5 Player5 Player
75India5 Player5 Player
76India 25 Player5 Player
77India 35 Player5 Player
78Indonesia5 Player4 Player
79Iran5 Player5 Player
80Iraq5 Player5 Player
81Ireland5 Player5 Player
82Israel5 Player5 Player
83Italy5 Player5 Player
84Jamaica5 Player5 Player
85Japan5 Player5 Player
86Jersey5 Player5 Player
87Jordan5 Player
88Kazakhstan5 Player5 Player
89Kenya5 Player5 Player
90Kosovo5 Player5 Player
91Kuwait5 Player5 Player
92Kyrgyzstan5 Player5 Player
93Laos4 Player4 Player
94Latvia5 Player5 Player
95Lebanon5 Player5 Player
96Lesotho5 Player5 Player
97Liberia5 Player5 Player
98Libya5 Player5 Player
99Liechtenstein5 Player
100Lithuania5 Player5 Player
101Luxembourg5 Player
102Madagascar5 Player5 Player
103Malawi5 Player5 Player
104Malaysia5 Player5 Player
105Maldives5 Player5 Player
106Mali5 Player5 Player
107Malta5 Player5 Player
108Mauritania5 Player
109Mauritius5 Player5 Player
110Mexico5 Player5 Player
111Moldova5 Player5 Player
112Monaco5 Player5 Player
113Mongolia5 Player5 Player
114Montenegro5 Player5 Player
115Morocco5 Player
116Mozambique5 Player5 Player
117Myanmar5 Player5 Player
118Namibia5 Player5 Player
119Nauru5 Player
120Nepal5 Player5 Player
121Netherlands5 Player5 Player
122Netherlands Antilles5 Player
123New Zealand5 Player5 Player
124Nicaragua4 Player4 Player
125Niger5 Player
126Nigeria5 Player5 Player
127North Macedonia5 Player5 Player
128Norway5 Player5 Player
129Oman5 Player5 Player
130Pakistan5 Player5 Player
131Palau5 Player5 Player
132Palestine5 Player5 Player
133Panama5 Player5 Player
134Papua New Guinea5 Player
135Paraguay5 Player5 Player
136Peru5 Player5 Player
137Philippines5 Player5 Player
138Poland5 Player5 Player
139Portugal5 Player5 Player
140Puerto Rico5 Player5 Player
141Qatar5 Player
142Romania5 Player5 Player
143Rwanda5 Player5 Player
144Saint Kitts and Nevis5 Player
145Saint Lucia5 Player
146Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5 Player
147San Marino5 Player
148Sao Tome and Principe5 Player4 Player
149Saudi Arabia5 Player5 Player
150Scotland5 Player5 Player
151Senegal5 Player5 Player
152Serbia5 Player5 Player
153Seychelles5 Player5 Player
154Sierra Leone5 Player5 Player
155Singapore5 Player5 Player
156Slovakia5 Player5 Player
157Slovenia5 Player5 Player
158Somalia5 Player5 Player
159South Africa5 Player5 Player
160South Korea5 Player5 Player
161South Sudan4 Player5 Player
162Spain5 Player5 Player
163Sri Lanka5 Player5 Player
164Sudan5 Player5 Player
165Suriname5 Player5 Player
166Sweden5 Player5 Player
167Switzerland5 Player5 Player
168Syria5 Player5 Player
169Tajikistan5 Player5 Player
170Tanzania5 Player5 Player
171Thailand5 Player5 Player
172Timor-Leste5 Player4 Player
173Togo5 Player5 Player
174Trinidad & Tobago5 Player5 Player
175Tunisia5 Player5 Player
176Turkey5 Player5 Player
177Uganda5 Player5 Player
178Ukraine5 Player5 Player
179United Arab Emirates5 Player5 Player
180United States of America5 Player5 Player
181Uruguay5 Player5 Player
182US Virgin Islands5 Player
183Uzbekistan5 Player5 Player
184Venezuela5 Player5 Player
185Vietnam5 Player
186Wales5 Player5 Player
187Yemen5 Player
188Zambia5 Player5 Player
189Zimbabwe5 Player5 Player
Courtesy: Chess Results – Allsportspk

Playing Format In Brief

The Swiss format will be followed in the competition. All games will have a time limit of 90 minutes per 40 moves; an additional 30 minutes would be given after the 40th move, along with a 30-second increment following each move.

There will be a total of 11 rounds in which each team will play another team in a four-on-four matchup. Each team may submit one name for the reserve roster. Teams will be rated based on the match points they have earned in each round. When two or more teams have the same number of match points, the tie-breaker
will be decided using a variety of factors.