The closing ceremony of the 40-th Chess Olympiad which took part in Istanbul, took place on September 9 in the hall of the WOW Hotel, the place that became a warm and friendly house for many participants. It is true that...

FIDE.com In the last round of the 40th World Chess Olympiad Armenia was matched against Hungary. Levon Aronian secured a perpetual against Peter Leko, and the other games continued. After the time control Gabriel Sargiss...

From Chess Olympiad Official Website: http://www.chessolympiadistanbul.com The Open Section will see an exciting finish as three teams are entering the final round with equal points – China, Armenia and Russia (sor...

FIDE.com FIDE General Assembly is being held from 7th to 9th September at the Istanbul Polat Renaissance Hotel. On the first day the Assembly approved the new FIDE Statutes with a vast voting majority. Andrew Paulson, th...

FIDE.com Russia’s big advantage in the Open section melted in one day as they went down against USA, allowing three other teams to catch up on the shared first place. Alex Onischuk and Sergey Karjakin made a relati...

FIDE.com Russia made a huge step in their quest for the first gold medal since 2002 as they beat the defending champion and one of the main rivals – the team of Ukraine. Sergey Karjakin woke up in the perfect momen...

FIDE.com The 5th round of the 40th Chess Olympiad saw match-ups of many powerhouse teams in the Open section. On the first match table, 2-time Olympiad Champion Armenia locked horns with the defending champions of Ukrain...