45th Chess Olympiad

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The 45th Chess Olympiad (Hungarian: 45. sakkolimpiát) was an international team chess event organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 22 September 2024. It consisted of two main tournaments—an Open event, enabling participation of players from all genders, and a Women's event, enabling participation of female players only—as well as several events to promote chess. The total number of participants was 1,884: 975 in the Open and 909 in the Women's event. The number of registered teams was 197 from 194 nations in the Open section and 183 from 180 nations in the Women's section. Both sections set team participation records despite the absence of Russia and Belarus due to their involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was the first Chess Olympiad in which teams of refugees participated due to efforts made through FIDE's initiative for refugees "Chess for Protection". The main venue of the Chess Olympiad was the SYMA Sports and Conference...

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