With 1,884 participants(975 in Open and 909 in Women’s event) taking part 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024 in Budapest, there is no shortage of quality chess games to play through. Many outstanding games could potentially go unnoticed so it is important for chess writers to share the hidden gems they find. Once such hidden gemContinueContinue reading “Plenty of Hidden Gems Played at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024”
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Gukesh Easily Punishes His Opponent’s Mistakes in Round 5 of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024
In Round 5 of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024, chess fans were treated to a superbly played Italian Game by Grandmaster Gukesh D. (India) where he instantly punishes the two mistakes played by GM Aydin Suleymanli (Azerbaijan). Of note, is how easy Gukesh makes defeating another Grandmaster seem. In reality, it is a testamentContinueContinue reading “Gukesh Easily Punishes His Opponent’s Mistakes in Round 5 of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024”
Role Reversal in Round 2 of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024
If you watch television often, you have probably seen an episode of your favorite sitcom where two characters swap roles. In this kind of plot, characters experience a different reality where they briefly switch roles with someone else. Hollywood regularly uses this plot device in popular shows but role reversals also occur in chessboard dramasContinueContinue reading “Role Reversal in Round 2 of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024”
Beautiful Queen Trapping Tactic from the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024
The first round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad is in the books and we already have a major upset. Xavier Mompel Ferruz, a teenage FIDE Master from Equatorial Guinea, took down the Grandmaster and multi-time Icelandic National Champion, Gudmundur Kjartansson. FM Ferruz had no problems facing GM Gudmundur Kjartansson’s King’s Indian Attack and whenContinueContinue reading “Beautiful Queen Trapping Tactic from the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024”