FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021

The FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021 was the second FIDE Online Chess Olympiad, an annual online chess tournament organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) since 2020, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was virtually hosted by China and took place from 20 August to 15 September 2021 on Chess.com's server.[1] Russia finished first and the United States second, while China and India tied for the third place.

FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021
CountryChina (virtual host)
Nations152
Teams153
Dates20 August – 15 September

Background

Teams participating in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021
Legend:
  Top Division
  Second Division
  Third Division
  Fourth Division
  Not participated

In July 2021, the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) announced that the second edition of the Online Chess Olympiad will be inaugurated on 13 August and last until 15 September. National federations intending to take part in the Olympiad confirmed their participation by 31 July and were to choose their top players and juniors to send for the event.[2] The format of the tournament is the same as the first edition, the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020, which was created after the 44th Chess Olympiad was postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][2] The inaugural date was later revised to 20 August.[1]

China, the virtual hosts of the event, sent two teams to the tournament, one from the mainland and the other from Shenzhen, both playing under the Chinese flag. The authorities of Shenzhen, including the Shenzhen Longgang District Culture and Sports Bureau, the Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen Chess Academy and the Shenzhen Pengcheng Chess Club, sponsored the tournament. The Russian e-commerce company Simaland was also a partner.[1] The tournament is broadcast live on FIDE's YouTube channel and on Chess.com.[4]

Participating teams

153 teams are participating, and divided into 4 divisions. The top two teams in each division will advance to the quarter-finals while the other teams play against each other to qualify. The Afghanistan team withdrew from the event following the Taliban takeover of the country. [5][6][7]

Participating teams in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2021[8]

Top Division

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Results

Pool A

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TB1 TB2
1   Nepal43444451944
2 Lebanon24354546174312
3 Hong Kong24432444173912
4 Fiji223466153912
5 Oman333445133812
6 Pakistan324455133712
7 Maldives21333445133612
8 Guam22432355103412
9 Brunei½1½2245540827
10 Bahrain2222223144052512
11 Seychelles1202111124021612
12 Laos002011½1222001112

Nepal, Lebanon and Fiji advanced to Division 3.[9]

Pool B

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TB1 TB2
1 Kenya4554204712
2 Palestine½3466194412
3 Namibia½445561841
4 Malawi½444555164212
5 Kuwait24454341337
6 Lesotho3235123512
7 Saudi Arabia½2223435541032
8 Uganda22223636083412
9 Qatar12½133346072712
10 Rwanda0112103460522
11 Somalia1113013225042112
12 Eritrea2001220000000812

Kenya, Palestine, Namibia and Malawi advanced to Division 3.[10]

Pool C

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TB1 TB2
1 Angola5666466645225912
2 Cyprus1424444661842
3 Ethiopia02666461642
4 Jersey00543456153612
5 Sudan½41324355143512
6 Tanzania02244455123612
7 Malta23243455103512
8 Eswatini020342235561032
9 Libya02223355083112
10 Burundi02023½21140519
11 San Marino2021111130216
12 Djibouti100011101210008

Angola, Cyprus and Ethiopia advanced to Division 3.[11]

Pool D

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TB1 TB2
1 Suriname5666556562259
2 Aruba65456562052
3 Ghana10364645174212
4 Cape Verde03355661442
5 São Tomé and Príncipe0103543413142712
6 Cameroon½2332345661236
7 Gabon0011434455112912
8 Senegal1222336461032
9 Gambia112132234340726
10 Ivory Coast0000000155041212
11 Sierra Leone11½00123040314
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo001000000010002

Suriname, Aruba, Ghana and Cape Verde advanced to Division 3.[12]

Pool A

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Malaysia4451636
2 Chinese Taipei33143012
3 Sri Lanka434456133612
4IPCA32144455133112
5 South Korea354451133
6 Japan2240829
7 Thailand2½225082612
8   Nepal (A)232223042012
9 New Zealand1112½10216
10 Fiji (A)½011½3011012

Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Sri Lanka advanced to Division 2.[13]

Pool B

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Ireland365551743
2 Lebanon (A)533565143812
3 Iraq144641432
4 Jordan332541232
5 Syria033665103112
6 Kenya (A)1640827
7 Tunisia12133440823
8 Mozambique1½0003450516
9 Ethiopia (A)½0½02250214
10 Cape Verde (A)1122122110013

Ireland, Lebanon and Iraq advanced to Division 2.[14]

Pool C

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Scotland2445164112
2 Angola (A)434551539
3 Wales½21431
4 Zambia234554113012
5 Botswana½435541129
6 Nigeria22½244250826
7 United Arab Emirates1½32235042012
8 Palestine (A)111244041812
9ICCD½½114323041712
10 Kosovo½122113031612

Scotland, Angola and Wales advanced to Division 2.[15]

Pool D

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Bolivia426556164312
2 Uruguay266651641
3 Paraguay425666143912
4 Trinidad and Tobago (A)½4446143412
5 Suriname (A)001½5081912
6 Malawi (A)00213540721
7 Dominican Republic1½256062312
8 Haiti (A)1303042012
9 Cyprus (A)½000113031012
10 Aruba (A)0102021512

Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay advanced to Division 2.[16]

Pool E

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Venezuela5666184612
2 El Salvador½5341532
3 Jamaica½4556143712
4 Puerto Rico (A)½3561130
5 Nicaragua234450930
6 Panama135460929
7 Barbados123350623
8 Honduras03112130620
9 Namibia (A)0½112021412
10 Ghana (A)020001000712

Venezuela, El Salvador and Jamaica advanced to Division 2.[17]

Pool A

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Indonesia533655164012
2 Philippines454412½451636
3 Shenzhen (China)5631338
4 Australia121461029
5 Kyrgyzstan½1255102512
6 Singapore3245093012
7 Bangladesh3210724
8 Ireland (A)0204061912
9 Lebanon (A)1130½½23021312
10 Chinese Taipei (A)1½113011312

Indonesia, Shenzhen (China) and Australia advanced to Top Division.[18]

Pool B

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Latvia343661438
2 Moldova2441435
3 Italy343366133612
4 Estonia232365123212
5 Uzbekistan343461230
6 Malaysia (A)3320828
7 Austria3340826
8  Switzerland023454072212
9 Wales (A)½½002210211
10 Iraq (A)020102001012

Latvia, Moldova and Italy advanced to Top Division.[19]

Pool C

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Israel365551741
2 Belarus66164212
3 Sweden3551334
4 Sri Lanka (A)334421230
5 Montenegro022450823
6 Albania0143072312
7 Portugal11223426052212
8 Norway42042212
9 Scotland (A)1040418
10 Zimbabwe1½½100413

Israel, Belarus and Sweden advanced to Top Division.[20]

Pool D

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Slovenia425565164012
2 Argentina255556164012
3 Brazil41543551535
4 Venezuela (A)1155122812
5 Algeria1210824
6 Mexico132330726
7 Angola (A)011½436072212
8 Uruguay (A)3½0525
9 South Africa111332021612
10 Morocco½01½0½4021112

Slovenia, Argentina and Brazil advanced to Top Division.[21]

Pool E

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Colombia34555551739
2 Cuba334456163712
3 Paraguay (A)234344112912
4 Chile133344112612
5 Ecuador132344102612
6 Bolivia (A)233340725
7 Costa Rica123320623
8 Jamaica (A)11232550524
9 Guatemala122413032012
10 El Salvador (A)022213031812

Colombia, Cuba and Paraguay advanced to Top Division.[22]

Pool A

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Kazakhstan2441634
2 China525564143812
3 Iran454331435
4 Indonesia (A)115341128
5 Armenia421331028
6 Romania213330722
7 Mongolia213340623
8 Greece½03233340621
9 Georgia233320321
10 Australia (A)½½3224031912

Kazakhstan and China advanced to the playoffs.[23]

Pool B

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 India44533456163712
2 Hungary244351533
3 Azerbaijan223354123212
4 Shenzhen (China) (A)1234092712
5 France3323092712
6 Slovenia (A)344330927
7 Sweden (A)2½424082712
8 Belarus (A)32½072612
9 Moldova (A)111½332½041512
10 Egypt0223½011512

India and Hungary advanced to the playoffs.[24]

Pool C

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Russia65456651846
2 Ukraine35153312
3 Germany044546143512
4 Israel (A)124661031
5 Spain223440929
6 Italy (A)1313082412
7 Argentina (A)0½235072212
8 Latvia (A)022233042012
9 Czech Republic11½0½130313
10 Paraguay (A)00021412

Russia and Ukraine advanced to the playoffs.[25]

Pool D

RankTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2
1 Poland3534163712
2 United States44163612
3 Canada344551331
4 Peru½24122812
5 Cuba (A)12423350827
6 Netherlands322423082412
7 Brazil (A)2440623
8 Colombia (A)2½3052312
9 England1323042012
10 Turkey211330218

Poland and the United States advanced to the playoffs.[26]

Playoffs

Quarter Finals (13 September) Semi Finals (14 September) Final (15 September)
               
C2  Ukraine 2 1
B1  India 4 5
B1  India 5 2
D2  United States 1 4
A1  Kazakhstan 4 2
D2  United States 2 4
D2  United States
C1  Russia
A2  China 4
D1  Poland 2
A2  China 2
C1  Russia 4
C1  Russia
B2  Hungary

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