The 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad kicked off in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2024! This enormous event with almost 2,000 players from 195 nations participating takes place every 2 years.

With 2 rounds played thus far, here are some of the best moments yet:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Fabiano wins a brilliant 99.3% game
01:21 - Levon magically wins from lost position 2nd game in a row (with Kramnik watching)
02:49 - FM Cabralis repeats 3 times in a completely winning position
03:16 - The Cramling Mother-Daughter Duo with their first 2 games
04:26 - 83yo Pauline Woodward, the oldest player, wins her first game
05:11 - 9yo Skye Attieh wins her first game
05:48 - GM Hess shows a beautiful mate
06:56 - Team India wins 4-0 two rounds in a row
07:32 - Mate with 2 Knights!
09:04 - Canada upsets Norway 2-2 (Magnus Carlsen wasn't playing)
09:13 - GM Svane plays a sick move
10:24 - Atchooooooo

Thanks for watching!

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