Best Moments of the 2024 Chess Olympiad So Far!

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! #annacramling #fabianocaruana #chesscom