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Thursday, 29 Jul 2021 16:09
Online Olympiad: Registration deadline approaching

Just two days are left to confirm the participation and submit initial rosters for the 2021 Online Olympiad!

Following multiple requests to extend the registration deadline from 31 July, FIDE has resolved that:

1. The deadline to confirm participation in the 2021 Online Olympiad remains 31 July.

2. The deadline to submit rosters via the online registration system remains 31 July.

3. Federations may change their submitted roster until 1200 UTC, 7 days before they are scheduled to play in the Online Olympiad for the first time, after which their squad composition will be fixed. This means the deadlines are as follows:

Base Division Friday, 6th August 1200 UTC

Division 4 Friday, 13th August 1200 UTC

Division 3 Friday, 20th August 1200 UTC

Division 2 Thursday, 26th August 1200 UTC

Top Division Wednesday, 1st September 1200 UTC

FIDE.com and the official website of the FIDE Online Olympiad (http://onlineolympiad.fide.com) will provide daily coverage of the event. The games will be broadcast live with multilingual expert commentary on the on the FIDE’s official Youtube channel and by Chess.com.

Chess.com will be again the hosting platform for this event that, on its inaugural edition, became one of the highlights of 2020. With more than 1,500 participants representing 163 national teams, it was a truly global competition, very much in the spirit of the traditional chess Olympiads. It helped our big chess family to unite around a wonderful event at a time of crisis, when it was most needed. 

The second edition of the Online Olympiad will receive the support and sponsorship of the Shenzhen authorities, which include the Shenzhen Longgang District Culture and Sports Bureau, the Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen Chess Academy, Shenzhen Pengcheng Chess Club. Simaland, the Russian wholesale online store and proud sponsor of the Candidates tournament 2020-21, will also be a partner for the Online Olympiad 2021. 

Once again, the event will consist of two stages: the “Divisions stage”, and the Play-offs stage with the top eight teams qualified from Stage 1 battling in knockout format. Usually, at live Olympiads, the teams that can’t boast of the world's best players in their lineups are not in the spotlight, as the general chess audience focuses on favorites. The unique format of the FIDE Online Olympiad gives us a chance to take a closer look at the teams bereft of chess stars but united by a sincere love for the game and a strong desire to develop and make progress. The qualifying format of tournaments in divisions also allows us to make some predictions and try to figure out the teams that will advance to the next stage. 

Tournament regulations (pdf)

List of Teams by Starting Divisions (pdf)