The 42nd Baku Chess Olympiad starts today in Baku. Please click HERE for the official web link. Sadly, I won’t be able to follow the complete tournament this year!
Azerbaijan parks – photo credit: official site of Baku Chess Olympiad
Olympiad Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
| 1 Sept | 18:30/20:30 | Opening, Captains meet |
| 2 Sept | 15:00 | Round 1 |
| 3 Sept | 15:00 | Round 2 |
| 4 Sept | 15:00 | Round 3 |
| 5 Sept | 15:00 | Round 4 |
| 6 Sept | 15:00/22:00 | Round 5/Bermuda Party |
| 7 Sept | – | Day Off |
| 8 Sept | 15:00 | Round 6 |
| 9 Sept | 15:00 | Round 7 |
| 10 Sept | 15:00 | Round 8 |
| 11 Sept | 15:00 | Round 9 |
| 12 Sept | 15:00 | Round 10 |
| 13 Sept | 11:00
19:30 |
Round 11
Closing Ceremony |
| 14 Sept | All day | Departure day |
The top seeds at the Olympiad
Russia
Players: Vladimir Kramnik, Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Grischuk, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Ian Nepomniachtchi
USA
Players: Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Ray Robson, Sam Shankland
China
Players: Wang Yue, Li Chao, Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, Wei Yi
Azerbaijan
Players: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Eltaj Safarli, Rauf Mamedov, Arkadij Naiditsch
Ukraine
Players: Pavel Eljanov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Yury Kryvoruchko, Anton Korobov, Andrei Volokitin
South African players in the Women’s team:
Captain: Dalpat Winston
WIM Frick Denise
WIM Laubscher Anzel
WIM February Jesse Nikki
WCM Fisher Michelle M
WFM Van Niekerk Lauren
Players in the Open section
Captain: CM Bouah Lyndon 2115
GM Solomon Kenny 2380
IM Cawdery Daniel 2416
IM Kobese Watu 2350
IM Van den Heever Donovan 2247
FM Klaasen Calvin Jong 2177
Chessalee 
Ek het ‘n rooi potlood boks. Haha!
En wat maak jy met ‘n rooi potlood boks? 🙂
I put red pencils in it, of course!
Oh, so what do you do with RED pencils? Do you colour in some pictures to while the time away, instead of playing chess? 🙂
Oh, so what do you do with RED pencils? Do you colour in some pictures to while the time away, instead of playing chess? 🙂
To write letters to you, which I never mail. And because you look good in red.
🙂 You’re funny. Have you seen me in red? 🙄