Chennai: The Online Chess Olympiad 2021 will be held between August 13 to September 15, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced.
Every national federation intends to take part in the online Olympics will confirm their participation on July 31, he said.
The first online Fide Olympiad held last year was won by India and Russia.
According to Fide, the event will follow a format similar to the one used last year, with the member federation represented by their best best players and junior.
The national team will compete in a quick chess match played on six boards.
Chess.com will return the hosting platform for this event, which, in its inaugural edition, became one of the 2020 highlights.
“With more than 1,500 participants representing 163 national teams, it is a truly global competition, very much in the spirit of the chess olympiad Traditional.
This helped our large chess family to unite around a beautiful event during the crisis, when it was most needed, “Fide said.
The second edition of the Olympics will receive the support and sponsor of Shenzhen authority, which includes Longgang Shenzhen District culture and sports bureaus, Shenzhen University MSu-bit, Shenzhen Chess Academy, and Shenzhen Pengcheng Chess Club.
Russian Wholesale Online Shop Simaland, Sponsor of the Candidate Tournament 2020-21, will also be a partner for Olympiad Online 2021.
Again, the event consists of two stages: “Division phase”, and play-off stage with the top eight teams that meet the requirements Stage 1 fight in KO format.
The qualification event will begin on August 13.
The top division, featuring 25 strongest superior and 15 qualified teams, will begin on September 8.
The determining play-off stage is scheduled for September 13-15.
Like last year, each team will consist of six players, including at least two women, at least one U-20 player (born in 2001 or newer), and at least one U-20 girl (born in 2001).
Time control will amount to 15 minutes + 5 seconds per step, starting from moving 1.