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 25-Sep-2024

45th Chess Olympiad 2024

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Why in the News?

The Indian men's and women's chess teams both secured gold medals at the Chess Olympiad held in Budapest, Hungary. The Indian men's team won against Slovenia and the Indian women's team triumphed over Azerbaijan. Before India, only China and the former Soviet Union had won both men's and women's gold medals in the same Chess Olympiad edition.

About Chess Olympiad

  • It is a biennial event in which teams representing nations of the world compete.
  • The International Chess Federation (FIDE) organises the tournament and selects the host nation.
  • The first Olympiad was unofficial and was held in 1927.

About FIDE

  • President: Arkady Dvorkovich
  • Founded: 20 July 1924, Paris, France
  • Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland initially founded in 1924 in Paris.
  • Motto: Gens Una Sumus (Latin for We are one Family).
  • It is the governing body of the sport of chess, regulating all international chess competitions.
  • It is a non-governmental institution that organizes the World Chess Championship.
  • It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a Global Sporting Organization in 1999.