General information | |
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Dates run | 11–22 September 2024 |
Competitors | 975 |
Teams | 197 |
Nations | 195 |
Winner | India |
Venue | SYMA Sports and Conference Centre |
Location | Budapest, Hungary |
The open event at the 45th Chess Olympiad was held from 11 to 22 September 2024. It was contested by a record number of 197 teams, representing 195 nations.[1] Hungary, as host nation, fielded three teams. A total of 975 players participated in the open event.[2]
India won the gold medal in the Open event, which was their first overall win at the Chess Olympiads.[3] The United States and Uzbekistan completed the podium by winning the silver and bronze medals, respectively.[4] India's Gukesh Dommaraju achieved the highest rating performance of 3056 in the Open event after scoring 9 out of a possible 10 points (eight wins and two draws) on board one.[4][5] Individual gold medals were also won by Thai Dai Van Nguyen of the Czech Republic with 7½ out of 10 and a rating performance of 2783, Arjun Erigaisi of India who had the highest individual score in the tournament of 10 out of 11 with a rating performance of 2968, Shamsiddin Vokhidov of Uzbekistan who scored 8 out of 10 with a rating performance of 2779, and Frederik Svane of Germany who played as a reserve and finished with 9 out of 10 and a rating performance of 2791.[6]
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