Open event at the 43rd Chess Olympiad
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The open event at the 43rd Chess Olympiad was held from 24 September to 5 October 2018. It was contested by a record number of 185 teams, representing 180 nations.[1] Georgia, as host nation, fielded three teams, whilst the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA), and the International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD) each provided one team. A total of 920 players participated in the open event.[2]
General information | |
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Dates run | 24 September – 5 October 2018 |
Competitors | 920 |
Teams | 185 |
Nations | 180 |
Venue | Sport Palace Batumi |
Location | Batumi, Georgia |
Team medalists | |
China United States Russia | |
Board gold medalists | |
Board 1 Board 2 Board 3 Board 4 Reserve |
Ding Liren Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn Jorge Cori Daniel Fridman Anton Korobov |
China won the gold medal in the open event for the second time after they previously claimed the title in 2014. They scored eight wins, two draws and one loss for a total of 18 match points. The same result was achieved by the United States and Russia, who had inferior tie-breakers and came up on the podium by winning the silver and bronze medal, respectively.[3] Jorge Cori of Peru, playing on board three, was the best individual player in the open event by scoring 7+1/2 out of 8 points (seven wins and one draw) with a rating performance of 2925.[4] The other gold medalists include Ding Liren of China on board one who scored 5+1/2 out of 8 points with a rating performance of 2873, Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn of Vietnam on board two who scored 8+1/2 out of 10 points with a rating performance of 2804, Daniel Fridman of Germany who scored 7+1/2 out of 9 points with a rating performance of 2814, and Anton Korobov of Ukraine as reserve player who scored 6+1/2 out of 8 points with a rating performance of 2773.[5]