Best Moments from the 2024 Chess Olympiad | Part II

The 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad kicked off in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2024! This enormous event with almost 2,000 players from 195 nations participating takes place every 2 years.

Here are some of the best moments from Rounds 3 and 4:
00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Fabiano wins Round 3 and 4, overtakes Hikaru Nakamura to regain World #2 spot
00:43 - Wesley So plays a miniature, completely winning by Move 17
01:17 - GM Lodici beats Anish Giri and Peter Leko back to back!
02:10 - The legendary Ivanchuk misses a fork in time pressure
02:55 - Ivanchuk bounces back, gets poetic win against So after 15 years
04:01 - Hilarious responses by GM Korobov
05:15 - GM David Howell saves Team England from losing!
06:18 - Brilliant finish by GM Gledura
07:24 - Team India continues win streak, beats Hungary B and Serbia 3.5-0.5
07:36 - Team Vietnam upsets 2022 Olympiad Champions 3-1
07:51 - Magnus Carlsen with smooth victories, explains his biggest weakness
08:34 - Ding Liren draws 3rd game in a row, drops below Hans Niemann in live rating
08:46 - Beautiful sacrificial game by GM Navara
09:21 - GM Keymer blundered a mate in time trouble!
10:04 - WIM Pavlidou plays a badass move!
10:22 - WIM Ciolacu sacrifices her queen!
10:55 - What would GM Hess look at?

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