Online Olympiad to begin next month

Seeded seventh, India ended up as joint champion last year

After the resounding success of the first Online Olympiad, world chess governing body FIDE has announced the schedule of its second edition. It will be held from August 13 to September 15. Last year, more than 1,500 players had competed, representing 163 countries. India and Russia were declared the joint champions, though in controversial circumstances. India had lost the final, but it lodged an appeal to FIDE, pointing out that it was due to an internet outage that India lost two games. FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich decided that the gold should be shared. Some of the Russian players were not happy with that decision and even went public with their displeasure.