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The 42nd Chess Olympiad (Azerbaijani: 42-ci Şahmat Olimpiadası; also known as the Baku Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open [note 1] and women's tournaments, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, was an international team chess event held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 1 to 14 September 2016. [1]
The open event at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), was held from 2–13 September 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan.It had to be contested by a record number of 180 teams representing 175 nations, however 10 of these did not arrive so the actual participation was 170 teams. [1]
The women's event at the 42nd Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), was held from 2–13 September 2016 in Baku, Azerbaijan.It is contested by a record number of 142 teams representing 138 nations. [1]
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic , FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and 2021 , with a rapid time control that affected players' online ratings.
Major chess events that took place in 2016 included the Women's World Chess Championship 2016 between Mariya Muzychuk and Hou Yifan, won by Hou Yifan, and the Candidates Tournament, won by Sergey Karjakin, who challenged Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship 2016. Magnus Carlsen won the match on tiebreaks and retained the title of ...
November 11–30: World Chess Championship 2016: Carlsen – Karjakin in New York City. Magnus Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin, 9–7. November 18 – December 1: World Senior Chess Championships 2016 in Mariánské Lázně. 50+ winners: Giorgi Bagaturov (m) / Tatiana Bogumil (f) 65+ winners: Anatoly Vaisser (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)
Pages in category "2016 in chess" ... 42nd Chess Olympiad; C. Candidates Tournament 2016; F. FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015–16 ... Women's World Chess Championship ...
The World Chess Championship 2016 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and the challenger Sergey Karjakin to determine the World Chess Champion. [1] Carlsen had been world champion since 2013 , while Karjakin qualified as challenger by winning the 2016 Candidates Tournament .