143 nations, 1294 competitors of which 797 are titled, including no fewer than 254 grandmasters, 65 WGMs, 159 IMs, and 90 WIMs. 34 players are rated 2700 or more, and 117 are rated at least 2600...
The 2010 Chess Olympiad takes place from September 21st to October 3rd in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. It is an 11-round Swiss System team event, in which each team has four players with one reserve.
Time control: 90 minutes/40 moves + 30 minutes + 30 seconds/move as of move one.
Game start: rounds 1-10 at 9 AM UTC (5 AM New York / 2 AM Pacific daylight), and round 11 at 5 AM UTC (1 AM New York / 10 PM Pacific daylight)
Rest day: September 26th (after round 5) and October 2nd (after round 10).
2010 Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk preview
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