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I’m the preferred teacher of @vishy64theking ‘s son? Biggest chess accomplishment of my life.
I call home after my tournament and my son Akhil tells me, "Appa I'm playing rook roller checkmate." So I suggest a move. Then he says, "According to FunMasterMike on @ChessKidcom you don't do that!" So I ask him who is this FunMasterMike?
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Mike: "But [Hans] turned it around. What does that explain about his resilience in the event?"
Levon: "I think he just got lucky his opponent didn't know the line!" (as Hans walks by the interview)
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"I beat him only at the Olympiads, while I lost to him three times in other tournaments," says Nodirbek Abdusattorov after a win vs. Fabiano Caruana on board one.
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THE FIRST-EVER 11-YEAR-OLD WGM!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Congrats to Bodhana Sivanandan on becoming the first 11-year-old in chess history to earn the WGM title! 🏴
She just made her final WGM norm at the Olympiad! Only Hou Yifan & Kateryna Lagno were even WGMs at 12! 🤯
📷: R Oleksiewicz
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According to what was confirmed at the technical meeting, there are no forbidden parings at the Olympiad. The Olympiad pairings office just reconfirmed this to @chesscom
There is a very real chance we have Uzbekistan v Uzbekistan 2 in the final round.
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“I want to be Mr. FIDE and I want to be Mr. Chess.” — @JanHBuettner at the Olympiad Presidential Forum
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In fairness to @GMJanGustafsson he did get through 3 pages
Jan Gustafsson after Germany beat USA: "After Frederik won it looked like it was a fairly simple draw, so I wasn’t that nervous anymore. Before that I was pretending to read my book, but it was a tense match, for sure!"
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5 out of 5 on the scoreboard, 10 out of 10 as an interviewee
Alice Lee: "I think I just really like this event, it’s so fun, because I’m playing alongside the top American women, which is kind of rare for me. It’s usually the opposite, I’m playing against them. It’s just really great to be in such an environment!"
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"That's my dream, to have four boards, four GMs!" says U.S. captain Melikset Khachiyan.
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Anna Cramling: "This is so amazing. I’ve told myself that every single year that I can play with my mum I’m going to play the Olympiad, because it’s so special!"
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There’s a reason he’s liked by so many
"I didn't see many chances, but I thought to myself, I'm going to get mated... I could just suffer, but I thought at least I'll die standing up!" says Levon Aronian after winning what he calls a "dead lost position."
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“Life is not only about chess.” Ding seems very much at peace which is great to see.
"I haven't played a foreign tournament in two years," says Ding Liren, who says he's been spending the time with "many sports and some kinds of movies."
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Carissa Yip on if she gets the GM title: "Wesley, I'll take you out, we'll do a round of shots on me!"
So: "You can take me out for ice cream" 😀
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9-year-old Jessica Kobeissey from Lebanon talked to Mike Klein before her game today... against 80-year-old Julia Lebel-Arias, representing Monaco! chess.com/events/2026-fide-w…
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Bodhana is always a joy to chat with
11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan, Board 1 for England:
"In the 1st #ChessOlympiad I was the reserve player, and this time I’m the 1st board player, so it’s the opposite end of the table, but I’m still here to enjoy the Olympiad and playing people from all over the world!"
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