Chess Olympiad 2024

[Vickydev]

3 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

Keep the rook as far away from the King! 

Pick up pawns with the rook.

 

Lot of theory on this.

Obviously easier said than done.

Just heard some boss music reading this one. A revelation

[Vickydev]

So I guess we are Champions?! Whats the tie breaker rules? 

[rangeelaraja]

Damn...Gukesh is a magician.

 

Hope he continues his form into the World Championship.

 

DIng came very close to beating Nordibek today and blundered with a hugely advantantageous position.

 

Gukesh is primed to be the youngest ever Chess World Champion by far,  at all of 18.

 

There will be lots of "legends" who would not want Gukesh achieving this.  

 

I suspect Ding will be getting alot of offers to be his second for the WC match. 

 

Gukesh has not revealed his seconds yet - but he looks to be in excellent hands.

 

[rangeelaraja]

India will play Slovenia ( who has risen to # 3 )  in the final round.

[Mariyam]

1 minute ago, rangeelaraja said:

India will play Slovenia ( who has risen to # 3 )  in the final round.

Have we already won the Open section?

[rangeelaraja]

3 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

Have we already won the Open section?

 

I am thinking we have. In TB, they add all the points of the individual boards across the entire tournament,  we are at 374.5 , China at 327. 

 

I think gold is in the bag.

Edited September 21, 2024 by rangeelaraja

[Mariyam]

5 minutes ago, rangeelaraja said:

 

I am thinking we have. In TB, they add all the points of the individual boards across the entire tournament,  we are at 374.5 , China at 327. 

 

I think gold is in the bag.

China has won.

 

So we are on 19 and they on 17.

 

We have a huge TB (whatever  that is) advantage over them. Like you mentioned.

 

And we beat them in our game.

 

Head to Head record is not a tie breaker?

[Mariyam]

Vishy has spawned this generation of Indian chess greats.

 

Props to him too.

 

[rangeelaraja]

4 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

China has won.

 

So we are on 19 and they on 17.

 

We have a huge TB (whatever  that is) advantage over them. Like you mentioned.

 

And we beat them in our game.

 

Head to Head record is not a tie breaker?

 

 

You are 100 % correct.

 

I checked with chatgpt.

 

 

In the Open section of the Chess Olympiad, when two or more teams are tied on match points (team points), tie breaks are applied to determine their final rankings. The tie-break rules generally follow the regulations of FIDE (International Chess Federation). As of the latest regulations, the tie-breaks are typically applied in the following order:

1. **Game Points (Board Points)**:
   - The total number of individual game points scored by the team across all rounds. In each match, a team scores one point for each win, half a point for each draw, and zero points for a loss.

2. **Direct Encounter**:
   - If two teams that are tied on match points have played against each other, the team that won their head-to-head encounter will be ranked higher.

3. **Sonneborn-Berger (Match Points) Tie-Break**:
   - This tie-break is based on the sum of the match points of the opposing teams each team played against, multiplied by the score obtained against each opponent. This is used to reward teams that have defeated stronger opponents.

4. **Sonneborn-Berger (Board Points) Tie-Break**:
   - Similar to the previous Sonneborn-Berger, but instead of match points, this uses the sum of the board points of the opposing teams, weighted by the team's score against them.

5. **Buchholz System**:
   - This system sums up the match points (or board points, depending on the specific rules) of the team's opponents. It is used to reward teams that faced stronger opposition throughout the tournament.

6. **Cumulative Score**:
   - This tie-break sums up the total match points or board points the team has accumulated after each round, encouraging teams that perform consistently well throughout the event.

These rules can vary slightly from tournament to tournament, but they represent the standard structure of tie-breaks used in Chess Olympiads.

 

[rangeelaraja]

We beat China in the 1:1, so it won't come down to the TB points, although we are way ahead there as well.

[randomGuy]

58 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

@rangeelaraja Are you related to or are you GM Harshit Raja?

 

The guy on this stream with Sagar and Amruta:

 

 

They are 5 brothers (others are named A raja, D raja and rameez raja). Different states and different countries.

[randomGuy]

33 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

Arjun won!!!!!

 

   

 

Have we already won the Open?

 

 

Arjun demeanor and looks resembles Boris gelfand imo. Playing on a different level. Chances of 2800 tomorrow. 9/10 so far.

[Vickydev]

Gukesh and Arjun are going to seal the Championship in the Open section

 

Women's Gold looks pretty good too

[Tillu]

Arjun is world number 3 now.

 

[Vickydev]

Its official..

 

Champions in the Open event.

 

What a team we put out and they have absolutely demolished the competition

[Gollum]

One of the greatest Indian triumphs in recent times. Unimaginable once upon a time, look at the domination here, and we are just getting started. @Lord, 6 months' success extends. 

[Gollum]

Arjun world number 3, overtakes Caruana. Gukesh number 5.

 

Carlsen, Indian lads are coming for your spot 

[Gollum]

Women crush Azerbaijan 3.5-0.5. Double gold surely. 

[Gollum]

Happy for Harika, finally a win, what a time to strike back. 

[rangeelaraja]

 

Given that there are over 180 participating countries and extremely low barriers of entry - This is one of our greatest sporting triumphs ever. 
 

This triumph exceeds any of our cricket World Cup wins…. by far. 
 

World Championship for Gukesh next, I hope, the he so richly deserves it.