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Translation of the First Olympiad Begins
13.10.2025
Publishing

Translation of the First Olympiad Begins

Coming soon: a major English language update to the website and the First Olympiad!

Bled 2002 - Round 2
11.10.2025
Trivia

Bled 2002 - Round 2

The 35th Olympiad in Bled - in preparation

Magnus Carlsen and the transformation of Norway's chess team at the Chess Olympiads
24.09.2025
Trivia

Magnus Carlsen Transformed Chess in Norway

Norway at the Chess Olympiads

Polish chess team at the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg 1930 – gold medal winners
19.09.2025
Chess Olympiads

3rd Chess Olympiad – Hamburg 1930

Relive the greatest triumph in the history of Polish chess – the Olympic gold medal! Travel back...

Risk factor ranking chart – 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927
17.09.2025
Trivia

Is It Worth Playing Risky Chess?

The official history of the 1st Chess Olympiad in London in 1927 is well known. Hungary won gold,...

Unsung heroes of the 2024 Chess Olympiad in Budapest
17.09.2025
Trivia

The Unsung Heroes of the 2024 Olympiad

Stories of lesser-known chess players who captured the spotlight

Richard Réti – the Réti vs. Johner game at the 1927 Chess Olympiad
16.09.2025
Trivia

A Resigned Game, a Winning Variation

London 1927 – the extraordinary story of the Réti vs. Johner game, or how to lose while holding...

Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch at the first Chess Olympiad in London 1927
16.09.2025
Trivia

A Clash of Generations: 65-Year-Old Tarrasch vs. the Rest of the World

The final great tournament of a legend at the first Chess Olympiad (London 1927)

Poland's debut at the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague 1928
15.09.2025
History

The Debutants Who Stunned the World's Elite

The fascinating story of Poland's first medal at the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague in 1928

2nd Chess Olympiad The Hague 1928 – e-book cover
14.09.2025
Chess Olympiads

2nd Chess Olympiad – The Hague 1928

Premiere: The Hague 1928 – travel back in time to the Olympiad that the chronicles have forgotten!

Dramatic moments from the first Chess Olympiad in London 1927
10.09.2025
Trivia

Checkmate in 5 Moves and Broken Clocks

The greatest dramas and curiosities from the First Chess Olympiad in London

Historic London streets during the 1927 Chess Olympiad era
09.09.2025
Trivia

Chess in Sepia Tones

What did London look like in 1927, when the greatest masters battled for Olympiad gold?

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