The Chess Olympiad 2024, which is breaking participation records both in the Open and Women sections, will start this September in Budapest. The opening ceremony of the event will be on the 10th of September in the capital of Hungary.
We will cover live the opening ceremony as well as all events leading to it in the Chess Olympiad 2024 live blog. The song Trojan War will be part of the show and the FIDE anthem will be played, but little more is know for now. In a short statement for Chessdom, FIDE Head of PR Anna Volkova commented, “We are not ready yet to reveal the concept of the opening ceremony and the list of its official guests.”
Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024: Participants open / Participants women