2026 Chess Olympiad

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Re: 2026 Chess Olympiad

Post by Ian Thompson » Thu Sep 17, 2026 8:53 am

Thomas Rendle wrote:
Thu Sep 17, 2026 7:28 am
I believe in Portelli - Glendura (covered in the report above) Black played 35...0-0-0 rather than resigning, and neither player noticed the illegal move.
If you're right, what was the arbiter doing?

Also, was no-one monitoring the live game transmission? Probably not, when games like this were broadcast.

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Re: 2026 Chess Olympiad

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Sep 17, 2026 8:55 am

Thomas Rendle wrote:
Thu Sep 17, 2026 7:28 am
I believe in Portelli - Glendura (covered in the report above) Black played 35...0-0-0 rather than resigning, and neither player noticed the illegal move. Fortunately White went on to win anyway.
Which is funny because the king only moved back to e8 two moves earlier. Anyway presumably this explains why the games online stop at move 35.
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Re: 2026 Chess Olympiad

Post by Mick Norris » Thu Sep 17, 2026 9:38 am

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Re: 2026 Chess Olympiad

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Sep 17, 2026 10:50 am

India play Indonesia in the third match, China play Chile in the fourth
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