The 41st Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open[1] and womens tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place in Tromsø, Norway from 1-14 August 2014.[2] The organiser was Chess Olympiad Tromsø 2014 AS on behalf of FIDE. Total number of 1,570 players participated at the Olympiad, with 881 in the open and 689 in the womens section.[3][4] The number of participating teams was 177 from 172 countries in the open section and 136 from 131 countries in the womens section. The main competitive events were held at Mackhallen. The Chief Arbiter of the event was Greeces International Arbiter Panagiotis Nikolopoulos.[5] The reigning World Champion, Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, was one of the eight official ambassadors. He also played on board one for the Norwegian team.[6][7] China won the open section of the tournament for the first time, while Russia claimed victory in the womens section for the third consecutive time as well as third time overall. Chinese Yu Yangyi, playing on board three, and Georgian Nana Dzagnidze, playing on board one, were the most successful players in the open and womens section, respectively.[8] The event was also the last competitive tournament for Judit Polgár, the strongest female chess player in history,[9] who announced her retirement from competitive chess after the end of the Olympiad.[10][11][12] Playing as a reserve player for Hungary in the open section, she won a silver medal with her team and recorded four wins, one loss and one draw for a total score 4½/6. usolt
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