Chess at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Chess at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic Village, Sydney, Australia
24 September 2000
  Spain Alexei Shirov India Viswanathan Anand
 
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The Olympic Village Athletes' Chess Exhibition

exhibition sport at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) supervised two matches between Viswanathan Anand of India and Alexei Shirov of Spain, which took place in the Sydney Olympic Village.[2][3] Matches were held in a fast chess format, with each player having 30 minutes total playing time.[4] Both games held on 24 September 2000 ended in draws.[4][5][6]

The

2023 Olympic Esports Week run by the IOC.[8]

References

  1. ^ "General Program". The Olympic Village Athletes' Chess Exhibition. FIDE Commerce. 7 December 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  2. ^ "GRANDMASTERS EXHIBIT SKILLS AT THE OLYMPICS". Sun Sentinel. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Chess masters campaign for Olympic inclusion". BBC News. 27 September 2000. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b Berry, Jonathan (30 September 2000). "CHESS". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ Townsend, Bill (15 October 2000). "Chess Corner". The Sunday Gazette. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Olympic Athletes' Village Chess Exhibition". FIDE Commerce PLC. 9 November 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  7. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (29 April 2015). "Chess official: We'll use pieces made of ice to get into Winter Olympics". NBC Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ Barker, Philip (30 July 2023). "Chess to target cultural programme at Los Angeles 2028 Olympics". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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