5 days before the start of the World Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk, international mainstream media has launched multiple reports on the most important national teams event of the year. Guided by hope for medals and inspired by the strong participation, teams are preparing for the 2010 Olympiad all over the world.

A total of 1380 player will participate in the two sections for the medals of the top team event in chess. The statistics are impressive - 772 titled players will be present, out of them 247 GMs, 63 WGMs, 160 IMs, 87 WIMs, 81 FMs, and 80 WFMs.

And all this accompanied by on the spot commentary by Blue Gene super computer, Stockfish analysis at Chessdom Chessbomb live games platform, live commentary by IM Ipatov, GM Bauer, IM Perunovic, and invited guests at Chessdom.com.

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Cuba will carry the flag and travel 11 000 km to the Olympiad
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India questions the absence of Anand and Koneru Humpy
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Philippines at the Olympiad without GM Antonio
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Botswana happy to be at the Olympiad
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Pakistan women for the second time at Olympiad
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Peru worried about captain


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