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Welcome to our Poll Station. Here the questions are strictly chess-related: openings, great players, match memories, Olympiad curiosities, federations, formats and the small arguments that keep chess talk lively. Cast your vote, make your choice, and follow how chess opinion shifts from one camp to another.

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Active Who will win Candidates tournament in 2026?
Started: 7 Mar 2026 Expires in: 16 days
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Archived polls

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What's your comment on recent Kramnik-Topalov match?
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 186 days
Go Vlad!
28
Go Veselin!
17
c'mon, guyz...
16
Total votes61
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Your comment on Armenia's win in Turin?
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 125 days
could have happened
32
I knew it
11
just a fluke
4
Total votes47
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Who do you support for the president of FIDE?
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 20 days
Kok
180
Ilyumzhinov
38
Total votes218
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Name the winner of Turin Chess Olympiad
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 72 days
Russia
90
Ukraine
37
Armenia
20
USA
9
China
9
Israel
8
Netherlands
8
other
36
Total votes217
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What's the background of Chinese success?
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 77 days
they progress fast
31
a billion people
30
just pure luck
3
the rest suck
1
Total votes65
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Who will win World Team Championship?
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 22 days
Russia
29
Ukraine
19
other
16
Armenia
8
Israel
5
USA
1
Total votes78
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Should Olympiads be shortened to 11 rounds?
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 147 days
No
160
Yes
28
Don't know
12
Total votes200
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Who should host the 2010 Olympiad?
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 49 days
other
24
USA
22
Poland
17
India
15
China
13
France
13
Ukraine
10
Estonia
8
Total votes122
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Should handicapped teams play at the Olympiads?
Started: - Ended: - Active for: 51 days
Yes
42
No
19
Don't know
3
Total votes64