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EnglishTeam Japan finished 8th in Division 3. Leading up to the Olympiad, 7 members got together using Skype and Zoom, and worked hard to create a great team. They did not make the next round into Division 2 but they showed some fantastic spirit. Good job, Team Japan!
The position underneath everyone’s photos is from Akira’s game. He was unable to attend their final meeting over Zoom and missed the chance to be in the “team photo”. Instead of taking a photo to add, he asked to have this position there;) What is White’s next move?
| White | Team point (Game point) | Black |
|---|---|---|
Ireland | 2 - 0 (5.0 - 1.0) |  Japan |
| Japan | 0 - 2 (2.5 - 3.5) |  Syria |
Hong Kong | 0 - 2 (2.5 - 3.5) | Japan |
| White | Team point (Game point) | Black |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 0 - 2 (2.0 - 4.0) |  Malaysia |
Albania | 2 - 0 (5.0 - 1.0) | Japan |
| Japan | 0 - 2 (2.5 - 3.5) |  New Zealand |
| White | Team point (Game point) | Black |
|---|---|---|
South Korea | 1 - 1 (3.0 - 3.0) | Japan |
Monaco | 0 - 2 (2.0 - 4.0) | Japan |
| Japan | 0 - 2 (2.0 - 4.0) |  Singapore |
【Open board 1】
CM Tran Thanh Tu 2338
【Open board 2】
FM Watanabe Akira 2284
【Open U20 board 5】
CM Nakahara Kan 1699
【Open U20 Reserve】
CM Osaka Takuma 2048
【Women board 3】
WCM Sakai Azumi 1731
【Women board 4】
WFM Hoshino Karen 1708
【Women U20 board 6】
WCM Hoshino Meilin 1373
*Japan will play in DIVISION 3
| Dates | Event | Number of teams | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1. Divisions | |||
| July 25nd - 27th | Base Division | 30 teams | 3 pools, 10 teams each, RR, 9r. 4 best teams of each pool advance to Division 4 |
| July 31th - August 2nd | Division 4 | 50 (38 seeded + 12 qualified from Base Division) | 5 pools, 10 teams each. RR, 9r. 3 best teams of each pool advance to Division 3 |
| August 7th - 9th | Division 3 | 50 (35 seeded + 15 qualified from Division 4) | 5 pools, 10 teams each. RR, 9r. 3 best teams of each pool advance to Division 2 |
| August 14th - 16th | Division 2 | 50 (35 seeded + 15 qualified from Division 3) | 5 pools, 10 teams each. RR, 9r. 3 best teams of each pool advance to Top Division |
| August 21th - 23rd | Top Division | 40 (5 seeded + 20 Continental spots + 15 qualified from Division 2) | 4 pools, 10 teams each. RR, 9r. 3 best teams of each pool advance to STAGE 2 |
| Stage 2. Play-off | |||
| August 27th | Preliminary round | 8 (Qualified from Top Division) | KO duel of two matches + Armageddon game |
| August 28th | Quarter-finals | 8 (4 qualified from Top Division + 4 qualified from Preliminary Round) | KO duel of two matches + Armageddon game |
| August 29th | Semi-finals | 4 (Qualified from Quarter-finals) | KO duel of two matches + Armageddon game |
| August 30th | Final | 2 (Qualified from Semi-finals) | KO duel of two matches + Armageddon game |
*Click here if you can’t see: Schedule
*The schedule may change without notice. Please check the official website for updated information. FIDE Online Olympiad
Time control：15min + 5sec/move
Board composition：
| board 1,2 | Open |
| board 3,4 | Women |
| board 5 | U20 Open |
| board 6 | U20 Woman |
About DIVISION 3:
Composed of 50 teams (35 teams + 15 teams qualified from DIVISION 4)
50 teams are divided into 5 pools (from A to E), 10 teams each. Each pool plays a round robin of 9 rounds. The top three teams of each pool qualify for Division 2.
2018 Batumi Olympiad participant FM Kohei Yamada (@YamadaKohei) will talk about the rules, notable players and the members of Team Japan!
Please join him and give support to our Online Chess Olympiad members!
Commentator: Shinoda Taro (@labawo3)
Please join him and give support to our Online Chess Olympiad members!
Commentator: FM Yamada Kohei (@YamadaKohei) & IM Kojima Shinya (@Shinya_Kojima)
Commentator: Shinoda Taro (@labawo3) & FM Yamada Kohei (@YamadaKohei)
【FIDE Online Olympiad Official Website】