FIDE Online Chess Olympiad 2020 Team Japan

Final Result

Team 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?

Results

■Division3 Day1
WhiteTeam point
(Game point)
Black
Ireland2 - 0
(5.0 - 1.0)
Japan
Japan0 - 2
(2.5 - 3.5)
Syria
Hong Kong0 - 2
(2.5 - 3.5)
Japan

 

■Division3 Day2
WhiteTeam point
(Game point)
Black
Japan0 - 2
(2.0 - 4.0)
Malaysia
Albania2 - 0
(5.0 - 1.0)
Japan
Japan0 - 2
(2.5 - 3.5)
New Zealand

 

■Division3 Day3
WhiteTeam point
(Game point)
Black
South Korea1 - 1
(3.0 - 3.0)
Japan
Monaco0 - 2
(2.0 - 4.0)
Japan
Japan0 - 2
(2.0 - 4.0)
Singapore

 
 
 

Team Japan Members
■OPEN

【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’S

【Women board 3】
WCM
Sakai Azumi 1731

【Women board 4】
WFM
Hoshino Karen 1708

【Women U20 board 6】
WCM
Hoshino Meilin 1373

Schedule

*Japan will play in DIVISION 3

DatesEventNumber of teamsSystem
Stage 1. Divisions
July 25nd - 27thBase Division30 teams3 pools, 10 teams each, RR, 9r.
4 best teams of each pool advance to Division 4
July 31th - August 2ndDivision 450 (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 - 9thDivision 350 (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 250 (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 - 23rdTop Division40 (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 27thPreliminary round8 (Qualified from Top Division)KO duel of two matches + Armageddon game
August 28thQuarter-finals8 (4 qualified from Top Division + 4 qualified from Preliminary Round)KO duel of two matches + Armageddon game
August 29thSemi-finals4 (Qualified from Quarter-finals)KO duel of two matches + Armageddon game
August 30thFinal2 (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

Rules

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.

Support for the Team

■1st streaming of the Online Chess Olympiad on our YouTube Channel is August 6th from 21:00

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!

 

■Division 3 Day 1 : August 7th from 17:00

Commentator: Shinoda Taro (@labawo3)
Please join him and give support to our Online Chess Olympiad members!

 

■Division 3 Day 2 : August 8th from 17:00

Commentator: FM Yamada Kohei (@YamadaKohei) & IM Kojima Shinya (@Shinya_Kojima

 

■Division 3 Day 3 : August 9th from 17:00

Commentator: Shinoda Taro (@labawo3) & FM Yamada Kohei (@YamadaKohei

Links

FIDE Online Olympiad Official Website

Chess.com

Chess Results

NCS Official Youtube