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41st Chess Olympiad
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<p>The 41st Chess Olympiad , organised by the <a href="/facts/FIDE/8oWF3499">Fédération Internationale des Échecs</a> (FIDE) and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of <a href="/facts/Chess/47ykvkHF">chess</a>, was an international team chess event that took place in <a href="/facts/Troms%25C3%25B8/PrEE5ChY">Tromsø</a>, Norway, between 1–14 August 2014. The organiser was Chess Olympiad Tromsø 2014 AS on behalf of FIDE. </p><p>A total number of 1,570 players participated at the Olympiad, with 881 in the men and 689 in the women's section. The number of participating teams was 177 from 172 countries in the open section and 136 from 131 countries in the women's section. The main competitive events were held at Mackhallen. The Chief Arbiter of the event was Greece's <a href="/facts/International_Arbiter/wC2hIVH1">International Arbiter</a> Panagiotis Nikolopoulos. The reigning World Champion, Norwegian Grandmaster <a href="/facts/Magnus_Carlsen/TGIKWDIH">Magnus Carlsen</a>, was one of the eight official ambassadors. He also played as a member of one of the Norwegian teams. </p><p>China won the open section of the tournament for the first time, while Russia claimed victory in the women's section for the third consecutive time as well as third time overall. Chinese <a href="/facts/Yu_Yangyi/58pSFdU3">Yu Yangyi</a>, playing on board three, and Georgian <a href="/facts/Nana_Dzagnidze/uuSIW8pG">Nana Dzagnidze</a>, playing on board one, were the most successful players in the open and women's section, respectively. The event was also the last competitive tournament for <a href="/facts/Judit_Polg%25C3%25A1r/dKphBXJA">Judit Polgár</a>, the strongest female chess player in history, who announced her retirement from competitive chess in the rest day of the Olympiad. Playing as a reserve player for Hungary in the open section, she won a silver medal with her team and recorded four wins, one loss and one draw for a total score 4½/6. </p>