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39. Update (Tuesday, August 28): 40th Chess Olympiad begins in Istanbul

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The fortieth Chess Olympiad began today in the fabled city of Istanbul with 156 nations competing in general group and 125 in the women's group.

Eleven rounds will be played in both groups, with each match played on four boards.

Today's first round, like all Swiss system first rounds, featured the strongest teams playing the weakest and resulted predictably in many matches won by 4-0 scores. There were no surprises at the team level today, but at the individual level Osvaldo Zambrana of Bolivia defeated Segei Movsesian of Armenia, Malaysia's Mok Tze-meng took down former long-time Dutch champion Loek Van Wely and Daria Pustovoitova of the International Blind Chess Association scored a win from Elisabeth Pähtz of Germany.

The players have free days on September 2 and 8 with the final round scheduled for September 9. The official website will broadcast games beginning at 3 pm Istanbul time (5 am PDT) except for the final round which begins four hours earlier.