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India is hosting the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai for the first time. There are more the 2,500 player's coming from about 190 countries that are participating in this event. It is also the first time a torch is introduced at an event like this. According to FIDE, starting from the next Olympiad, the Torch will travel across all countries visiting FIDE member territories, just like the Olympic Games. It will start in India since chess originated in this country. The event starts on July 29 at 2:30 a.m. PT/11:30 CEST and ends on August 9. Teams Teams consist of four players and one reserve  Each team has a captain, who can also be one of the players. Tournament Format Teams compete in an 11-round Swiss tournament. Teams assign players to play on boards one, two, three, and four. Matches consist of players from each board of one nation playing against the corresponding board of the opponent nation (board one vs. board one, board two vs. board two, and so on). The time control is 90+