The 43rd Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising open and women's tournaments, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, was an international team chess event held in Batumi, Georgia, from 23 September to 6 October 2018. This was the first Chess Olympiad to take place in Georgia with the Georgian Chess Federation also hosting the Chess World Cup 2017 in Tbilisi.
Logo of the 43rd Chess Olympiad on a 2018 stamp of Georgia
Jorge Cori of Peru was the best individual player in the Open event.
Women's World Chess Champion Ju Wenjun of China was the best individual player in the Women's event.
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and 2021, with a rapid time control that affected players' online ratings.
35th Chess Olympiad in Bled in October 2002
Bobby Fischer's score card from his round 3 game against Miguel Najdorf in the 1970 Chess Olympiad
Symbol of the 6th Chess Olympiad in Warsaw 1935 by Jerzy Steifer
Fischer and Tal at the 1960 Olympiad
