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
The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's control in 1948.
1981 Women's World Championship, Maia Chiburdanidze vs. Nana Alexandria
Women's World Chess Championship, Tirana 2011