Armenia to participate in the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020
The Armenian team is set to participate in the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020, the Chess federation reported. According to the source, the players of the national team will be announced next week.
As reported earlier, the international team event, in which all federations affiliated to FIDE, have the right to participate will be held between July 22 and August 30.
Each team will consist of six players, in a mixed format with a minimum of three female players and two junior players.The teams may have up to six reserves, plus a team captain. The time control for this event will be 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move. The event will consist of two main stages: the “Divisions stage”, and the Play-offs stage, from Round of 16 to the final.