The Chess Olympiad is the biggest chess event that exists, and is held every two years.

Top 10 Questions About the Tromsø Chess Olympiad

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This Friday, the 41st Chess Olympiad will take off with its opening ceremony, and a day later the first round begins. In what is called “the fourth largest sporting event in the world” by the organizers, 174 countries will meet at the chess board.
Here's a preview with all the necessary info, spread out over ten questions!
Let's start this preview by answering the five classical questions in journalism -- the 5 Ws.

1. What?

The Chess Olympiad is the biggest chess event that exists, and is held every two years. It is open to all member federations of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), who can enter teams with four players, one reserve player, and a team captain.
The regulations state that the teams are paired against each other according to the Swiss pairing system, where the first tiebreak is match score. The time control will be 90 minutes for 40 moves and 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30 seconds additional time per move, starting from move 1 -- per player. Draws under 30 moves are not allowed.