Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities

[Vladimir Drkulec]

I received the following announcement from FIDE. We are aware of only a few individuals who might qualify for this olympiad. If you believe that you might qualify or know of someone who might qualify please contact the CFC and let us know by sending an email to both (admin@chess.ca and vdrkulec@hotmail.com).

Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities


Dear Member Federations:

We are happy to inform you that the 1st FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities will take place from November 20 to December 3, 2020.

The Regulations for the event are available on this link (https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffide.us3.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D6d944e993248d15fc 2b046696%26id%3Dbe6c9527e1%26e%3D3cfa41d7a3&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3f7238f0b54f4d046b2208d85bef9995 %7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6373 60431911022686&sdata=AjxznTt0huXasZGISeEOgPvYcs%2FkL7mYMmCEMFTpZm E%3D&reserved=0), as well as on the FIDE website (https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffide.us3.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D6d944e993248d15fc 2b046696%26id%3D945952c3dd%26e%3D3cfa41d7a3&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3f7238f0b54f4d046b2208d85bef9995 %7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6373 60431911032681&sdata=OGbcKrGDMJSJyurCwOG5UH1h7NGv2JY%2BlXnB82KNVb c%3D&reserved=0).

Please note that each member Federation can register between one and four teams, depending on the number of players with disabilities that are members of that federation:

Up to 50 players: 1 team
Between 50 and 75 players: 2 teams
Between 76 and 100 players: 3 teams
101 or more players: 4 teams

Please note that all participants have to be previously registered in the directory of players with disabilities at the DIS website. You can check this database at this link: https://dis.fide.com/wr0 (https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffide.us3.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D6d944e993248d15fc 2b046696%26id%3D3a1abef10c%26e%3D3cfa41d7a3&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3f7238f0b54f4d046b2208d85bef9995 %7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6373 60431911042679&sdata=q%2BfhnF10zTezX260LzE%2FONku0i3wpWx8Tbac%2Fb %2BDgMo%3D&reserved=0). All your team members must be included in the database: this is a mandatory condition to be a participant in the event.

In case any of your players are not included yet in the database, please send the players’ names and details to the FIDE VP Akaki Iashvili at iashvili.fide@gmail.com before 30 September 2020, using the attached players' form (https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffide.us3.list-manage.com%2Ftrack%2Fclick%3Fu%3D6d944e993248d15fc 2b046696%26id%3D669139c56a%26e%3D3cfa41d7a3&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3f7238f0b54f4d046b2208d85bef9995 %7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C6373 60431911052678&sdata=A2TYjkURXAzH07YwB4SjT8Up%2B%2FSf80h8G7anX9NX gt8%3D&reserved=0). Please provide a passport-size colored photo of your players as well.

Please share this information with the responsible person from your federation who will be appointed the Manager of the Team/s to start the inclusion of your chess players in the FIDE Database and make the registration process for the Online Olympiad later on.

Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation,
FIDE Commission for the Disabled

[Vladimir Drkulec]

The player list for Canada is now complete:




Terry Song 2145

Bertrand Auger 1863

Gilbert Perez 1836

Louis Morin 1806

Pierre Lambert 1647

Chantal Nicole Unr.

Denis Robitaille

Team Captain Richard Bérubé
Federation Official Vladimir Drkulec

[Vadim Tsypin]

The First FIDE Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities started today (https://www.fide.com/news/813).

Rd 1 result:
Philippines 2- 2 Canada

Track Team Canada’s daily progress here (http://chess-results.com/tnr539368.aspx?lan=1&art=20&snr=33&turdet=YES&flag=30).

[Aris Marghetis]

The First FIDE Online Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities started today (https://www.fide.com/news/813).

Rd 1 result:
Philippines 2- 2 Canada

Track Team Canada’s daily progress here (http://chess-results.com/tnr539368.aspx?lan=1&art=20&snr=33&turdet=YES&flag=30).

Yes, a wonderful first result!

[Vadim Tsypin]

Yes, a wonderful first result!

A valiant fight today against a team that featured two 2300+ players.

Rd 2
Canada 1 - 3 "Russia 2"

All rounds in both Qualification and Playoff stages start at 15:00 CET, which is 09:00 a.m. Eastern / 06:00 a.m. Pacific.

[Aris Marghetis]

A valiant fight today against a team that featured two 2300+ players.

Rd 2
Canada 1 - 3 "Russia 2"

All rounds in both Qualification and Playoff stages start at 15:00 CET, which is 09:00 a.m. Eastern / 06:00 a.m. Pacific.

Yes, a rather tough match-up!

In two hours, Canada has Mali!

[Vadim Tsypin]

Yes, a rather tough match-up!

In two hours, Canada has Mali!

A convincing victory today!
Rd 3
Canada 3.5 - 0.5 Mali

[Vadim Tsypin]

Round 4
"India 3" 3 - 1 Canada

[Vadim Tsypin]

Round 5
Canada 3 - 1 "Turkey 4"

[Vadim Tsypin]

Round 6
"Malaysia 1" 2 - 2 Canada

Before the final round, Canada is tied for the 26th-34th places with seven match points.

[Vadim Tsypin]

Round 7
Venezuela 3.5 - 0.5 Canada

The qualification stage is over. Team Canada, being ranked 33rd at the start, finished in the 33rd place (http://chess-results.com/tnr539368.aspx?lan=1&art=0&rd=7&turdet=YES&flag=30) exactly, ahead of such higher-ranked teams from traditional chess countries as France and Belarus. (All results are provisional, pending Fair Play control.)

Thanks a lot to courageous players and the team officials for representing this country with distinction!

[Vladimir Drkulec]

Thank you as well to Richard Berube and the FQE for your work before, during and after the tournament. Richard led the team as team captain and also was instrumental in assembling the team. Thank you to the players for your fighting spirit. Thank you to Vadim Tsypin, the National Chess Federation of the Philippinse, FIDE and the members of the presidential board for helping Gilbert Perez quickly change federations to play in this event. I hope everyone enjoyed the experience provided by playing in this event.