US, Azerbaijani and Indian squads among ones to watch at Chess Olympiad

Tani Adewumi’s victory in this game secured a second International Master norm for him

As the countdown of days continues before Guyana enters the competitive arena of the 2022 Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India, it may be worthwhile to look at the compositions of other teams.

The USA has been declared the favourite to win the Open section of the Olympiad of the 188 teams expected to compete, while India has been tipped to carry off the Women’s Olympiad, which is expected to see 162 teams being fielded.