The World Chess Olympiad has started today with the Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Suat Kilic making the first move for GM Zhao Xue in the match China - Bangladesh. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the Turkish Chess Federation President Ali Nihat Yazici were present.

A record breaking 158 nations compete in the Olympiad! Follow the games live here. Live video broadcast with English and Russian commentary is available from the home page.

Photos from the 1st round are available in the gallery.