The 34th Fide Chess Olympiad is taking place in Istanbul, Turkey. There are a record number of participating teams, 127 in total. The tournament has 14 rounds, the final round being played on 12 November.

MSO Worldwide will follow the Olympiad closely, and we will try to bring you pairings, results, reports and individual performance ratings quicker than any other site!

Olympiad reports: 14  Russia cruise to Olympiad victory  13  Russia take it easy  12  Can anyone stop Russia now?  11  Russia strengthens lead  10  Russia score big time  9  Topalov leads Bulgaria to an upset win  8  Germany and Russia still impressive   7  Netherlands move up the ranks  6  Draws all around  5  Germany and Russia pull away  4  Germany moves into lead  3  Hungary beats Russia  PR  Individual scores and performance ratings   by Juha Kivijärvi   Official website