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FIDE World Team Chess Championship 2022 – Teams compositions

The FIDE World Team Championship 2022 will take place from 19 to 26 November in Jerusalem, Israel. It will be a twelve-team championship with China, France, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain and Ukraine competing in Pool A, and Azerbaijan, India, Israel, Poland, USA and Uzbekistan competing in Pool B. The best ranked four teams of each pool will advance to the knock-out stage, where they will play Quarter-finals, Semi-Finals, and Final, with each duel consisting of two matches between the teams.

In the line-ups of the participating teams we find stars like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Teimour Radjabov, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, along with up-and-coming Uzbek and Indian prodigies like Javokhir Sindarov and Nihal Sarin, illustrious veterans Vassily Ivanchuk and Alexei Shirov, and the USA teenager who has been in the limelight for the last couple of months, Hans Niemann.

FIDE World Team Chess Championship 2022 – LIVE games

Teams compositions:

ISRAEL 
Ilana DavidCaptain
Maxim Rodshteinplayer
Tamir Nabatyplayer
Avital Boruchovskyplayer
Ilia Smirinplayer
Evgeny Postnyplayer
Ori Koboplayer
  
POLAND 
Michal BartelCaptain
Radoslaw Wojtaszekplayer
Mateusz Bartelplayer
Kacper Piorunplayer
Bartosz Sockoplayer
Szymon Gumularzplayer
Igor Janikplayer
  
UKRAINE 
Yurii GnypChief of delegation
Oleksander SulypaCaptain
Igor Kovalenkoplayer
Vasyl Ivanchukplayer
Andriy Volokytinplayer
Kirill Shevchenkoplayer
Vitali Bernadskyiplayer
Mykhaylo Oleksyenkoplayer
  
CHINA 
Wen YangCaptain & player
Xu Xiangyuplayer
Bai Jinshiplayer
Lu Shangleiplayer
Li Diplayer
  
NETHERLANDS 
Jan SmeetsCaptain & player
Anish Giriplayer
Jorden Van Foreestplayer
Lucas Van Foreestplayer
Max Warmerdamplayer
Robby Kevlishviliplayer
  
FRANCE 
Jean-baptiste MullonCaptain & Chief of delegation
Maxime Vachier-lagraveplayer
Jules Moussardplayer
Laurent Fressinetplayer
Maxime Lagardeplayer
Tigran Gharamianplayer
  
INDIA 
Suri VaibhabCaptain
Gujarathi Vidit Santoshplayer
Sunilduth Lyna Narayananplayer
Sarin Nihalplayer
Krishnan Sasikiranplayer
Sethuraman Panayappan Sethuramanplayer
Gupta Abhijitplayer
  
SOUTH AFRICA 
Hendrink Petrus Du ToitCaptain & Chief of delegation
Kenneth Terence Solomonplayer
Daniel John Cawderyplayer
Daniel Barrishplayer
Banele Fortune Mhangoplayer
  
UZBEKISTAN 
Husan TurdialievChief of delegation
Ivan SokolovCaptain
Nodirbek  Yakubboevplayer
Javokhir Sindarovplayer
Jakhongir Vakhidovplayer
Shamsiddin Vokhidovplayer
Abdimalik Abdisalimovplayer
Ortik Nigmatovplayer
  
USA 
John DonaldsonCaptain
Hans Niemannplayer
Lazaro Bruzonplayer
Alexander Onischukplayer
Varuzhan Akobianplayer
Yuniesky Quesada Perezplayer
  
SPAIN 
Javier Ochoa de EchagüenChief of delegation
David MartinezCaptain
Jaime Santosplayer
David Antonplayer
Alexei Shirovplayer
Daniil Yuffaplayer
Miguel Santosplayer
  
AZERBAIJAN 
Nijat AbasovCaptain
Shakhriyar Mamedyarovplayer
Teimour Radjabovplayer
Rauf Mamedovplayer
Aydin Suleymanliplayer
Gadir Guseinovplayer
Vugar Asadliplayer

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The time control will be 45 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 10 seconds per move starting from move 1. The event, organized by FIDE and the Israel Chess Federation with the support of the Israel Ministry of Sport and Culture, will be held at the Mount Scopus Hall in the Dan Hotel in Jerusalem. Former World Champion Viswanathan Anand and the seven-time French Women’s Chess Champion Almira Skripchenko will be the commentators.

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