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The Battle of Generations | World Champion Gukesh takes on Former World #2 Shirov!

19 Sept 2026 · 14 min

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In this live announcement at the FIDE Chess Olympiad, two organizers (Speaker A and Speaker B) address delegates and participants. They outline a special photo opportunity scheduled before round 5, explaining that heads of delegations and team members may be photographed without mobile phones, with media team support, and that seven prizes are available. They clarify that mobile devices are otherwise permitted. The speakers then announce the start of round 4, beginning with a minute of silence to honor the late Georgios Patrokoulos, former president of the Greek Chess Federation, highlighting his contributions to Greek chess from the mid‑1980s to the early 1990s. The announcement concludes with a call for everyone to stand and the official start of the round.

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Thank you.
Good luck. Thank you. Thank you. One second, please. One second. One more time, please. Yeah, I'm a fan of yours.
Thank you very much.
One second, please. Thank you very much. So you're not coming in?
No, no.
Go cash, go cash.
All the best. Thank you. Good luck. This is good. I just arrived. Yeah, you guys, what do you say?
You know they are all naked here. Yeah, today naked. So dear friends, as we promised you in the technical meeting, tomorrow before the round 5 will be a special round. So all delegates, head of delegations, will be allowed to eat the plain menu without mobiles, but with the support of our media team, they will take photos with them. So you can have a photo with your own team, including your delegates, head of delegations, before tomorrow. It's a special and only occasion to be photographed by, so please inform your head of delegations and captains to come tomorrow. 7 prizes in place. All mobiles are allowed. Our media team will do the best to provide the longest photo group. So for today, we have no special guest to make the first move because the round 4 of the 4th of the FIDE Chess Olympiad starts with a minute of silence in memory of Georgios Patrokoulos, who has dedicated his entire life to chess. As president of the Greek Chess Federation, he greatly contributed to all things To Shastin Gills in his main city of Thessaloniki in 1984-1988. He was a fixture in Pina leadership since 1986, serving in various high-ranking capacities including Deputy President and Vice President. Please everyone stand up.
Thank you.
Please take your seats. We can start the games of the 4th round.