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The first 25 minutes of the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 ft. Gukesh, Arjun, Nihal and more!

16 Sept 2026 · 26 min

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In this brief excerpt from the opening minutes of the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand, two on‑site staff members (Speaker A and Speaker B) greet arriving players at the Expo Center, wish them good luck, and give informal directions. The conversation shifts between English, Dutch, and Hindi, reflecting the multilingual environment. They discuss practical logistics such as where the players should go, timing constraints, and whether water is available, while maintaining a friendly, supportive tone. The dialogue is informal, with repetitions and some confusion, illustrating the real‑time coordination challenges of a large international chess event.

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Oh ja, nog eens.
Gaan we recht door of wat?
Hello.
Hi. Good luck. Guys, this is where the players are going to enter. This is the beautiful Expo Center here in the Silk Road in Samarkand.
Good luck.
No, I think they must have waters inside. I don't know. All the best. Thank you.
Thank you. Hello! All the best! Men's this way. I know that. So you go to them. I mean, like 3 minutes. They didn't allow you to No, this one. Then now this one. No, that's when you go to— because you do not play.
Good luck.
No, I tried all the like every there everywhere it was too cool.
Why didn't you take things? It was too late. It was too late. Yeah.
Yeah.
Went too late.
That's it. Hey, nice.
अल्दोस मियाँ, अल्दोस। कैसी लग रही है फर्स्ट मैच आप नर्वस थे थोड़ा नर्वस नहीं कॉन्फिडेंट कॉन्फिडेंट एस यूजुअल