{"id":50080,"date":"2020-08-13T11:55:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T09:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/right-moves-ahead-of-online-chess-olympiad-20200812-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:48:02","slug":"right-moves-ahead-of-online-chess-olympiad-20200812-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/right-moves-ahead-of-online-chess-olympiad-20200812-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Right moves ahead of online chess Olympiad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_bf8b271c\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8365\/e4f98cb179a04ab3934cce245accffee.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8401\/46dabe77201e4ce5b7ebbd5fb03d595a.jpg\" title=\"Madibaz chess player Charlize van Zyl is fine-tuning her preparations for next month\u2019s Online Chess Olympiad.               Photo:SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Madibaz chess player Charlize van Zyl is fine-tuning her preparations for next month\u2019s Online Chess Olympiad.               Photo:SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MADIBAZ student Charlize van Zyl is fine-tuning her preparations ahead of South Africa\u2019s entry into the Online Chess Olympiad on August 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tournament has been set up after the actual Chess Olympiad, scheduled for Russia next month, was postponed to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year Van Zyl was chosen for the South African team after she excelled in a qualification tournament where she won the women\u2019s section by two points without suffering any losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the disruption caused by the pandemic has created some frustration, the 20-year-old said she was looking forward to the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis online format is very different, but I really enjoy it,\u201d she said. \u201cWe will be playing on our laptops or desktops on the biggest online chess-playing platform \u2013 Chess.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will be closely monitored through webcams and microphones, so although it is different from live chess as you are not directly facing your opponent, which in itself is a huge psychological factor, your every movement is still being watched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOther than that, it is a lot more comfortable than live competition or over-the-board chess as you can play from the comfort of your own home with no distractions caused by other players.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third-year BA student said one of the chief differences was the time allowed in which players had to make their moves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe time control will be quite different. 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