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Israel Chess Olympiad Matches Rescheduled for Yom Kippur
Israel has two chess teams competing in the 2026 Chess Olympiad.
They were supposed to play their fifth-round games on Sunday.
Their games were moved to a different hotel.
The Israeli Open team was playing Singapore.
The Israeli Women’s team was playing Colombia.
The schedule was changed because Israel’s players observe Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur is an important Jewish day that begins at sundown.
FIDE said the games needed to finish earlier than usual.
Israel’s Open and Women’s teams missed the fifth-round start at the 2026 Chess Olympiad.
Their matches against Singapore and Colombia were rescheduled and moved to the Savitsky Hotel.
The changes accommodated Israel’s observance of Yom Kippur, which begins at sundown.
The rescheduled games were held separately from the main venue at the Silk Road International Exhibition Centre.
FIDE said the Israeli teams needed to complete Round 5 before the standard schedule because Yom Kippur falls on September 20.
- Who
- Israel’s Open and Women’s chess teams, along with Singapore’s and Colombia’s teams.
- What
- Their fifth-round Chess Olympiad matches were rescheduled and relocated.
- Where
- The 2026 Chess Olympiad is in Samarkand, while the rescheduled matches were moved to the Savitsky Hotel.
- When
- Sunday, before Yom Kippur begins at sundown on September 20.
- Why
- To accommodate the Israeli teams’ observance of Yom Kippur.
Key facts
- Event
- 2026 Chess Olympiad
- Round
- Fifth round
- Israeli matches
- Israel Open versus Singapore; Israel Women versus Colombia
- Original venue
- Silk Road International Exhibition Centre
- Rescheduled venue
- Savitsky Hotel
- Location
- Samarkand
- Reason
- Observance of Yom Kippur
Quotes
FIDE
The international chess federation explaining the reason for the schedule change
“Due to the observance of Yom Kippur on September 20, the Israeli Open and Women’s teams need to complete their Round 5 games of the FIDE Chess Olympiad earlier than the standard playing schedule would normally allow.”
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