Susan Polgar: Due to flooding, some hotels at the Chess Olympiad 2024 had to be changed

Susan Polgar, one of the main faces of the Chess Olympiad 2024, reports that the heavy flooding that hit Budapest now affects the Chess Olympiad itself. “Oh no! My hometown Budapest is flooding! The streets by the Danube river are completely flooded. I was told that some teams had to change hotels due to “Force Majeure”, ” says Susan Polgar. She added, “It does not effect the playing venue at all. But I am told some teams that stay on Margaret Island have to move because buses cannot get to them.”

This only adds to the initial accommodation problems for delegations at the Chess Olympiad, reported by Monaco, Scotland and Germany / Turkey / England / Anish Giri / Croatia and will aggravate the transportation to the playing hall that made Carlsen among other players late for the games

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