Greetings to Russian national team on winning 2021 FIDE Online Olympiad 2021-09-15 22:30:00 Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian national team on winning the 2021 online Olympiad of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The message reads, in part: “This is the second time the Russian team has won this respected and prestigious tournament. You continue the triumphant traditions of the national Russian chess school; you have reaffirmed its players’ high level of skill and convincingly proved that you are up to the most difficult and ambitious sports challenges. Well done!”