CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is hosting the 44th edition of the Chess Olympiad at Mamallapuram, Chennai today.

With a record 187 countries taking part with 188 teams in the Open section and 162 in the Women's section, the Olympiad will witness the highest ever participation.

The Open section of the Chess Olympiad has 13 women in the fray. 14-year-old Indian-origin player Laia Swaminathan represents Cayman Island.

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Here's the list of 13 women players participating in the Open section:

• Laia Swaminathan

Fiona Steil-Antoni

P'Delle'P Stanley

Celia M Rodriguez Guevara

Gerda Nevska

Zuzana Kovacova

Polina Karelina

Qianyun Gong

Tatiana Dornbusch

Careen Cuffy-Jules

Mia Burth

Alshaeby Boshra

Elvira Berend

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