US Chess Soliciting Applicants for Captain and Trainer Positions for 2024 Olympiad

US Chess is soliciting applicants for two Captain positions at the 45^th FIDE World Chess Olympiad, one for the 2024 USA Olympiad Team and one for the 2024 USA Olympiad Women’s Team.  The Olympiad will take place September 10th – September 23rd, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. 

Applicants may be from any federation, but should be a certified FIDE trainer at any level.  The lists of eligible applicants will be provided to the U.S. Olympiad players.  Each team will select its own Captain.

Each successful applicant must complete US Chess SafeSport Training, https://new.uschess.org/us-chess-safe-play-hub, no later than September 1, 2024. 

If you are interested in applying for one of these two Captain positions (open or women’s team), please send a resume and cover letter to Brian Yang, US Chess FIDE Events Manager, at Click here to show email address by Friday, June 21, 2024 5PM Central time. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

US Chess Soliciting Applicants for Trainer Positions for the 2024 Olympiad Teams

US Chess is soliciting applicants for two Trainer positions at the 45^th FIDE World Chess Olympiad, one for the 2024 USA Olympiad Team, and one for the 2024 USA Olympiad Women’s Team.  The Olympiad will take place September 10th – September 23rd, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. 

Applicants may be from any federation, but should be a certified FIDE trainer at any level and have a US Chess rating of at least 2550.  The lists of eligible applicants will be provided to the US Olympiad players.  Each team will select its own Trainer.

Each successful applicant must complete US Chess SafeSport Training, https://new.uschess.org/us-chess-safe-play-hub, no later than September 1, 2024. 

If you are interested in applying for one of these two Trainer positions (open or women’s team), please send a resume and cover letter to Brian Yang, US Chess FIDE Events Manager, at Click here to show email address by Friday, June 21, 2024 5PM Central time. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered.