fortieth World Chess Olympiad started at present at the Istanbul Expo Center, 27th August to 10 September 2012 is the dates. A record breaking 158 groups compete in the Open Section, whereas the Women Section has 124 groups taking part. North Korea’s girls’s football group refused to start their match with Colombia on Wednesday night due to a dispute over the incorrect flag being displayed. Still, his 12 monitor and subject medals stand as an Olympic document for the game to this day.