The “Rest of the World Team” is, as it would be expected, the most colorful one, including players from Azerbaijan, Iran, Egypt, Peru, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. The FIDE President, Arkady Dvorkovich, will be acting as a captain for this team.
Captain: Arkady Dvorkovich
A son of an international chess arbiter Vladimir Dvorkovich, Arkady Dvorkovich was elected president of FIDE in October 2018, succeeding Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. He makes his debut as a team captain.
Teimour Radjabov (Std. 2765 Rpd. 2758)
One of the youngest grandmasters ever, Teimour Radjabov shot to fame in the Linares 2003 after beating Garry Kasparov. In November 2012, he has reached the highest rating in his career (2793) and became the #4 in the world. Together with team Azerbaijan Radjabov has won European Team Championship in 2009, 2013, and 2017. His chess resume includes a joint-first place in 2007 Tata Steel Chess, winning the Elista Grand Prix (2008), Geneva Grand Prix (2017), and the FIDE World Cup (2019). Radjabov is currently rated ninth in the world.
Alireza Firouzja (Std. 2728 Rpd. 2703)
The second-youngest player ever to reach a 2700 mark, Alireza Firouzja won the Iranian Championship at the age of 12 and has a reputation of the most promising talents. The leader of the junior rating, he became the runner-up in the World Rapid Chess Championship 2019 and two months later won Prague International Chess Festival Masters 2020.
Bassem Amin (Std. 2686 Rpd. 2608)
The highest-rated player of Africa, Bassem Amin became the first GM representing this continent to surpass a 2700 rating mark. A multiple African and Arab chess champion, he has participated in five Olympiads as a member of the Egyptian team.
Mariya Muzychuk (Std. 2544 Rpd. 2506)
The former World Women’s Champion and two time Women’s Champion of Ukraine, Mariya Muzychuk won two bronze medals with her national team in the Olympiads (2012 and 2014). In 2014 she won the best woman prize in Gibraltar Open and earned a GM norm. Mariya Muzychuk is currently ranked sixth in the women’s rating list.
Jorge Cori (Std. 2652 Rpd. 2599)
A twice World Youth Champion and four-time Pan American champion in his age category, Jorge Moises Cori Tello has played for the Peruvian team in the Chess Olympiads since 2010. Participating in 43d Olympiad in Batumi (2018) he scored 7.5 out of 8 points with a rating performance of 2925.
Dinara Saduakassova (Std. 2500 Rpd. 2412)
Two-time World Youth Champion in different age categories (2010 and 2014), Dinara Saduakassova played for the Kazakhstani national team in four Olympiads (2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014) and two Women’s World Team Chess Championships (2013 and 2015). In October 2019, she earned her first grandmaster norm after scoring 5.5 out of 11 points in the open section of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss. Dinara is currently ranked eleventh in the world.