Liao didn't attend the chess Olympiad.
On the afternoon of July 2, Fide announced the official list of 187 delegations to the expansion table, and 162 women's groups in Olympiad Chunai 2022. Vietnam was unexpectedly absent in the expansion table, though it was seventh in Batumi 2018, 2018, Because the top players such as Le Quang Liem or Nguyen Anh Khoi are busy. This is the first time Vietnam has not attended the expansion table in Olympiad for more than 30 years.
Vietnam only participates in the female board, with five players including Vo Thi Kim Phung, Hoang Thi Bao Tram, Nguyen Thi Mai Hung, Bach Ngoc Thuy Duong and Nguyen Thien Ngan. The number one female player Pham Le Thao Nguyen also did not attend. The average Elo of the team is currently 2.259, ranked 24th in the female. The achievement of the Vietnamese women's team in Batumi 2018 is the 15th.
Olympiad is considered "Olympic of chess"... for two years, for five years, for five 2020 championship for Covid-19. This year took place in Chennai, India from 28/7 to 10/8.
In the Open Group, the U.S. is the only team to bring a supermaster squad that includes Fabiano Caruana, Wesley Soe, Levon Aronian, Rainier Dominguez and Sam Shankland. Only Shankland of American descent. Their average elo is 2,771, 66 elo more than second-seeded Azerbaijan.
The Indian host has the third highest Elo, an average of 2,696, and Norway ranks fourth with Elo 2,692. In addition to the chess king Carlsen, Norway has no player who is Super Great Prime Minister.
At the female board, India is the number one seed with Elo average 2.486, then to Ukraine and Georgia.