It was virtually hosted by China and took place from 20 August to 15 September 2021 on Chess.com's server.

[1] Russia finished first and the United States second, while China and India tied for the third place.

In July 2021, the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) announced that the second edition of the Online Chess Olympiad will be inaugurated on 13 August and last until 15 September.

National federations intending to take part in the Olympiad confirmed their participation by 31 July and were to choose their top players and juniors to send for the event.

[1] China, the virtual hosts of the event, sent two teams to the tournament, one from the mainland and the other from Shenzhen, both playing under the Chinese flag.

The Afghanistan team withdrew from the event following the Taliban takeover of the country.