Archive for November 11th, 2008

Drum Predictions for 38th Olympiad

Posted in Olympiad, The Chess Drum, Tournaments on Nov 11th, 2008 6 Comments »

The Dresden Olympiad is here and there have been a lot of changes since the last biennial tournament. Armenia took the men’s gold while the Ukraine took the women’s gold in a tournament marked by the rise of the Chinese men (2nd) and the fall of the Russians (6th). This year, these two nations will […]

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Botswana added to list of visa troubles

Posted in Africa, Botswana, Germany, Olympiad on Nov 11th, 2008 No Comments »

Given that African federations raised the possibility of visa troubles in Germany at the 2004 FIDE General Assembly, the Dresden organizers should have forseen the current debacles. Botswana is the latest of African nations to have visa problems to attend the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany. The tournament starts tomorrow. The Chess Drum has […]

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