Olympiad

  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #9

    2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 Monday, 11 August 2014 Top Boards (Open) China 2-2 Ukraine Czech Republic 1½-2½ France Norway 2-2 Turkey Azerbaijan 2-2 Romania Israel 1-3 Hungary Full Results The parity of this year’s Olympiad means that many teams retain medal chances even after a setback. In order to…

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  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #8

    2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 Sunday, 10 August 2014 Top Boards (Open) China 3-1 Azerbaijan Romania 3-1 Czech Republic Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-3 Norway Ukraine 2½-1½ Bulgaria France ½-1½ Poland Full Results Ding Liren is one of China’s bright hopes for future dominance. Both he and Yu Yangyi are picking…

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  • African tensions boil at 2014 Olympiad

    The battle for the office of FIDE President is perhaps the most important event during this two week Olympiad. While the games were to take place at 2:00pm, the continental meetings took place today at 9:00am at the Radisson Blu Hotel. One of the main topics was the election for…

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  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #7

    Top Boards (Open) Cuba 1½-2½ Azerbaijan Czech Republic 3-1 Russia Norway 1 1½-2½ Germany Serbia ½-3½ China Bulgaria 3-1 Netherlands Full Results Magnus Carlsen vs. Arkadij Naiditsch, 0-1.Photo Paul Truong. One of the shocks of the round was not Germany’s win over Norway, but the fact that Magnus Carlsen bungled…

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  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #6

    Top Boards (Open) Azerbaijan 3½-½ Georgia Serbia 2-2 Bulgaria Italy 1-3 Norway 1 Cuba 3½-½ Kazakhstan Uzbekistan 1½-2½ Russia Full Results Azerbaijan widens its lead with a crushing victory over Georgia with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov getting a cluster of pieces around the black king with deadly effect. Serbia-Bulgaria drew trading wins…

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  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #5

    Top Boards (Open) Azerbaijan 2-2 Serbia Russia 2-2 Bulgaria Armenia 2½-1½ Norway 1 China 2-2 Netherlands Ukraine 1½-2½ Uzbekistan Full Results What’s wrong with Ivanchuk?Photo by David Llada. The Ukraine has won two Olympiads of the past five with Armenia winning the other three. They are always a credible threat…

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  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #4

    Top Boards (Open) France 1½-2½ Azerbaijan Serbia 2½-1½ Czech Republic Norway 1 3-1 Poland Russia 2-2 China Netherlands 2-2 Israel Full Results Kamsky reeling after losing to IM Henry Steel (2399)!Photo by Paul Truong When was the last time a top 50 player has lost to another player 300 ELO…

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  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #3

    Top Boards (Open) Armenia 1½-2½ France USA 1½-2½ Netherlands Norway 3-1 Montenegro Germany 2-2 England Poland 2-2 Cuba Full Results Batumi, Georgia putting in a bid for Olympiad 2018. Photo by Paul Truong. The plot thickened today as top teams began to clash. All the top teams faced a strong…

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  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #2

    Top Boards (Open) Russia 3½-½ Qatar Norway 2 2-2 Ukraine Finland 2-2 Norway 1 France 4-0 Mongolia Australia 1-3 Armenia Full Results Fabiano Caruana of Italy is now #3 in the world with a 2800 ELO. Photo by chess24.com. First major upset of the tournament! The Ukraine was drawn by…

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  • 2014 Chess Olympiad: Opening Ceremonies

    A record number of teams have assembled in Tromso, Norway for the biennial Chess Olympiad. Approximately 1800 players from a total of 174 nations far and wide will compete in the coming two weeks for a chance at Olympiad glory. One of the most interesting occurrences of the Olympiad is…

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