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The US Men’s Team edged the Philippines by the score of 2.5 – 1.5. Gata, Hikaru and Alex Onischuk all drew while Akobian scored the only win. The team will face Poland tomorrow. The US Women’s Team defeated Cuba by the score of 2.5-.5. Anna and Irina won while Rusa drew. The women will play […]

There have been a lot of complaints about the Turin Olympiad such as horrible accomodations, poor food quality, lack of food, one hour line for food, disastrous website, etc. Below is excerpts from from Men’s Team Captain John Donaldson, IA Carol Jarecki and US Champion Alex Onischuk: John Donaldson: “Last night Gata arrived from Bulgaria. […]

Russia, a country with long world-class chess tradition, failed to win the Gold two years ago in Calvia, Spain. Their men’s team tied for 2nd with Armenia, a full three points behind Ukraine! Their women’s team finished third behind China and the US. This year, the Russians decided to take no chances. They brought their […]

The Susan Polgar Foundation proudly presents the first annualSusan Polgar World Open Chess Championship for Girls under 21as part of the Las Vegas International Chess FestivalJune 16 – 18, 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada – www.LVChessFestival.com/girlsFormat: 6 SS Sections: Under 21, 15, 13 and 10 (as of June 14, 2006)Time control: G/45 (Please bring your own […]

There were quite a few upsets in the overal Olympiad. The biggest shock was #48 Portugal over #9 Azerbaijan by the score of 3.5-.5! Results can be found here.#48 Portugal (POR) – #9 Azerbaijan (AZE) 3.5-.5#81 Mongolia (MGL) – #69 Tunisia (TUN) 3.5-.5#50 Australia (AUS) – #15 Romania (ROM) 3-1#66 Peru (PER) – #29 Switzerland […]

There were some upsets in round 2. Here are some of the big upsets in the women’s side including our friends from Mexico over the Czech Republic. The full results are posted here. #44 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) – #18 Netherlands 2-1#47 Mexico (MEX) – #22 Czech Republic (CZE) 2-1 #35 Croatia (CRO) – #7 […]