There 2006 Olympiad has just concluded. There were some major story lines that came out of this event. Some of the biggest positive stories were: * Armenia made history by capturing the team Gold medal (overall)* Ukraine made history...
Top performers at the Olympiad
Board 1 (women) Rank – Title – Name – Rating – Federation – % – Games played – Point scored – Performance Rating 1 WIM Zsiltzova-Lisenko, Lubov 2263 IBCA 90.0 10 2006 9.0 23722 WIM H. Mohammed, Eman 2118...
US men’s team won the Bronze, women 4th
The US men’s team came up with the biggest win of the last round, knocking out Norway by the score of 3.5-.5. That vaulted them to a tie for third and winning the Bronze on tie-breaks. Congratulations to the...
The final battles at the 2006 Olympiad
Current standings (women): 1 Ukraine 28.02 Russia 26.03 China 25.04 USA 23.05 Armenia 22.56 Georgia 22.07 Hungary 22.08 India 22.09 France 22.010 Greece 22.011 Belarus 22.012 Poland 22.013 Germany 22.0 Final round pairings (women): Ukraine 28 – 22.5 ArmeniaIndia...
Puzzle by a 10 year old female whiz
This puzzle was sent in to me by 10 year old Eve Zhurbinskiy from New Jersey. It is White to move. Can you find the absolute best move for White? Thank you Eve for sending in this puzzle and...