Garry is campaigning hard for Anatoly Karpov while Veselin is campaigning hard for Silvio Danailov. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Turkish Chess Federation President Ali-Nihat Yazici also campaigning hard in Khanty-Mansiysk. The election will take place tomorrow and the...
Promoting Tromsø Chess Olympiad 2014
At the Tromsø Chess Olympiad 2014 booth in Khanty-Mansiysk. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bad day for the Bulgarian Chess Queen and King
Perhaps they are very tense with the ECU election. Perhaps it is just a coindence. But both Bulgarian Chess Queen Antoaneta Stefanova and Chess King Veselin Topalov suffered defeat today. Topalov lost to Mark Bluvshtein of Canada while Stefanova...
Judit did it again! Ivanchuk is out of this world!
After losing her first game at this Olympiad yesterday, Judit bounced back to beat GM Fier of Brazil with the Black pieces today. Almasi also won to give Hungary a 3-1 victory over Brazil. 1. Leitao, Rafael ½-½ Leko,...
China and Ukraine face set back in medal hunt
The Russian women’s team rolled over Hungary 4-0 to maintain a commanding lead for the gold. China’s hope for a team medal has basically vanished after losing to to Georgia 1.5 – 2.5. 1. Hou, Yifan ½-½ Dzagnidze, Nana2....
Russia wins Gold – Almost!
It is almost certain that Russia, under the leadership of the dynamic sisters N. and T. Kosintseva for the first time, who rank #1 and #2 in Russia among women, will capture the gold medal at the 2010 Chess...
Sometimes fortitude is more important than Rating
Varuzhan Akobian: «Sometimes fortitude is more important than Rating»http://www.ugra-chess.com One cannot name absolute leaders in the American national teams in chess as well as in football. However it does not influence the process of enriching the collection of national...
Russia A vs Russia B
Big day for Russia as Russia A is facing Russia B. The winner will continue to chase for Olympiad gold. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Ugra Valley
Most participants are staying at the newly build Olympic hotel, but the FIDE officials, delegates and a number of the top teams (such as Russia, Ukraine and the US) are staying at the older Ugra Valley hotel, which is...
Chess Olympiad exciting LIVE games – Round 7
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