Chess Olympiad 2010

Chess Olympiad 2010 Teams (updated)
Participants for Khanty Mansiysk 2010, Malta and Monaco added

As the teams for the 2010 Chess Olympiad become available, we will be including them in this page. If you know more participants for the Khanty Mansiysk Chess Olympiad, please, send the information to out contact form.

Men teams

Armenia – GM Levon Aronian, GM Vladimir Akopian, GM Gabriel Sargissian, GM Arman Pashikian, GM Avetik Grigoryan

Australia – Zong-Yuan Zhao, David Smerdon, George Wendi Xie, Darryl Johansen and Stephen Solomon. Captain: Manuel Weeks.

Brazil – GM Alexandr Fier, GM Andre Diamant, GM Rafael Leitao, GM Gilberto Milos, GM Giovanni Vescovi

Canada – GM Mark Bluvshtein, IM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon, IM Leonid Gerzhoy, IM Artiom Samsonkin and IM Nikolay Noritsyn. Updated by Vlad Rekhson.

China – Wang Yue, Wang Hao, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao and Li Chao b. Thanks to Zhijun James Liu.

Croatia – GM Alojzije Jankovic, GM Zdenko Kozul, GM Mladen Palac, GM Ivan Saric, GM Hrvoje Stevic

Denmark – GM Sune Berg Hansen, GM Allan Stig Rasmussen, IM Jakob Vang Glud, IM Mikkel Antonsen and IM Nikolaj Mikkelsen. Thanks to Graham Taylor.

Estonia – Kaido Kulaots, Meelis Kanep, Olav Sepp, Aleksandr Volodin and Tarvo Seeman

Finland – Tomi Nyback, Mikael Agopov, Mika Karttunen, Heikki Lehtinen and Tapani Sammalvuo

France – Etienne Bacrot, Sébastien Feller, Laurent Fressinet, Vladislav Tkachiev and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Thanks to Philippe Dornbusch.

Guernsey – CM Peter Kirby, Peter Rowe, John Cummins, CM Toby Brookfield, Jon Bridel

Iceland – GM Hannes Stefansson, GM Hedinn Steingrimsson, IM Bragi Thorfinnsson, IM Bjorn Thorfinnsson and Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson. Captain is GM Helgi Olafsson. Thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson for the update.

Italy – GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Michele Godena, GM Daniele Vocaturo, IM Sabino Brunello and IM Denis Rombaldoni; captain is GM Arthur Kogan. Thanks to Lou Caruana for the update.

Japan – FM Shinya Kojima, CM Ryosuke Nanjo, Ryuji Nakamura, Ryo Shiomi and Kohei Yamada. Thanks to Kazuya Uesugi.

Malta – Torben Sorensen, Colin Pace, Josepf Gauci, Duncan Vella and Peter Sammut Briffa. Captain is Ron Sammut. Thanks to Duncan Vella.

Mexico – GM Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora, GM Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero, GM Manuel Leon Hoyos, GM Jose Gonzalez Garcia and IM Luis Fernando Ibarra Chami. Information by IO Mr. Florentino Reyes-Berlie, Mexico’s FIDE Delegate.

Monaco – GM Igor Efimov, FM Patrick van Hoolandt, Jean François Nelis, Jean Philippe Gentilleau and Karl Ribbegren. Thanks to JM Rapaire.

Nigeria – Bunmi Olape, Olamide Ajibowo, Inimo Kigigha, Ajibola Olanrewaju and Charles Campbell

Norway – GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Jon Ludvig Hammer, IM Frode Elsness, GM Kjetil A. Lie and FM Frode Urkedal. Thanks to Eirik T. Gullaksen for the update.

Panama – IM Jorge Baules, FM Jorge Arosemena, FM Jorge Sanchez, Patrick Aizpurua and Cesar Mathews. Thanks to Jorge Arosemena for the update.

Papua New Guinea – Joselito Marcos, Shaun Press, Helmut Marko, Rupert Jones and Brayden Soo. Captain: Brian Jones. Thanks to Shaun Press.

Puerto Rico – IM Alejandro Montalvo, Raul Vazquez Reyes, Mark Machin Rivera, Edgardo J Almedina Ortiz and Ramon Ovalle Burgos. Thanks to George Perez Borrero for the information.

Russia 1 – Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler and Vladimir Malakhov. Thanks to Natalia Pogonina.

Russia 2 – Alexander Morozevich, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Nikita Vitiugov, Evgeny Alekseev and Ian Nepomniatchi

Russia “local” – Dmitry Jakovenko, Sergei Rublevsky, Ernesto Inarkiev, Alexei Pridorozhni and Nikolai Kabanov

Scotland – Colin McNab, John Shaw, Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Eddie Dearing and Stephen Burns-Mannion

Singapore – GM Zhang Zhong, FM Chan Wei Xuan Timothy, FM Chua Zheng Yuan Terry, FM Fernandez Daniel Howard, WFM Tay Li Jin Jeslin

Slovakia – GM Sergei Movsesian, GM Jan Markos, GM Lubomir Ftacnik, GM Tomas Petrik and IM Marian Jurcik (preliminary). Thanks to Martin Huba.

South Africa – IM Kenny Solomon, IM Watu Kobese, FM Henry Steel, IM Johannes Mabusela and CM Donovan van den Heever. Thanks to Günther van den Bergh for the information.

Suriname – CM Roger Matoewi, CM Dewperkash Gajadien, Franklin Mungroo, Willem Veer, Suradj Hanoeman. Thanks to IA Aubrey Kappel for the update.

Ukraine – Vassily Ivanchuk, Ruslan Ponomariov, Pavel Eljanov, Zahar Efimenko and Andrei Volokitin. Captain is Vladimir Tukmakov.

Venezuela – GM Eduardo Iturrizaga, IM Johann Alvarez, FM Oliver Soto, FM Dumit Semerene and Wiston Boada. Thanks to GM Eduardo Iturrizaga.

Vietnam – Le Quang Liem, Dao Thien Hai, Nguyen Anh Dung, Nguyen Duc Hoa and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son