Norway upsets China at Chess Olympiad
By ROBERT HUNTINGTON – 2 hours ago
DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — Nineteenth-seed Norway upset 3rd-seed China in round three of the 38th Chess Olympiad on Saturday, while top-ranked Russia rolled on by beating Cuba 3.5-0.5.
Also in the third round of open division play, second-seed Ukraine edged Georgia 2.5-1.5.
On the women’s side, top-seed Russia suffered a minor upset and drew against 11th-seed India, while the other top teams won their matches.
But it was Norway that captured most attention Saturday. In the most closely watched game of the day, 17-year-old Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen — currently rated fourth in the world — played 21-year-old Wang Yue of China on board one.
Wang had the advantage in the endgame, but Carlsen held the draw.
The real hero for Norway was Kjetil Lie, who beat the much higher rated Bu Xiangzhi on board two.
The Norwegians drew higher-rated Chinese opponents on boards three and four.
The 13-day tournament starting Thursday includes 146 teams in the open division — often referred to as the men’s division although it includes a few women — and 111 in the separate women’s division.
Here is the full article.
Round 3 on 2008/11/15 at 15:00 |
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Bo. |
1 |
|
Rtg |
– |
16 |
|
Rtg |
3½: ½ |
1.1 |
GM |
Kramnik Vladimir |
2772 |
– |
GM |
Dominguez Perez Leinier |
2719 |
½ – ½ |
1.2 |
GM |
Svidler Peter |
2727 |
– |
GM |
Bruzon Batista Lazaro |
2623 |
1 – 0 |
1.3 |
GM |
Morozevich Alexander |
2787 |
– |
GM |
Quezada Perez Yuniesky |
2580 |
1 – 0 |
1.4 |
GM |
Jakovenko Dmitry |
2737 |
– |
GM |
Hernandez Carmenates Holden |
2580 |
1 – 0 |
Bo. |
11 |
|
Rtg |
– |
73 |
|
Rtg |
3½: ½ |
2.1 |
GM |
Naiditsch Arkadij |
2678 |
– |
IM |
Mas Hafizulhelmi |
2439 |
1 – 0 |
2.2 |
GM |
Gustafsson Jan |
2634 |
– |
FM |
Lim Yee-Weng |
2396 |
½ – ½ |
2.3 |
GM |
Fridman Daniel |
2630 |
– |
FM |
Mok Tze-Meng |
2308 |
1 – 0 |
2.4 |
GM |
Baramidze David |
2557 |
– |
IM |
Liew Chee-Meng-Jimmy |
2306 |
1 – 0 |
Bo. |
17 |
Georgia (GEO) |
Rtg |
– |
2 |
|
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
3.1 |
GM |
Jobava Baadur |
2664 |
– |
GM |
Ivanchuk Vassily |
2786 |
1 – 0 |
3.2 |
GM |
Izoria Zviad |
2610 |
– |
GM |
Eljanov Pavel |
2720 |
½ – ½ |
3.3 |
GM |
Mchedlishvili Mikheil |
2615 |
– |
GM |
Efimenko Zahar |
2680 |
0 – 1 |
3.4 |
GM |
Arutinian David |
2584 |
– |
GM |
Volokitin Andrei |
2659 |
0 – 1 |
Bo. |
3 |
|
Rtg |
– |
19 |
|
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
4.1 |
GM |
Wang Yue |
2736 |
– |
GM |
Carlsen Magnus |
2786 |
½ – ½ |
4.2 |
GM |
Bu Xiangzhi |
2714 |
– |
GM |
Lie Kjetil A |
2526 |
0 – 1 |
4.3 |
GM |
Ni Hua |
2710 |
– |
GM |
Johannessen Leif Erlend |
2545 |
½ – ½ |
4.4 |
GM |
Li Chao B |
2622 |
– |
IM |
Hammer Jon Ludvig |
2522 |
½ – ½ |
Bo. |
20 |
|
Rtg |
– |
4 |
|
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
5.1 |
GM |
Van Wely Loek |
2618 |
– |
GM |
Radjabov Teimour |
2752 |
1 – 0 |
5.2 |
GM |
Smeets Jan |
2604 |
– |
GM |
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
2731 |
½ – ½ |
5.3 |
GM |
L’Ami Erwin |
2610 |
– |
GM |
Gashimov Vugar |
2703 |
½ – ½ |
5.4 |
GM |
Werle Jan |
2582 |
– |
GM |
Huseynov Gadir |
2650 |
0 – 1 |
Bo. |
9 |
|
Rtg |
– |
72 |
|
Rtg |
4 : 0 |
6.1 |
GM |
Akopian Vladimir |
2679 |
– |
IM |
Ziska Helgi Dam |
2416 |
1 – 0 |
6.2 |
GM |
Sargissian Gabriel |
2642 |
– |
FM |
Olsen Heini |
2376 |
1 – 0 |
6.3 |
GM |
Petrosian Tigran L |
2629 |
– |
IM |
Rodgaard John |
2383 |
1 – 0 |
6.4 |
GM |
Minasian Artashes |
2541 |
– |
|
Poulsen Martin |
2281 |
1 – 0 |
Bo. |
74 |
|
Rtg |
– |
12 |
|
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
7.1 |
|
Khuseinov Rashid |
2348 |
– |
GM |
Shirov Alexei |
2726 |
0 – 1 |
7.2 |
IM |
Isaev Jamshed |
2400 |
– |
GM |
|
2664 |
0 – 1 |
7.3 |
FM |
Djuraev Sokhib |
2339 |
– |
GM |
Khamrakulov Ibragim S |
2580 |
0 – 1 |
7.4 |
IM |
Khamdamov Suhrob |
2219 |
– |
GM |
San Segundo Carrillo Pablo |
2564 |
1 – 0 |
Bo. |
13 |
|
Rtg |
– |
91 |
|
Rtg |
3½: ½ |
8.1 |
GM |
Sasikiran Krishnan |
2694 |
– |
IM |
Leyva Hector |
2399 |
1 – 0 |
8.2 |
GM |
Harikrishna P |
2659 |
– |
IM |
Arias Lemmys A |
2372 |
½ – ½ |
8.3 |
GM |
Geetha Narayanan Gopal |
2548 |
– |
|
Chavez Hector Eduardo |
2202 |
1 – 0 |
8.4 |
GM |
Sandipan Chanda |
2579 |
– |
FM |
|
2149 |
1 – 0 |
Bo. |
106 |
|
Rtg |
– |
14 |
|
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
9.1 |
|
Kojima Shinya |
2272 |
– |
GM |
Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter |
2684 |
0 – 1 |
9.2 |
|
Baba Masahiro |
2220 |
– |
GM |
Parligras Mircea |
2611 |
0 – 1 |
9.3 |
|
Uesugi Shinsaku |
2222 |
– |
GM |
Lupulescu Constantin |
2594 |
0 – 1 |
9.4 |
|
Sano Tomu |
2111 |
– |
GM |
Vajda Levente |
2582 |
1 – 0 |
Bo. |
15 |
|
Rtg |
– |
109 |
|
Rtg |
4 : 0 |
10.1 |
GM |
Adams Michael |
2734 |
– |
|
Sorensen Torben |
2383 |
1 – 0 |
10.2 |
GM |
Short Nigel D |
2642 |
– |
CM |
Pace Colin |
2148 |
1 – 0 |
10.3 |
GM |
Howell David W L |
2593 |
– |
|
Borg Andrew |
2112 |
1 – 0 |
10.4 |
GM |
Conquest Stuart C |
2526 |
– |
|
Zerafa Patrick |
2065 |
1 – 0 |
Bo. |
5 |
|
Rtg |
– |
18 |
|
Rtg |
3½: ½ |
11.1 |
GM |
Leko Peter |
2747 |
– |
GM |
Navara David |
2633 |
1 – 0 |
11.2 |
GM |
Polgar Judit |
2711 |
– |
GM |
Laznicka Viktor |
2591 |
½ – ½ |
11.3 |
GM |
Almasi Zoltan |
2663 |
– |
GM |
Babula Vlastimil |
2608 |
1 – 0 |
11.4 |
GM |
Berkes Ferenc |
2645 |
– |
GM |
Stocek Jiri |
2578 |
1 – 0 |
Bo. |
7 |
France (FRA) |
Rtg |
– |
27 |
|
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
12.1 |
GM |
Bacrot Etienne |
2705 |
– |
GM |
Papaioannou Ioannis |
2597 |
½ – ½ |
12.2 |
GM |
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime |
2716 |
– |
GM |
Kotronias Vasilios |
2587 |
½ – ½ |
12.3 |
GM |
Fressinet Laurent |
2676 |
– |
GM |
Banikas Hristos |
2572 |
½ – ½ |
12.4 |
GM |
Tkachiev Vladislav |
2664 |
– |
GM |
Mastrovasilis Dimitrios |
2572 |
½ – ½ |
Bo. |
35 |
|
Rtg |
– |
8 |
|
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
13.1 |
GM |
Kveinys Aloyzas |
2533 |
– |
GM |
Gelfand Boris |
2719 |
½ – ½ |
13.2 |
GM |
Rozentalis Eduardas |
2577 |
– |
GM |
Roiz Michael |
2677 |
0 – 1 |
13.3 |
GM |
Sulskis Sarunas |
2572 |
– |
GM |
Postny Evgeny |
2674 |
1 – 0 |
13.4 |
IM |
Zagorskis Darius |
2509 |
– |
GM |
Rodshtein Maxim |
2609 |
½ – ½ |
Bo. |
84 |
|
Rtg |
– |
10 |
|
Rtg |
½ :3½ |
14.1 |
IM |
Kobese Watu |
2369 |
– |
GM |
Nakamura Hikaru |
2704 |
0 – 1 |
14.2 |
CM |
Steel Henry Robert |
2280 |
– |
GM |
Onischuk Alexander |
2644 |
0 – 1 |
14.3 |
CM |
Cawdery Daniel |
2265 |
– |
GM |
Shulman Yuri |
2616 |
½ – ½ |
14.4 |
IM |
Mabusela Johanne Mayedi |
2273 |
– |
GM |
Akobian Varuzhan |
2606 |
0 – 1 |
Bo. |
101 |
|
Rtg |
– |
6 |
|
Rtg |
0 : 4 |
15.1 |
IM |
Canda Danilo |
2289 |
– |
GM |
Topalov Veselin |
2791 |
0 – 1 |
15.2 |
|
Espinoza Felix |
2243 |
– |
GM |
Cheparinov Ivan |
2696 |
0 – 1 |
15.3 |
FM |
Bravo William |
2157 |
– |
GM |
Delchev Aleksander |
2632 |
0 – 1 |
15.4 |
|
Alfaro William |
2200 |
– |
GM |
Iotov Valentin |
2532 |
0 – 1 |
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yeah! Norway beating China (without a Carlsen win!) is a real surprise.
But what really makes me upset is the match Georgia – Ukraine.
The whole day the official site showed in their live games site, on board 3 + 4 of this match completly wrong moves (I guess these moves were just from another match) and therefore a wrong result.
So it looked a very long time like Georgia won the match 3.5 – 0.5 and this is also what the official site reported, just to “correct” this mistake by replacing the games and results of board 3 + 4 very late in the evening.
(first Georgia had won both boards, in reality they’ve lost both!)
A lot of supporters from Georgia were at that time already celebrating these incredible win, which in fact wasn’t a real one.
This is a real shame and I hope this will not happen again.
Official site had a lot of wrong results yet, which were corrected later, but following the whole day 2 completely wrong games is just too much!
Great site by the way!
Keep Going Mrs. Polgar!
Heia Norge!
Heya Loek !
It is not true.
1) The official site showed 2.5-1.5 for Georgia (not 3.5-0.5)
2) If you looked at the games on board 3 and 4, you could notice that they are the same. So if you have any brain, it should tell you that something is wrong.
3) Scores on the internet are never official. The score becomes official after the chief arbiter confirms it. When all games finished that is exactly what happened. The scores on the official site were corrected at 21.00 Dresden time.
4) There are other sources on the internet. If you would doublew check, then you would see that Ukraine won (at least one site had the correct score all along).
I agre with the author of the first comment. It is an organizer’s HUGE SHAME that they reported all day long wrongly that Georgia won the match with Ukraine. Now, nobody will be double or triple checking results, we have a life going on besides sitting in internet, and official chess olympic site should have enough credibility not to verify with other sites… I feel for those georgian supporters, because it SUCKS when you are proud that your country won only next day to discover that actually you lost.. not all of us are in Dresden now live. hehehe
No, it sucks if you are only proud of your country when it wins!!!
Where is USA!???