Khanty-Mansiysk Chess Olympiad round 8 top team pairings:
Open Olympiad
1. Russia 1 (12/19) – Ukraine (13/21)
2. Hungary (12/17.5) – Azerbaijan (12/20.5)
3. Georgia (11/21) – Belarus (11/20)
4. United States of America (11/19) – China (11/20)
5. Poland (11/20) – Armenia (11/18.5)
6. France (11/17.5) – Russia 2 (10/20)
7. Serbia (10/19) – Slovakia (10/17.5)
8. Israel (10/18.5) – Netherlands (10/16)
9. Iran (10/18) – Cuba (10/18)
10. Estonia (10/17.5) – Russia 3 (10/16.5)
Women’s Olympiad
1. India (12/20.5) – Russia 1 (14/21.5)
2. Serbia (11/20.5) – Georgia (12/21)
3. Russia 2 (11/17.5) – United States of America (11/19)
4. Hungary (11/18) – Bulgaria (11/16.5)
5. Russia 3 (10/19) – Cuba (10/20)
6. Slovakia (10/19.5) – Greece (10/18.5)
7. China (10/19) – Belarus (10/17.5)
8. Germany (10/19) – Ukraine (10/19)
9. Croatia (10/16.5) – Peru (10/17)
Full pairings here: http://www.ugra-chess.com/results.php
Will Kramnik sit out against Ivanchuk too?
Chucky is hiding a rook up his nose.
Watch him!
No matter which team wins the Olympiad, Chucky is the ultimate winner.
His provisional rating is at the moment 2772 !