Rank after Round 5 No. Name Rtg Team % Games Bo. Pts. 1 GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 2675 Poland 100,0 5 2 5,0 2 GM Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn 2547 Iceland 100,0 5 2 5,0 3 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2669...
The biggest upset at Baku Chess Olympiad
Checkmate: Latvia’s finance minister humbles world chess champ! Amit Karmarkar | TNN | Sep 7, 2016, 09.47 AM IST PUNE: It wasn’t a fluke. It wasn’t a win aided by an opponent’s blunder. Believe it or not, it was...
Ukraine vs Russian showdown, part deux, in round 6
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr232876.aspx Round 6 on 2016/09/08 at 15:00 No. SNo Team Team Pts. MP Res. : Res. MP Pts. Team Team SNo 1 2 UKR Ukraine 16½ 10 : 10 17 Russia RUS 3 2 11 ROU Romania 15 9...
Margins don’t matter as long as you win
Even slender margin wins must for India for chess Olympiad medal Chennai | Wednesday, 2016 9:45:05 PM IST The Indian men’s team can post a podium finish at the World Chess Olympiad if it continues to maintain its current...
Mahir Mammadov: “Azerbaijan will continue hosting chess tournaments”
Mahir Mammadov: “Azerbaijan will continue hosting chess tournaments” 7 September 2016 12:36 (UTC+04:00 Director of the 42nd Chess Olympiad Operating Committee and Vice President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, Mahir Mammadov held a press conference for local and foreign journalists at...
Russia edges Ukraine on tiebreaks after 5 in Women’s Olympiad
Rank after Round 5 – Women http://www.chess-results.com/tnr232876.aspx Rk. SNo Team Team Games + = – TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 3 Russia RUS 5 5 0 0 10 93,0 17,0 29,00 2 2 Ukraine UKR 5...
Can Harikrishna, Eljanov & Giri lead their teams to Gold? Rd 6 pairings
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx Round 6 on 2016/09/08 at 15:00 No. SNo Team Team Pts. MP Res. : Res. MP Pts. Team Team SNo 1 9 IND India 16½ 10 : 10 16½ Netherlands NED 11 2 2 USA United States of...
Baku Chess Olympiad Round 5 Report
Round 5 Ukraine continued the victorious run by scoring against another heavyweight – the defending champion China. The key game was Kryvoruchko’s win against Yu Yangyi, where the remaining boards were drawn. Netherlands scored a lucky win against Belarus,...
Baku the city
Baku is a capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It is one of the largest industrial, scientific and cultural center not only of the country, as well as in the entire region. It is a major port on the...