Rank after Round 6 (top 30) http://chess-results.com/tnr238704.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 6 IM Bogdanovich Stanislav UKR 2591 5,0 2497 4 0,0 6 5 3,65 1,35 10...
Multi-Tasking Success
To: Andrey Filatov FIDE Vice President, President of Russian Chess Federation Dear Mr. Filatov, I congratulate you on Russia winning the Bronze Medal in the Open Section in the recently completed Baku Olympiad. This is the first time that...
4 share Baku Open lead after 4 rounds
Rank after Round 4 (top 30) http://chess-results.com/tnr238704.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 3 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2653 3,5 2468 3 0,0 4 3,5 2,92 0,58 10...
Filatov: I feel that only a gold medal could be considered a total success
The World Chess Olympiad in Baku concluded last week and Sport-Express published a big interview with RCF President Andrey Filatov. Russia’s men’s team won bronze medals. The women’s team, three-time Olympic champions, has ceded their title, having finished at...
History has been made!
On Chess: USA wins gold at Baku Chess Olympiad By JOHN DONALDSON • 4 HOURS AGO Rio was not the only city to host an Olympics in 2016. Baku, capital of the oil-rich nation of Azerbaijan, just hosted the...
Only 3 players remain perfect after 3 at Baku Open
Rank after Round 3 (top 30) http://chess-results.com/tnr238704.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 8 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2543 3,0 2459 3 0,0 2 3 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2653 3,0 2427 3 0,0...
A bright future for Indian Chess
Olympiad: Promising show by India 20 September, 2016 15:49 IST Rakesh Rao | New Delhi In the last edition in 2014, India returned with a historic first bronze medal in the open section. This year, India fell short of...
Fair or unfair analysis of Indian team in Baku?
Chess Olympiad: Why the Indian men couldn’t win a medal despite leading till Round 6 Still, the young and relatively inexperienced squad performed well enough to suggest the future is bright. Binit Priyaranjan After 11 rounds at the 42nd...
8 remain perfect after 2 at Baku Open
Rank after Round 2 (top 36) http://chess-results.com/tnr238704.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 17 IM Iskandarov Misratdin AZE 2423 Sarhadchi 2,0 2436 2 0,0 2 1 GM Artemiev Vladislav RUS 2663 2,0 2407 2...
A victory 79 years in the making!
Gold! 79 years in the making (in a non-boycotted Chess Olympiad 1937 – 2016)! 2016 team (Baku, Azerbaijan): Caruana, Nakamura, So, Shankland, Robson 1937 team (Stockholm, Sweden): Reshevsky, Fine, Kashdan, Marshall, Horowitz 1976 team (in boycotted Olympiad in Haifa,...