Vietnam next Golden boy
Vietnam wins gold at World Youth Chess Championship 2014Tuesday, Sep 30, 2014, Posted at: 14:08(GMT+7) Nguyen Anh Khoi from Ho Chi Minh City bagged a gold medal in the U12 boys’ event at the World Youth Chess Championship 2014 held in Durban, South Africa. After 11 matches, Anh Khoi, seeded fifth for his Elo rating […]
Padmini Owes Gold to Change in Preparation
Padmini Owes Gold to Change in PreparationBy Sanatan PaniPublished: 18th August 2014 06:00 AMLast Updated: 18th August 2014 03:11 AM BHUBANESWAR: Odisha’s Padmini Rout made the country proud by becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual gold in the Chess Olympiad. The 20-year-old was superb on the fifth board in the 41st edition […]
Historic Gold for China
China spring historic surprise with gold medals at Tromso OlympiadLeonard BardenThe Guardian, Friday 15 August 2014 11.17 EDT China’s gold medals at the 174-nation Tromso Olympiad were a historic moment. Its team halved with the top seeds Russia and Ukraine but beat their other main rivals in an emphatic triumph. Yu Yangyi, 20, was their […]
Gold medal for Truong Son of Vietnam
Sports — Vietnamese chess grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son made an exceptional finish to the 41st World Chess Olympiad in Norway on Thursday as he claimed the gold medal on Board 2 with an 11-game unbeaten run. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese men’s team, with 14 points following five wins, four draws and two losses, ranked 27th […]
Padmini Rout wins Gold in Tromso
Chennai: China annexed the Chess Olympiad gold medal in Norway while India captured the bronze crushing Uzbekistan 3.5-0.5 on Thursday. It was the first time India has won a medal in the Chess Olympiad. Woman Grandmaster Padmini Rout won the gold medal while Grandmaster K. Sasikiran took home the silver medal. China defeated Poland 3-1 […]
Winning Olympiad Gold was a very special moment
Polgar: My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 1)By Susan Polgar Over the years, one of the most popular questions which I am being asked is what are some of the most memorable moments in my career? I have experienced hundreds if not thousands of exciting, wonderful and memorable moments during my chess […]
American gold at the Chess Olympiad
List of American players who have won Gold medals in the Chess Olympiads (unless stated, it is team gold): Men: Kashdan (team and individual gold)Marshall (team and individual gold)Horowitz (team and individual gold)Fine (team and individual gold)Dake (team and individual gold) Seirawan (individual gold) ByrneEvansLombardyKavalekTarjanCommonsReshevskyKupchikSteiner and SimonsonWomen: Polgar (team and individual gold) Zatonskih (individual gold)Please […]
Almasi wins Gold in Beijing
Almasi wins Gold on tiebreaks over Vachier-Lagrave and Gashimov with a last round victory over Kamsky with Black. Final standings Rk SNo. Name Rtg FED 1.Rd. 2.Rd. 3.Rd. 4.Rd. 5.Rd. 6.Rd. 7.Rd. Pts. 1 13 GM Almasi Zoltan 2707 HUN 5 b 1 8 w 0 10 w 1 14 b ½ 7 w 1 […]
Maxime Vachier- Lagrave: France get gold in blitz!
Maxime Vachier- Lagrave: France get gold in blitz! Official website: http://sportaccord2011.fide.com Maxime gained the first Gold medal for France here in the blitz event, competing with such famous players as Alexander Grischuk and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov! We had this interview with him after his last game. – Congratulations! What do you feel now? – Thank you! […]