ORGANIZERS OF WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD IN NORWAY APOLOGIZE TO RUSSIAN CHESS FEDERATION AND RUSSIAN WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM The Norwegian Chess Federation (NCF), one of the organizers of the World Chess Olympiad in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, has apologized...
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...
Agdestein defends Carlsen from unfair criticism
Agdestein om Carlsen-kritikk: – Det er noe ordentlig tull! Magnus Carlsen (23) har måttet tåle en del kritikk etter at det ble klart at han gir seg i sjakk-OL. Lagkompis Simen Agdestein kommer nå med et brennende forsvar av...
Complete Tromsø Chess Olympiad Photos and Videos Round By Round
Official website: www.Tromso2014.comOfficial twitter: @tromso2014My twitter: @SusanPolgar Photos:Photos – Round 11: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/TromsoOlympiadRound11 Photos – Round 10:https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/TromsoOlympiadRound10 Photos – Round 9:https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/TromsoOlympiadRound9 Photos – Round 8:https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/TromsoOlympiadRound8 Photos – Round 7:https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/TromsoOlympiadRound7 Photos – Round 6: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/TromsoOlympiadRound6 Photos – Round 5:https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/TromsoOlympiadRound5 Photos –...
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...
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...
Room for improvement
RI women in 61st place at Chess OlympiadThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sports | Sat, August 16 2014, 11:55 AM The Indonesian women’s chess team, which had initially excelled in the games, ended up ignominiously in 61st place among...
The physically taxing sport of chess
Two Dead at Chess Olympiad in NorwayI know what you’re thinking, but yes, you read that right. 2014 has been a strange year for chess-related deathsAuthor: Brian FeldmanPosted: 08/15/14 11:40 EDT The claim that chess is a physically taxing...
Steady play by Indian team
Indian team rode on steady play and smart strategy to succeed at World Chess OlympiadChennai, Aug 15 (IANS): Solid play and strategic planning were the keys to India’s success at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Norway, said team members....