In your opinion, what are the reasons for the success of the Armenian national team? They have never had the #1 ranked team and yet 3 Gold medals in the past 4 Olympiad! How did they do it?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
What are their secrets?
The secret is:
T-E-A-M
They have a leader that “sweats” every game and work for them between games. So, the whole team tries to do his best irrespective of shape. Moreover, the support themselves in order to recover from upsets.
Tell Nakamura, who thinks he is the better player of team USA. However, he is the weakest link in the team chain.
“They’ve got DE-TER-MIN-A-TION”.
I disagree with anonymous regarding Nakamura. Nakamura was the quintessential team player for the USA team when playing Kramnik in the USA win over Russia.