Archive for Olympiad
Thursday, November 27, 2008 18:59
The dates for the 2nd Bilbao Grand Slam Final have been announced: 2-15 September 2009. Meanwhile there are more details available about the planned FIDE Candidates Tournament. A wrap-up of this and other news.
The 2nd edition of the Grand Slam Masters Final has been announced. The first edition of the tournament, which was held in September this...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 22:05
Armenia repeated their Olympic success of two years ago in Turin by winning gold at the 38th Olympiad in Dresden as well. Georgia, led by former world champion Chiburdanidze, won gold in the women's section. Final report with games, results, standings, prize giving and a video the full press conference given by the Armenian team.
Yet again,...
Monday, November 24, 2008 9:57
In the penultimate round of the Olympiad, leader Israel lost to Ukraine; they took over the lead and share it with Armenia who beat Serbia. Poland is in clear first in the women's section after they beat Armenia and Serbia-Ukraine shared match points. Full round 10 report with games, results, standings and a special press conference with Boris...
Sunday, November 23, 2008 20:05
Anything can happen in the decisive last two rounds of the Olympiad in Dresden after Israel surprisingly but convincingly beat Armenia. The Chinese women dropped to shared 4th after losing to Ukraine, who now share first with Poland and Serbia. Round 9 report with games, results, standings and a very interesting press conference on video.
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Saturday, November 22, 2008 19:02
Armenia swept France 3?Ǭ?-?Ǭ? and Germany lost their first match against Israel. The Chinese ladies were held to 2-2 again, this time by Ukraine, and USA beat Russia 3-1! Round 8 report with games, results, standings and the press conference on video.
The Chess Olympiad takes place 12-25 november in Dresden, Germany. ChessVibes provides on-the-...
Friday, November 21, 2008 19:14
In the 7th round of the Olympiad the Armenian team did very well in their efforts to win another gold medal by beating the Russian favorites 2?Ǭ?-1?Ǭ?. Still undefeated, Germany is now sharing second with Israel and France. The Chinese women dropped their first match point against the USA. Round 7 report with games, results, standings and the...
Thursday, November 20, 2008 23:32
After sacrificing some good night sleep and the subsequent breakfast, I did manage to... finish the second video. Actually it should have been the first since it's a big introduction to the Olympiad, featuring many famous players involved in their 6th round here in Dresden. Enjoy!
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:11
Russia and Armenia are leading the open section in Dresden, after they beat England and Azerbaijan respectively. Ukraine-Germany ended in 2-2. The Chinese women increased their lead by beating Hungary. Round 6 report with games, results, standings and a first video..
The Chess Olympiad takes place 12-25 november in Dresden, Germany. ChessVibes...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 21:39
As from today you can expect on-the-spot coverage of the Chess Olympiad - ChessVibes is in Dresden! The pairings of today include Russia-England, Ukraine-Germany and Azerbaijan-Armenia in the open section and Hungary-China, Serbia-Germany and Austria-Russia in the women's.
Today's pairings in both the Open and Women's sections:
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:38
After Naiditsch and Kramnik had shaken hands relatively quickly, three hard-fought draws resulted in an exciting 2-2 between Germany and Russia - an excellent result for the home team. The two countries now share the lead with Armenia, Azerbaijan, England and Ukraine who all won their 5th round. In the women's section China crushed Poland to take...
