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  • sounds like ridicule to me.

    Originally posted by Emil Smilovici View Post
    It does not matter that much if all the four players lose by default. Maybe THIS was a strategic move in order to avoid the Israelis!
    The report notes the following:

    Originally posted by Olympiad report
    Zero tolerance claimed several casualties today - the Burundi men's team, and most of the Palestinian teams - one of their men played a few moves before giving up, perhaps in sympathy with his forfeited teammates.
    Those two teams you refer to are in different score groups that are far apart - which a child could have easily determined. Your remarks sound like some sort of gloating ridicule to me. Why is that?

    Here's someone else to ridicule. Have at it.

    One tragic enforcement of the zero tolerance rule ended in tears when Layola Murara Umuhoza, the 10-year-old first board for the Rwandan women's team, lost without play. One has to question the point of a rule that prevents games being played in an event that has so much importance, especially for smaller nations, because of what is often just minor tardiness.
    Last edited by Nigel Hanrahan; Sunday, 3rd August, 2014, 10:06 PM. Reason: Have at it.
    Dogs will bark, but the caravan of chess moves on.

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    • Re: sounds like ridicule to me.

      Zero tolerance is not a new rule and I just don't see why it continues to be a point of controversy. In every game in olympiad history, there has been a set time when if you show up after that time, you forfeit. It should make no difference if the round starts at 2 and the death time is 2 or the round starts at 2 and the death time is 3. Calling this "tragic" is ridiculous.

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      • Re: sounds like ridicule to me.

        Originally posted by David Ottosen View Post
        Zero tolerance is not a new rule and I just don't see why it continues to be a point of controversy. In every game in olympiad history, there has been a set time when if you show up after that time, you forfeit. It should make no difference if the round starts at 2 and the death time is 2 or the round starts at 2 and the death time is 3. Calling this "tragic" is ridiculous.
        It makes a huge difference. Whether you like it or not, chess players are notoriously lazy and prone to being late for their games. Chalk it up to experience as most games will never take the entire time control to finish and so chess players are used to being a few up to 30 minutes late for their games. The whole reason for the zero tolerance rule was preposterous in the first place and offers no benefit to a chess player and only harm. I hope local tournaments will continue with the 1 hour tolerance rule and will never implement the zero tolerance rule.
        Shameless self-promotion on display here
        http://www.youtube.com/user/Barkyducky?feature=mhee

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        • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

          Originally posted by Nigel Hanrahan View Post
          It would be more embarrassing for the Israelis to be faced with the Palestinian team, as the latter might simply boycott the match and refuse to show up. Then other, bigger problems could follow, and quickly too.

          I would not be at all surprised if other teams thought about boycotting the Israelis. World opinion is rapidly changing here. However, the tournament may have specific rules about no-shows, as such actions, and counter-actions by the organizers, could rapidly escalate and ruin the event.

          So you want to boycott Israel?

          So your organization has decided to boycott all products and services from Israel. Here is a list of activities that you now need to perform in order to comply with this boycott.

          Part One – Technology and Food

          First, remove all Intel Pentium and Celeron computer processor chips from personal computers (desktops, laptops and notebooks) as these were either developed or manufactured in Israel.

          Note that the revolutionary new Ivy Bridge processor will be manufactured in Israel. Any computers running the Windows XT operating system must be turned off immediately as this was developed in Israel. All current Microsoft operating systems are not to be used as Microsoft is heavily reliant on its Israel R&D centre.

          Step 2. Any computers that still work need to have their anti-virus software and personal firewalls removed as this technology originated in Israel. The organisation’s firewall will also need to be switched off. Staff should no longer open external emails as most of these will be infected with viruses. No outgoing emails can be sent. The algorithm (code) that’s used today for sending e-mails, was made by an Israeli who worked at the Ben-Gurion University in Be’er-Sheva in 1980.

          Step 3. Discard all mobile phones, as this technology was developed in Israel, where the first mobile phones were manufactured. Mobile chip technology from a single Israeli company has now been installed in over 100 million devices. Only top-level staff may retain mobile phones for emergency situations. However the use of SMS (Texting) is expressly forbidden as this facility was developed in Israel. No 4G devices can be used, as the chipset is Israeli.

          Step 4. Turn off your voice-mail service and delete any recorded messages. Israeli companies invented the voice-mail system. If someone you do not know answers your phone-call, then hang up. Israeli call-centres and call-centre technology is in widespread operation in the UK.

          Step 5. Before accepting any printed material, check that the supplier has not used the Israeli device that might have saved up to 50% of the ink used.

          Step 6. At home, do not use Facebook as many in-built and add-on applications are Israeli-developed. Do not watch videos on the Internet as the platform used to upload them may be from AOL and hence from an Israeli company. Do not use the Internet to search for answers to your questions as this may involve use of an Israeli-developed search engine. Better to remain unenlightened.

          Step 7. On your TV or home entertainment centre, do not use Video On Demand (VOD) to watch movies as you may inadvertently see an advert displayed using Israeli software. Do not purchase any games devices as these are likely to use Israeli technology.

          Step 8. Do not read books using an e-book as this may contain Israeli technology. Do not use data storage as it may have been developed at Israel’s storage technology R&D center.

          Step 9. Do not buy an electric car as it is likely to be powered with an Israeli battery or use Israeli developed charging mats. Continue to sit in traffic knowing that you are polluting the environment and financing oil-rich despotic regimes.

          Turning to food and drink, all food outlets on the organisation’s premises must dispose of cherry tomatoes, which were developed in Israel. Staff must ensure that no cherry tomatoes are included in sandwiches brought into office premises. The ban also applies to honey and any products derived from honey. Israel has developed solutions to the worldwide problem of bee-colony collapse, so that any products derived from bees might only be available now due to an Israeli invention.

          Avoid drinking any of the world-recognised award-winning Israeli wines. Do not consume homemade drinks from Israeli-manufactured household drinks machines.

          Avoid any fruit from South Africa or Peru as produce from these countries is being marketed with Israeli brand names.

          No agricultural products from the following areas must be consumed as they use water irrigation and agricultural technology provided directly from Israel. This includes most of Africa, China, India, Indonesia (a Muslim country), Nepal and many others.

          Much fruit and vegetables (including organic) imported into the UK has been enhanced using Israeli technology. This may save millions of people from starving around the world, but is not a good reason for you to eat it. To be safe, only eat fruit and vegetables that you have grown yourself using seeds that have been in your family for generations.

          Part Two – Staff Health.

          Destroy all personal medication. Israel’s Teva Pharmaceuticals, the largest generic drugs company in the world, will have manufactured many of your medicines. Staff with the following illnesses will need to take specific precautions.

          Cancer - do not take any form of medication or treatment. Israeli scientists have been working at the forefront of oncology for decades.

          AIDS and HIV – beware; researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute or Hebrew University developed or improved AZT and Hypericin-based drugs; they have also developed a treatment that destroys HIV-infected cells without damaging healthy ones.

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          Parkinson’s – remove the Israel-pioneered brain pacemaker to stop tremors. Discontinue Levodopa, which reduces motor disturbances. Cease sessions that involve magnetic cortex stimulation.

          Staff with a family history of heart disease and arteriosclerosis must not use the Israeli device for early detection of these. Rather, wait until onset of the disease.

          Epileptics – stop treatment that may have benefited from the Israeli discovery of the underlying mutant gene; also throw away the bracelet that sends out an alert when a person goes into seizure.

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          Any incident of stroke or head trauma or onset of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, MS, epilepsy, glaucoma or brain tumor must avoid using any of the Weizmann Institute’s patented methods of treatment.

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          Kidney transplant patients must wait for donors of the same blood group as only Israel’s revolutionary new methods allow donors from other blood groups. Staff of Arab origin must not make use of the only database for matching potential Arab donors of bone-marrow - in Israel.

          In the event of a spinal injury or disease, do not accept spinal implants - likely to be an Israeli product or development. Heart rhythm problems must not be solved with the Israeli-developed heart pulse generator. All heart stents are off-limits as most of these originate from Israeli medical companies.

          Check all vaccines as many of these have been developed in Israel. Ensure that all X-rays do carry a radiation risk, as the only radiation-free system is Israeli. Treatments derived from Stem Cell research must be avoided as most of these are Israeli-developed.

          If you or your family are struck with a bacterial infection, do not take alternatives to older, ineffective bacteria-resistant antibiotics, as an Israeli discovery will have been responsible for the modern, effective drugs. Check that any pain relief medication is not based on soya as an Israeli doctor discovered the beneficial effect of the soya bean.

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          Finally, reject all major dental treatment, as your teeth may need to be scanned with an Israeli-developed dental scanner.

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          • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

            Are we still allowed to breathe? Or the technology for that was developed in Israel?

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            • Re: sounds like ridicule to me.

              Correction:
              It is spelled Widicule!
              I don't expect you to find it wisible but surely others will :)

              And YES, Captain O., this was an indirect reply to your pronouncement that Russia is a bigger country than Israel.

              Some other people are good at geography too ... you know ...

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              • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women

                Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women

                Round Three
                August 4, 2014

                I had to check to see that the Starr – Pires game score was correct.

                Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
                Round Three
                Angola-Canada Match
                Board 1
                Caxita, Esperanca (ANG) – Yuan, Yuanling (CAN)
                B72 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical Attack

                1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. f3 O-O 9. Qd2 d5 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nxe4 12. Qxd5 Nd6 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Qa3 Qc7 15. Bd4 f6 16. g4 Rfc8 17. Rhe1 b5 18. Bd3 Bf7 19. Re2 Rab8 20. Qxa7 Rb7 21. Qa6 b4 22. Ne4 Nc4 23. Kb1 Rd8 24. Bf2 Nxb2 25. Bg3 Qc8 26. Rc1 Nc4 27. Rce1 Rxd3 28. Nc5 Qxc5 29. Qxb7 Na3 30. Kc1 Qc3 0-1


                Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
                Round Three
                Angola-Canada Match
                Board 2
                Khoudgarian, Natalia (CAN) – Domingos, Maria (ANG)
                C47 Four Knights, Scotch Variation

                1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 c5 7. Qa4 h6 8. e5 Nh7 9. Bd3 g6 10. e6 Qe7 11. O-O fxe6 12. Bxg6 Kd8 13. Bf4 Rg8 14. Bh5 d6 15. Bxd6 Qg5 16. Qe8# 1-0

                Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
                Round Three
                Angola-Canada Match
                Board 3
                Joao, Delfina (ANG) – Zhou, Qiyu (CAN)
                C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation (5.O-O)

                1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. d3 Qf6 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. Re1 Ne7 9. c3 O-O-O 10. b4 Ng6 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nc4 h6 13. Be3 Nf4 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Qd2 Nxh3 16. Kf1 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Ng1 g5 19. Ke2 d5 20. exd5 Qe5 21. Kf1 Qxd5 22. d4 Bf5 23. a3 Qc4 24. Ne2 h5 0-1

                Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
                Round Three
                Angola-Canada Match
                Board 4
                Starr, Nava (CAN) – Pires, Luzia (ANG)
                C46 Three Knights Game

                1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nxe5 Bxf2 5. Kxf2 Nxe5 6. d4 Qf6 7. Kg1 Ne7 8. dxe5 Qb6 0-1
                Last edited by Wayne Komer; Monday, 4th August, 2014, 01:55 PM. Reason: added complete score

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                • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open

                  Tromso Olympiad 2014

                  Round Three
                  August 4, 2014

                  Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
                  Round 3
                  Aug. 4, 2014
                  Canada-Thailand Match, Board 1
                  Kovalyov, Anton (CAN) – Kulpruethanon, Thanadon (THA)
                  A30 English, Symmetrical, Hedgehog

                  1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rac1 O-O 12. b3 Rc8 13. Bh3 h6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. g4 Qc6 16. Bg2 e5 17. Qd2 Nxg4 18. Nd5 Rce8 19. Nxe5 Ndxe5 20. Nxe7 Rxe7 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxb6 Re6 23. Rc3 f5 24. f3 Nf6 25. Bd4 Nh5 26. Kf2 Ng4 27. fxg4 fxg4 28. Ke1 Nf4 29. Rg3 Bf3 30. e3 h5 31. Qa5 h4 32. Qg5 Rg6 33. Qxh4 Re8 34. Rd2 Ne6 35. Qh5 Nxd4 36. Qxg6 Rxe3 37. Kf2 Re6 38. Qg5 Nc6 39. Rxf3 1-0

                  Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
                  Round 3
                  Aug. 4, 2014
                  Canada-Thailand Match, Board 2
                  Kongsee, Uaychai (THA) – Hansen, Eric (CAN)
                  B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical

                  1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. g4 Nd7 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 Rb8 13. Bf3 Na5 14. b3 b5 15. Nf5 b4 16. Nxg7 Kf8 17. Bd4 bxc3 18. Bxc3 e5 19. Nf5 Nb7 20. Bg2 Rh7 21. g5 exf4 22. Bg7 Rxg7 23. Nxg7 hxg5 24. Nf5 Ne5 25. Qe2 Bf6 26. Qxa6 Ng4 27. Nxd6 Nc5 28. Qa3 Be7 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Qb2 Bf6 31. Qa3 Ne3 32. c4 Nxf1 33. Kxf1 g4 34. e5 Qxe5 35. Re1 Qd4 36. Bd5 Bh4 37. Qa7 Qf2# 0-1


                  Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
                  Round 3
                  Aug. 4, 2014
                  Canada-Thailand Match, Board 3
                  Gerzhoy, Leonid (CAN) – Wiwatanadate, Poompong (THA)
                  D15 QGD Slav Accepted (4..a6)

                  1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 e6 6. g3 b5 7. c5 a5 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 b4 11. Na4 Ba6 12. a3 Bc4 13. Qc2 O-O 14. b3 Bb5 15. Nb2 bxa3 16. Rxa3 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Nd3 Bxd3 20. exd3 Nxc5 21. Ra1 Qb6 22. Ba3 Rfe8 23. Rac1 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Bxa3 25. Rc2 Rab8 26. Kf1 Bf8 27. f4 Qxb3 28. Qxb3 Rxb3 29. Rxc6 Rd8 30. f5 Bb4 31. Rd1 d4 32. e6 fxe6 33. fxe6 Re3 34. Rdc1 d3 35. Rc8 Rf8 36. Rxf8 Kxf8 37. Bh3 d2 38. Rc8 Ke7 39. Rc7 Kf6 40. Rf7 Kg5 41. Rxg7 Kh6 0-1

                  Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
                  Round 3
                  Aug. 4, 2014
                  Canada – Thailand Match, Board 4
                  Thanarotrung, Ratchaphon (THA) – Hambleton, Aman (CAN)
                  E12 Queen’s Indian, 4. Nc3

                  1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. Bb5 a6 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qd7 Rac8 20. Rfd1 f6 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Nc4 Kf7 23. Bc3 Ke6 24. Rd2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. Rd1 Ke6 27. Nb6 Bc6 28. Bb2 Rb8 29. Nc4 Bd5 30. Rc1 Be7 31. Kf1 h5 32. Ke2 g5 33. Ba3 Rb5 34. Ke1 f5 35. Rc2 f4 36. Nb2 fxe3 37. fxe3 Bd6 38. h3 Ra5 39. Na4 c4 40. bxc4 Bxa3 41. cxd5 Kxd5 42. Nb6 Ke6 43. Ke2 Bd6 44. Rd2 Bb4 45. Rb2 Ba3 46. Rc2 Bd6 ½-½
                  Last edited by Wayne Komer; Monday, 4th August, 2014, 12:38 PM. Reason: updated scores

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                  • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open

                    Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
                    Tromso Olympiad 2014

                    Round Three
                    August 4, 2014

                    Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
                    Round 3
                    Aug. 4, 2014
                    Canada-Thailand Match, Board 1
                    Kovalyov, Anton (CAN) – Kulpruethanon, Thanadon (THA)
                    A30 English, Symmetrical, Hedgehog

                    1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rac1 O-O 12. b3 Rc8 13. Bh3 h6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. g4 Qc6 16. Bg2 e5 17. Qd2 Nxg4 18. Nd5 Rce8 19. Nxe5 Ndxe5 20. Nxe7 Rxe7 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Bxb6 Re6 23. Rc3 f5 24. f3 Nf6 25. Bd4 Nh5 26. Kf2 Ng4 27. fxg4 fxg4 28. Ke1 Nf4 29. Rg3 Bf3 30. e3 h5 31. Qa5 h4 32. Qg5 Rg6 33. Qxh4 Re8 34. Rd2 Ne6 35. Qh5 Nxd4 36. Qxg6 Rxe3 37. Kf2 Re6 38. Qg5 Nc6 39. Rxf3 1-0

                    Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
                    Round 3
                    Aug. 4, 2014
                    Canada-Thailand Match, Board 2
                    Kongsee, Uaychai (THA) – Hansen, Eric (CAN)
                    B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical

                    1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. g4 Nd7 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 Rb8 13. Bf3 Na5 14. b3 b5 15. Nf5 b4 16. Nxg7 Kf8 17. Bd4 bxc3 18. Bxc3 e5 19. Nf5 Nb7 20. Bg2 Rh7 21. g5 exf4 22. Bg7 Rxg7 23. Nxg7 hxg5 24. Nf5 Ne5 25. Qe2 Bf6 26. Qxa6 Ng4 27. Nxd6 Nc5 28. Qa3 Be7 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Qb2 Bf6 31. Qa3 Ne3 32. c4 Nxf1 33. Kxf1 g4 34. e5 Qxe5 35. Re1 Qd4 36. Bd5 Bh4 37. Qa7 Qf2# 0-1


                    Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
                    Round 3
                    Aug. 4, 2014
                    Canada-Thailand Match, Board 3
                    Gerzhoy, Leonid (CAN) – Wiwatanadate, Poompong (THA)
                    D15 QGD Slav Accepted (4..a6)

                    1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 e6 6. g3 b5 7. c5 a5 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 b4 11. Na4 Ba6 12. a3 Bc4 13. Qc2 O-O 14. b3 Bb5 15. Nb2 bxa3 16. Rxa3 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Nd3 Bxd3 20. exd3 Nxc5 21. Ra1 Qb6 22. Ba3 Rfe8 23. Rac1 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Bxa3 25. Rc2 Rab8 26. Kf1 Bf8 27. f4 Qxb3 28. Qxb3 Rxb3 29. Rxc6 Rd8 30. f5 Bb4 31. Rd1 d4 32. e6 fxe6 33. fxe6 Re3 34. Rdc1 d3 35. Rc8 Rf8 36. Rxf8 Kxf8 37. Bh3 d2 38. Rc8 Ke7 39. Rc7 Kf6 40. Rf7 Kg5 41. Rxg7 Kh6 0-1

                    Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
                    Round 3
                    Aug. 4, 2014
                    Canada – Thailand Match, Board 4
                    Thanarotrung, Ratchaphon (THA) – Hambleton, Aman (CAN)
                    E12 Queen’s Indian, 4. Nc3

                    1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Nbd7 9. Bb2 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. Bb5 a6 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qd7 Rac8 20. Rfd1 f6 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Nc4 Kf7 23. Bc3 Ke6 24. Rd2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. Rd1 Ke6 27. Nb6 Bc6 28. Bb2 Rb8 29. Nc4 Bd5 30. Rc1 Be7 31. Kf1 h5 32. Ke2 g5 33. Ba3 Rb5 34. Ke1 f5 35. Rc2 f4 36. Nb2 fxe3 37. fxe3 Bd6 38. h3 Ra5 39. Na4 c4 40. bxc4 Bxa3 41. cxd5 Kxd5 42. Nb6 Ke6 43. Ke2 Bd6 44. Rd2 Bb4 45. Rb2 Ba3 46. Rc2 Bd6 ½-½
                    Canada was white on all boards against Thailand. So the score for Hansen incorrectly shows him playing black. Final score Canada 2.5 Thailand 1.5

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                    • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women

                      Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
                      Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women

                      Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
                      Round Three
                      Angola-Canada Match
                      Board 4
                      Starr, Nava (CAN) – Pires, Luzia (ANG)
                      C46 Three Knights Game

                      1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nxe5 Bxf2 5. Kxf2 Nxe5 6. d4 Qf6 7. Kg1 Ne7 8. dxe5 Qb6 0-1

                      Hmmm.. I'm in better company than I thought:

                      [Event "Summer op"]
                      [Site "Victoria CAN"]
                      [Date "1991.06.22"]
                      [Round "1"]
                      [White "Small, Hugh"]
                      [Black "Seedhouse, Ed"]
                      [Result "1-0"]
                      [ECO "C27"]
                      [PlyCount "15"]
                      [EventDate "1991.06.22"]
                      [EventType "swiss"]
                      [EventRounds "5"]
                      [EventCountry "CAN"]

                      1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxe4 4. Bxf7 Kxf7 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Qf3 Kg8 7. Ne2
                      dxe4 8. Qb3 1-0

                      Except at least I had the excuse of being black. A curious "mirror" game.
                      Last edited by Ed Seedhouse; Monday, 4th August, 2014, 01:06 PM.

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                      • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                        If I'm not mistaken, colours alternate from board to board. If a team is assigned "White", they play White on boards 1 and 3; Black on boards 2 and 4. i.e. Kovalyov (1-0) and Gerzhoy (0-1) were White; Hansen (0-1) and Hambleton (1/2) were Black.

                        Note that Ireland (with a GM and 2 IM's) lost 4-0 to Sudan. Must be something in the water (or lack of it). :-)

                        chess-results.com doesn't seem to distinguish the colours - thus it looks like all boards are either Black or White.
                        Last edited by Hugh Brodie; Monday, 4th August, 2014, 01:51 PM.

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                        • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women

                          It's called a miniature. ;)
                          Gary Ruben
                          CC - IA and SIM

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                          • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open

                            Originally posted by Sid Belzberg View Post
                            Canada was white on all boards against Thailand.
                            Really? Why would that be?

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                            • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women

                              Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
                              Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women

                              Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
                              Round Three
                              Angola-Canada Match
                              Board 4
                              Starr, Nava (CAN) – Pires, Luzia (ANG)
                              C46 Three Knights Game

                              1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nxe5 Bxf2 5. Kxf2 Nxe5 6. d4 Qf6 7. Kg1 Ne7 8. dxe5 Qb6 0-1
                              Maybe CFC should change the selection procedures for the Olympian team. Especially this rule:

                              iii) Have played at least 10 regular CFC rated or FIDE rated games during the year prior to the start of the selection process (which begins 180 days before the start of the Olympiad).

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                              • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open

                                Originally posted by Sid Belzberg View Post
                                Canada was white on all boards against Thailand. So the score for Hansen incorrectly shows him playing black. Final score Canada 2.5 Thailand 1.5
                                Umm. They alternate boards. If Canada has "White" in a given round then they will play White on boards 1 and 3, and play Black on boards 2 and 4. Hansen played Black on board 2.

                                Steve

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