2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

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  • #61
    Re: 2014 Tromso Chess Olympiad

    Vladimir Putin granted Russian citizenship to Catherine Lagno Tuesday, 22/07/2014

    Russian President Vladimir Putin granted Russian citizenship to Ukrainian chess player Catherine Lagno, reports ITAR-TASS.

    The corresponding decree was published today on the official website for legal information: "The application for Russian citizenship Lagno, Catherine, born December 27, 1989 in Ukraine is satisfied," - the document says.

    Thus, the operation "From Ukraine to Russia", apparently, can be considered complete. Catherine officially won the right to play for Russia (Ukrainian Chess Federation disagrees), the organizers of the Olympic Games in Tromso abandoned their intention not to allow the national team in the competition, and now, by obtaining citizenship - the question as to whether a citizen of Ukraine, who played for her national team, can represent another country at the Olympics is legitimized. The lady chess player herself emphasizes that her transfer is not affiliated with the political situation between Russia and Ukraine.

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    • #62
      Re: Letter from FIDE to Tromsø Olympiad Org Ctte

      I may be a pain in the butt, however, this is the sort of thing which makes sanctions fail. It seems the arms dealers want their money.

      http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/07...by-hypocrites/
      Gary Ruben
      CC - IA and SIM

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      • #63
        Re:2014 Tromso Chess Olympiad

        The Russian Olympiad Teams

        On the Chess-Results site, the final team listings are given. The Russians have wavered between Ian Nepomniachtchi and GM Dmitry Jakovenko - 2747 on Board Five. Today it is Nepomniachtchi:

        1. RUS (ELO:2777,Captain: DOKHOIAN, Yury)

        Br. Name ELO FED
        1 GM KRAMNIK Vladimir 2777 RUS
        2 GM GRISCHUK Alexander 2795 RUS
        3 GM KARJAKIN Sergey 2786 RUS
        4 GM SVIDLER Peter 2751 RUS
        5 GM NEPOMNIACHTCHI Ian 2730 RUS

        2. RUS ELO:2521, Captain: RUBLEVSKY, Sergei)

        Br. Name ELO FED
        1 GM GUNINA Valentina 2501 RUS
        2 GM KOSTENIUK Alexandra 2533 RUS
        3 WGM POGONINA Natalija 2508 RUS
        4 WGM GIRYA Olga 2493 RUS
        5 GM LAGNO Kateryna 2540 RUS

        Source:

        http://chess-results.com/tnr140380.a...flag=30&wi=821
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        Although this might be irrelevant if he doesn’t make the team, a brief biography of Jakovenko from chessgames.com:

        DMITRY JAKOVENKO (born Jun-28-1983) Russia IM (1998) ; GM (2001) ; U18 World Champion (2001) ; Moscow Champion (2006) ; twice Olympiad individual gold medalist (2008 & 2012) ; European Champion (2012).

        Background

        Dmitry Olegovich Jakovenko was born in Omsk, but spent his childhood in the Northern Siberian town of Nizhnevartovsk, over 3000 kilometers from Moscow. He learned the game at the age of 3 and was competing with adults at the local chess club in Nizhnevartovsk by the time he was 5. He reached Russian 1st category at the age of 7 during the 1990 city championship, gained his candidate master title in 1994 at age 11, the International Master title in 1997 at the age of 14, and the Grandmaster title at age 18 in 2001. While competing for the U10 World Championship in Bratislava, he met Aleksander S Nikitin (Garry Kasparov ’s head trainer at the time), who then became his coach. Jakovenko went professional in 2004.

        Jakovenko’s academic record was one of being a straight-5 student (equivalent of straight As), and prior to the examinations which enabled him to enter Moscow State University to enroll in computing, math and cybernetics, and upon graduation to eventually go on to study a PhD in economics, he won a zonal final of the all-Russian Mathematical Olympiad.

        On the July 2014 FIDE Rating List, Jakovenko is World Number 15 at 2747 and Nepomniachtchi is World Number 25 at 2730.

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        • #64
          Re: 2014 Tromso Chess Olympiad

          Russia has a strong national team. I was looking at one of Kramnik's games the other day. I think it was in something you posted. Kramnik had the black side of the Spanish Berlin defense which he lost. Maybe to Pono. Looked like he played a bit sloppy and I wondered if there was something he didn't want to show or maybe it's something he was working on which was causing problems.
          Gary Ruben
          CC - IA and SIM

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          • #65
            Re: 2014 Tromso Chess Olympiad

            Associated Press Release July 24, 2014

            COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway's intelligence service said Thursday it has received information about an imminent "concrete threat" against Norway from people with links to Islamic fighters in Syria.

            Benedicte Bjoernland, the head of Norwegian security service PST, said the agency has received "reliable information" from a foreign partner about some kind of attack "within days." She declined to identify the source.

            "It was unspecific about what the target might be," Bjoernland said, adding PST has no information about how or when such an attack would take place.

            According to PST's assessment last month, about 50 people have traveled to Syria from Norway as foreign fighters, half of whom have now returned to Norway.

            The domestic intelligence agency could not exclude that people involved with the threat already were in Norway.

            Bjoernland told a news conference authorities hoped a terror act could be averted by going public with the information.

            National Police chief Vidar Refvik said law enforcement would be more visible at border crossings, airports and train stations but reiterated the threat was vague about a target.

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            • #66
              Re: Re : 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

              Team starting rank for the 2012 and 2014

              40th World Chess Olympiad:
              53 CAN Canada 2479 / W 59 CAN Canada 2044

              41st Olympiad Tromso:
              37 CAN Canada 2560 / W 45 CAN Canada 2153

              Both teams are ranked better at the start of the competition with the open team having an average rating over 2550 and women over 2150!

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              • #67
                Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                Tromso 2014

                Chess24 has got some photos of Tromso in preparation for the Olympiad.

                https://chess24.com/en/read/news/mid...mnik-in-tromso

                In the picture of a restaurant menu I note these prices:

                Club Sandwich 152 NOK (Norwegian Kroner), which is 25.85 CAD

                Bacon and Cheese Burger 182 NOK or 30.94 CAD

                Cheese Cake 69 NOK or 11.73 CAD

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                • #68
                  Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                  Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
                  Tromso 2014

                  Chess24 has got some photos of Tromso in preparation for the Olympiad.

                  https://chess24.com/en/read/news/mid...mnik-in-tromso

                  In the picture of a restaurant menu I note these prices:

                  Club Sandwich 152 NOK (Norwegian Kroner), which is 25.85 CAD

                  Bacon and Cheese Burger 182 NOK or 30.94 CAD

                  Cheese Cake 69 NOK or 11.73 CAD
                  Geez. Maybe Vlad Dobrich should start hosting his Rapids at Ruth's Chris or Barberians.....

                  Steve

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                  • #69
                    Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                    Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
                    Tromso 2014

                    Chess24 has got some photos of Tromso in preparation for the Olympiad.

                    https://chess24.com/en/read/news/mid...mnik-in-tromso

                    In the picture of a restaurant menu I note these prices:

                    Club Sandwich 152 NOK (Norwegian Kroner), which is 25.85 CAD

                    Bacon and Cheese Burger 182 NOK or 30.94 CAD

                    Cheese Cake 69 NOK or 11.73 CAD
                    Susan Polgar has a lots of pictures from Tromso posted on her Twitter account

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                    • #70
                      Will Kasparov poison the well? Probably.

                      The Olympiad starts on Friday 1 August and goes to 14 August. It is the 4th largest sporting event in the world. The FIDE General Assembly starts on the 11th and also goes to the 14th.

                      I expect that once the results of the General Assembly are clear, the negative campaigning will not stop by the "Kasparov team" and, may, in fact, intensify. Why stop the demagoguery and scapegoating? If they can't win, then they will just poison the well.
                      Dogs will bark, but the caravan of chess moves on.

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                      • #71
                        Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                        Originally posted by Andrei Botez View Post
                        Susan Polgar has a lots of pictures from Tromso posted on her Twitter account
                        Do the players get food paid for them?

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                        • #72
                          Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                          Originally posted by Andy Shaw View Post
                          Do the players get food paid for them?
                          Luckily :-)

                          That had better be one good cheeseburger, but nothing is probably fresh.

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                          • #73
                            Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                            Teach a man to fish and so on.

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                            • #74
                              Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                              Originally posted by Egidijus Zeromskis View Post
                              Teach a man to fish and so on.
                              I wouldn't be eating the Hestebiff burgers. :D
                              Gary Ruben
                              CC - IA and SIM

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                              • #75
                                Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                                Originally posted by Gary Ruben View Post
                                I wouldn't be eating the Hestebiff burgers. :D
                                That's not in the topic!!

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