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  • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014

    Carlsen is playing a 3. ...Qd8 Scandinavian today against Caruana (:

    Perhaps he saw Bulgaria's Valentin Iotov, the only player 5/5 at this Olympiad, take down Karjakin in R5 with the same opening (:

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    • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014

      Two of my very favourite chess players, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Baadur Jobava, both absolute chess maniacs, seem to trying to outcrazy one another on the top board today. Not exactly the game you'd likely show a young chess student (:

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      • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014

        Tromso Olympiad 2014

        Round Six
        August 8, 2014

        Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
        Round Six, Aug. 8
        Israel – Canada Match, Board 1
        Gelfand, Boris (ISR) – Kovalyov, Anton (CAN)
        E06 Catalan, Closed

        1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Rd1 Nbd7 9. b3 a5 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. e4 a4 12. Bb2 a3 13. Bc3 Qb8 14. e5 Ne8 15. b4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Nc7 17. Rab1 Qa7 18. Bd2 Qa4 19. Rb3 Nd5 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 Rfd8 22. Ne5 f6 23. Nc4 Ba6 24. Re1 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Nf8 26. Bc1 Rac8 27. Kf1 Rxd6 28. Rxa3 Qb5 29. Qxb5 cxb5 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Ra6 Nd7 32. Be3 Kf7 33. Ra7 Kg6 34. Ke2 h5 35. Kf3 Kf5 36. h3 Rc3 37. g4 Kg6 38. Ke4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rc4 40. Rc1 Rxc1 41. Bxc1 Kf7 42. Bf4 Ke8 43. Ra8 Kf7 44. Ra7 Ke8 45. Ke3 e5 46. dxe5 fxe5 47. Bg3 Rd4 48. Ra8 Ke7 49. Bxe5 Rxg4 50. Bd4 Kd6 51. Rg8 g5 52. Rg7 Ke6 53. a3 Rg1 54. Ke2 Kd6 55. f3 Rb1 56. Rxg5 Rb3 57. Rxb5 Rxa3 58. Bxb6 Rb3 59. Bc5 Kd5 60. Be7 Ke6 61. Bg5 Ne5 62. f4 Nc6 63. f5 Kd6 64. Be3 Rb2 65. Kf3 Rb3 66. Ke2 Rb2 67. Kd3 Rb3 68. Kd2 Nxb4 69. Bc5 Kc6 70. Rxb4 Rf3 71. Bd4 Rxf5 72. Rb6 Kd5 73. Kd3 Rf3 74. Be3 Rf5 75. Ra6 Re5 76. Bf4 Rf5 77. Ra4 Rf7 78. Ra5 Ke6 79. Ke4 Kd7 80. Ra6 Re7 81. Kd5 Rf7 82. Bd6 Rf5 83. Be5 Rf7 84. Bf6 Ke8 85. Ke6 Re7 86. Kf5 Rb7 87. Rd6 Rd7 88. Re6 Kf7 89. Be5 Re7 90. Rh6 Rd7 91. Bd6 Ke8 92. Rh8 Kf7 93. Ke5 Kg6 94. Rg8 Kf7 95. Rf8 Kg7 96. Rf1 Rf7 97. Rg1 Kh7 98. Ke6 Rg7 99. Rh1 Kg6 100. Be7 Rg8 101. Rh2 Rg7 102. Bf8 Rg8 103. Rf2 Kh7 104. Bd6 Kg6 105. Rh2 Rg7 106. Bf4 Rg8 107. Rg2 Kh7 108. Bg5 Kg6 109. Rg1 Kh7 110. Kf5 Rg7 111. Rh1 Kg8 112. Bf6 Rh7 113. Ra1 Kf7 114. Ra6 Rh5 115. Bg5 Rh7 116. Bh6 Kg8 117. Kg6 Rg7 118. Bxg7 ½-½

        Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
        Round Six, Aug. 8
        Israel – Canada Match, Board 2
        Hansen, Eric (CAN) – Smirin, Ilia (ISR)
        B41 Sicilian, Kan, Maroczy Bind

        1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 d6 8. Nc2 Ba5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Be3 Ne5 12. Qd2 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Qb6 14. a3 a5 15. b5 Ned7 16. Rd1 Nc5 17. Bf3 Ke7 18. g4 h6 19. h4 Qd8 20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Bxh1 Ne8 23. e5 a4 24. Ke2 Kf8 25. f4 Bd7 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 d5 28. Rh1 Qa5 29. Qd4 Rc8 30. Rh8 Ke7 31. Bxd5 b6 32. f5 exf5 33. g6 1-0

        Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
        Round Six, Aug. 8
        Israel – Canada Match, Board 3
        Sutovsky, Emil (ISR) – Gerzhoy, Leonid (CAN)
        B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights (3..Bg4)

        1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. d3 e6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. g4 g6 9. O-O-O Bg7 10. Qg3 O-O 11. f4 b5 12. e5 Ne8 13. h4 f6 14. d4 c5 15. h5 cxd4 16. Nxb5 gxh5 17. Rxh5 Bxh6 18. Rxh6 gxf4 19. Qxf4 Nxe5 20. Nxd4 Qb6 21. Bg2 Ng6 22. Qe3 Nc7 23. Nxe6 Qxe3 24. Bxe3 Nxe6 25. Bxd5 Rae8 26. Bc5 Rf7 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. Rd8 Nf8 29. b4 Re4 30. Rd5 Rxg4 1-0

        Tromso Olympiad 2014 Open
        Round Six, Aug. 8
        Israel – Canada Match, Board 4
        Sambuev, Bator (CAN) – Postny, Evgeny (ISR)
        A22 English Opening

        1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. exd4 Bg7 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. Nf3 Qxe2 8. Bxe2 d6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 c6 11. g4 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. f4 f6 16. Nd3 Re8 17. Kd2 f5 18. Ne5 g5 19. Bb5 a6 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rac1 fxg4 22. hxg4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Rb8 24. b3 Rb6 25. Rh5 a5 26. Rxc6 Rxc6 27. Nxc6 Re4 28. Be5 Bf8 29. Bc7 Rxg4 30. Bxa5 Bb7 31. Ne5 Rxd4 32. Kc2 Bg7 33. Bd2 Re4 34. Nd3 Rg4 35. Nc5 Bc6 36. a4 d4 37. a5 Rg3 38. Rg5 Rxg5 39. Bxg5 Kf7 40. a6 Bf8 41. Nd3 Ke6 42. b4 Be4 43. b5 Kd7 44. Bf6 Bc5 45. Kd2 Ba7 46. Nb2 Bc6 47. bxc6 Kxc6 48. Kd3 Kb5 49. Bxd4 Bxd4 50. Kxd4 Kxa6 ½-½

        ISR 2 - CAN 2
        Last edited by Wayne Komer; Friday, 8th August, 2014, 01:40 PM.

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        • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014

          Tromso Olympiad 2014

          Round Six
          August 8, 2014

          Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
          Round Six, Aug. 8
          Canada - Belarus Match, Board 1
          Yuan, Yuanling (CAN) – Zizaiulkina, Nastassia (BLR)
          B90 Sicilian, Najdorf, Adams Attack

          1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 Nfd7 8.Bg2 Be7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qe2 O-O 11.O-O-O Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.e5 d5 14.Qe3 b4 15.Ne2 a5 16.f4 a4 17.Kb1 b3 18.f5 bxc2 19.Kxc2 Rb8 20.Ng3 Bg5 21.Qe2 Qa5 22.Kb1 Ba6 23.Qe1 Qxe1 24.Rhxe1 Nb6 25.Bf1 Bxf1 26.Nxf1 Nc4 27.Ka1 Rb5 28.Re2 Rfb8 29.Nh2 Bd8 30.Nf3 Bb6 31.Bc3 Bc5 32.Nd4 R5b6 33.a3 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 Rb3 35.Ka2 Kf8 36.h4 Ke7 37.h5 Kd7 38.Rf4 R8b7 39.Bb4 Re3 40.Rxe3 Nxe3 41.b3 axb3 42.Kxb3 Nc4 43.Kc3 Nxe5 44.Bf8 g6 45.fxg6 fxg6 46.Bg7 Kd6 47.Bf8 Kc6 48.Rf6 Kd7 49.hxg6 Rc7 50.Kb3 hxg6 51.g5 Rc1 52.Bb4 Rg1 53.Bd2 Nc4 54.Bb4 Rxg5 55.Rf7 Kc6 56.Rf6 Rg3 57.Ka2 Re3 58.Rxg6 d4 59.a4 d3 60.Rg8 Nb6 61.Kb3 Nd5 62.Ba5 Re2 63.Rg1 e5 64.Kc4 Nf4 65.Rf1 Re4 66.Kb3 Ne2 67.Bd2 Rd4 68.Be3 Rd7 69.Kc4 Ng3 70.Rd1 e4 71.a5 Nf5 72.Bf4 Rd4 73.Kc3 Ra4 74.Re1 Kd5 75.Bd2 Rxa5 76.Kb2 Rb5 77.Kc1 Nd4 78.Be3 Ne2 79.Kd1 Rb1 80.Kd2 Rb2 81.Kd1 Nc3 0-1

          Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
          Round Six, Aug. 8
          Canada - Belarus Match, Board 2
          Stetsko, Lanita (BLR) – Khoudgarian, Natalia (CAN)
          C02 French, Advance, Euwe Variation

          1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 f6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Qe2 c4 10. Bc2 Nge7 11. b4 cxb3 12. Bxb3 fxe5 13. dxe5 Ng6 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Re1 Bc5 16. Nbd2 Rhf8 17. Bc2 Ncxe5 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. N2b3 Bxd4 20. cxd4 e5 21. Qd2 e4 22. Nc5 h6 23. Be3 Nh4 24. Reb1 Nd8 25. Rc1 Bc6 26. Ba4 Rf6 27. Qc2 Nf5 28. Rab1 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Ref8 30. Nxb7 Qf7 31. Nxd8 Rf1 32. Rxf1 1-0

          Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
          Round Six, Aug. 8
          Canada - Belarus Match, Board 3
          Botez, Alexandra (CAN) – Nevioselaya, Maria (BLR)
          D02 Queen’s Bishop Game

          1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Nbd2 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Nfd7 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Nf3 c5 11.c3 Nc6 12.Bg2 Be7 13.O-O O-O 14.Re1 b5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Nd4 Qb6 17.b3 Ne4 18.Qd3 Nxd4 19.exd4 Bd6 20.Be3 Nf6 21.c4 bxc4 22.bxc4 dxc4 23.Qxc4 Rac8 24.Qa4 Nd5 25.Bxd5 exd5 26.Reb1 Qd8 27.Rb5 Qh4 28.Rxd5 Rce8 29.Qb3 Qxh3 30.Rxd6 Re4 31.Rxg6 Rfe8 32.Re1 R8e6 33.Rg5 f6 34.Qb8 Re8 35.Qb3 R8e6 36.Qb8 Re8 37.Qh2 Qxh2 38.Kxh2 fxg5 39.Rg1 Rc8 40.Kg3 Kf7 41.Rb1 Rc2 42.a4 Ra2 43.Rb4 Ra3 44.Kf3 Re7 45.d5 Kf6 46.d6 Rd7 47.Ke4 Ke6 48.Rc4 Ra2 49.Bc5 Re2 50.Kd3 Kd5 51.Bxa7 Rd2 52.Kxd2 Kxc4 53.Bb8 Rf7 54.Ke3 Kb4 55.Bc7 Kxa4 56.Ke4 Kb5 57.Kd5 Rd7 58.f3 g6 59.Ke6 Kc6 60.Kf6 Rh7 61.Kxg5 Rf7 62.f4 Kd7 63.Bb8 Rf8 64.Ba7 Kxd6 65.Kxg6 Rg8 66.Kf5 Rf8 67.Ke4 Re8 68.Kf3 Ra8 69.Bd4 Kd5 70.Be3 Ra1 71.g5 Ke6 72.Kg4 Ra4 73.Bb6 Rb4 74.Bc7 Kf7 75.Kf5 Rb5 76.Be5 Rb6 77.Kg4 Rb5 78.Kh5 Rb1 79.g6 Ke6 80.Kh6 Rg1 81.Kh7 Rh1 82.Kg8 Rg1 83.g7 Rc1 84.Kh7 Rh1 85.Kg8 Rc1 86.Bd4 Rc2 87.Be5 Rc1 88.Bb2 Rc2 89.Ba3 Rc3 90.Bf8 Rc2 91.Kh7 Rh2 92.Kg6 Rg2 93.Kh7 Rh2 94.Kg8 Rc2 95.Bb4 Rc1 96.Bd2 Rb1 97.Be3 Rb2 98.Bg1 Rg2 99.Bd4 Rc2 100.Be3 Rb2 101.Kh7 Rh2 102.Kg8 Rb2 103.Bc5 Ra2 104.Bb4 Rc2 105.Be1 Ra2 106.Bh4 Ra8 107.Kh7 Kf7 108.Bf2 Rg8 109.Bd4 Rc8 110.Bc5 Rg8 111.Bf8 Rxf8 112.gxf8=Q Kxf8 113.Kg6 Kg8 114.f5 Kf8 115.Kf6 Ke8 116.Kg7 1-0

          Tromso Olympiad 2014 Women
          Round Six, Aug. 8
          Canada - Belarus Match, Board 4
          Revo, Tatiana (BLR) – Zhou, Qiyu (CAN)
          B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (7..O-O)

          1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 Be6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Be2 Qa5 13. Kb1 Rac8 14. Nb5 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 a6 16. Nd4 Kf7 17. Bc1 Nc6 18. c3 b5 19. a4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 bxa4 21. g5 Nd7 22. f4 Rc6 23. e5 Nb6 24. Bd2 Nc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26. Be3 Rb8 27. Rd3 Rcb4 28. Bc1 Rc4 29. Rhd1 h6 30. h4 hxg5 31. hxg5 Rh8 32. Rc3 Rb4 33. Ka2 d5 34. Rc6 Rh3 35. Rxa6 Rc4 36. Ra5 Rh2 37. Rc5 Rhc2 38. Rxc4 Rxc4 39. Ka3 Ke8 40. Be3 Kd7 41. Rc1 Kc6 42. Rxc4 dxc4 43. Kxa4 Kd5 44. Kb5 Bf8 45. Kb6 Ke4 46. Kc5 Kxe3 47. Kxc4 Kxf4 48. b4 Kxg5 49. b5 Kf4 50. b6 g5 51. b7 g4 52. b8=Q Bh6 53. Qb4 Kf3 54. Qxe7 g3 55. Qxe6 g2 56. Qg6 Be3 57. e6 g1=Q 58. Qxg1 Bxg1 59. e7 Be3 60. e8=Q Bf4 61. d5 Kg4 62. Qg6 1-0


          CAN 1 - BLR 3
          Last edited by Wayne Komer; Friday, 8th August, 2014, 04:13 PM. Reason: added late scores

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          • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014

            Caruana is now lost against Carlsen so that means that the #6 and #3 ranked players in the world (i.e. Karjakin and Caruana) have now succumbed the past 2 rounds to 3. ..Qd8 Scandinavians (:

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            • Tromso Olympiad 2014

              Tromso Olympiad 2014

              Round 6
              August 8, 2014

              Five Non-Canadian Games!

              Uzbekistan - Russia Match Board 1
              Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (UZB) – Kramnik, Vladimir (RUS)
              E10 Queen’s Pawn Game

              1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 d5 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Rc2 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Qd6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxb6 Rcb8 19. Ne2 Nd7 20. Qd4 Qd6 21. f4 e5 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Qf4 Qe7 24. Rc7 Qe8 25. Bf5 Nc4 26. Bd7 Qf8 27. b3 Nb6 28. Bf5 d4 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Bxh7 1-0

              Italy – Norway Match Board 1
              Caruana, Fabiano (ITA) – Carlsen, Magnus (NOR)
              B01 Scandinavian (Centre Counter) Defence

              1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Ne2 e6 9. g4 Qd5 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Qg3 Qc4 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bd6 14. c4 a6 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. O-O-O Rhe8 17. Ng3 Nf8 18. Bf3 Ng6 19. h4 Bf4 20. h5 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Ne7 22. e4 h6 23. e5 Nh7 24. Ne4 Rf8 25. Nd6 Kc7 26. Bg2 Ng5 27. Rhf1 f6 28. Kc2 fxe5 29. dxe5 Nc8 30. c5 Ne7 31. b4 Nd5 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33. b5 axb5 34. Nxb5 Kc6 35. Nd6 Nf3 36. b4 Ra8 37. Ra1 Rxa1 38. Rxa1 Nxe5 39. Ra7 Rb8 40. Ra3 b6 41. Ra7 bxc5 42. Ra6 Kc7 43. bxc5 Nd7 44. Ra7 Kc6 45. g5 Nxc5 46. Nf7 d4 47. Ne5 Kd5 48. Nd7 d3 49. Kc1 Nxd7 50. Rxd7 Ke4 0-1

              Ukraine – Switzerland Match Board 1
              Ivanchuk, Vassily (UKR) – Pelletier, Yannick (SUI)
              B40 Sicilian Defence

              1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be7 8. Rd1 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 Bf6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. c4 Ne7 14. Bf4 e5 15. Bd2 Be6 16. b3 Rad8 17. Nc3 Nf5 18. Rac1 Rfe8 19. h4 Qb8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 b6 22. h5 Nd4 23. Qe4 Qc8 24. Kg2 Qf5 25. Qxf5 Nxf5 26. g4 Ne7 27. Bf3 Nc8 28. Bc6 Re6 29. Bd5 Red6 30. g5 Be7 31. Re1 Bf8 32. Bc3 Rxd5 33. cxd5 f6 34. h6 1-0

              England – Armenia Match Board 3
              Short, Nigel (ENG) – Movsesian, Sergei (ARM)
              B40 Sicilian Defence

              1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 e5 6. O-O Be7 7. Na3 O-O 8. c3 Re8 9. d3 h6 10. Nc4 Bf8 11. h3 d6 12. a4 Be6 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Ne3 Qd7 15. Kh2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 f6 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Ne1 Bf7 20. a5 Qc7 21. Kg1 g6 22. Nc2 f5 23. Qf1 Qd7 24. Be1 Bg7 25. Bf3 Kh7 26. Qg2 Qe6 27. N2e3 Nde7 28. h4 Rd7 29. Rd2 Red8 30. Rad1 h5 31. a6 b6 32. Na3 Qf6 33. Nac4 Bh6 34. Qf1 b5 35. Na3 Bb3 36. Nxb5 Bxd1 37. Rxd1 e4 38. dxe4 Ne5 39. Be2 fxe4 40. Rxd7 Rxd7 41. Nc4 Nf3 42. Kh1 Qxa6 43. Bxf3 exf3 44. Ne5 Rd1 45. Nxf3 Qe6 46. Kg2 Qe4 47. b4 Rd3 0-1

              Azerbaijan – Georgia Match Board 1
              Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (AZE) – Jobava, Baadur (GEO)
              A46 Queen’s Pawn or Whatever You’d Like to Call It

              1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. d5 h6 6. g3 c5 7. Nh4 Bh7 8. f4 Rg8 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Qa5 11. Bd2 Ng5 12. Qb3 Nxf3 13. exf3 Nd7 14. Bh3 O-O-O 15. Nb5 Qa6 16. O-O g5 17. Rfe1 Kb8 18. a4 Nf6 19. a5 g4 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Qa4 h5 22. b4 h4 23. Rac1 cxb4 24. Bxg4 Rxg4 25. Be3 b6 26. Qd1 Qc8 27. axb6 hxg3 28. h3 Rh4 29. Qa4 Qd7 30. c5 Rxh3 31. f5 Bxf5 32. c6 a5 33. Qxa5 1-0

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              • Re: Tromso Olympiad 2014

                Looks like some sort of Shirazi Indian

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                • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                  Originally posted by Gary Ruben View Post
                  Our team has a good chance of tying or beating Israel. Our players are still getting better.
                  I could see it coming!!!! Way to go guys! Good match!!
                  Gary Ruben
                  CC - IA and SIM

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                  • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                    It's a draw! By the way, Iceland Board 3 IM Gudmundur Kjartansson missed a winning queen in 1 on 30th move. Incredible.

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                    • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                      England will be our opponent tomorrow, our 3rd straight top 10 opponent (:

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                      • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                        Tromso Olympiad 2014

                        The Round 7 Canadian Women Match is against Puerto Rico (PUR).

                        The team for our opponents is:

                        1. Morales Santos, Natasha 1726
                        2. Vega Jimenez, Keyshla 1664
                        3. Figueroa Calderon, Jenid 1454
                        4. Comas Colon, Rinelly 1762
                        5. Rivera Negron, Yanira 1603

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                        • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

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                            • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                              Tromso Olympiad 2014

                              August 8, 2014

                              Now let’s see if I’ve got this right:

                              1. The Russian Chess Federation (RCF) delayed reporting Ukrainian Kateryna Lagno on its team for the Olympiad because the transfer wasn’t completed.

                              2. The cost of the transfer fee to RCF was 5000 euros.

                              3. The Olympiad Organising Committee rejected the RCF’s Women’s Team for late registration.

                              4. The RCF hired a first-class law firm, Quinn Emanuel, to represent its interests in the exclusion of the women’s national team from the Olympiad.

                              5. The Organising Committee caved and the RCF team with Kateryna Lagno is playing in Tromso. The Organising Committee or COT2014, finished their letter to FIDE President Ilyumzhinov with a bit of bravado, saying that they “hoped for a positive and constructive dialogue with FIDE up to and during the Chess Olympiad and with no further legal threats”.

                              6. First-class law firms and 5000-euro transfer fees have drained the coffers of the RCF.

                              7. It is only logical that the RCF tries to recover all of the monies it lost from the Olympiad Organising Committee battle and as soon as possible because, otherwise, in a week or so the players will pack up and go home, the Committee will be dissolved and virtually unsueable. All the money it presently has might be spent on running the Games and there will be none left at the end.

                              8. RCF has engaged Law firm Østgård DA of Tromsø to act on its behalf in the legal action taken before the Tromsø District Court against the COT2014, the RCF lawyer said.

                              The claim against the organizers of the Chess Olympiad is for the equivalent of NOK 1.2 million (around USD 200,000), to cover the RCF cost of hiring lawyers to protest their initial exclusion from the Chess Olympiad.

                              9. Of course, the RCF will have to pay Østgård as well. This all never really ends, does it?

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                              • Re: 2014 Tromsø Chess Olympiad

                                Originally posted by Wayne Komer View Post
                                Tromso Olympiad 2014

                                August 8, 2014

                                Now let’s see if I’ve got this right:

                                1. The Russian Chess Federation (RCF) delayed reporting Ukrainian Kateryna Lagno on its team for the Olympiad because the transfer wasn’t completed.

                                2. The cost of the transfer fee to RCF was 5000 euros.

                                3. The Olympiad Organising Committee rejected the RCF’s Women’s Team for late registration.

                                4. The RCF hired a first-class law firm, Quinn Emanuel, to represent its interests in the exclusion of the women’s national team from the Olympiad.

                                5. The Organising Committee caved and the RCF team with Kateryna Lagno is playing in Tromso. The Organising Committee or COT2014, finished their letter to FIDE President Ilyumzhinov with a bit of bravado, saying that they “hoped for a positive and constructive dialogue with FIDE up to and during the Chess Olympiad and with no further legal threats”.

                                6. First-class law firms and 5000-euro transfer fees have drained the coffers of the RCF.

                                7. It is only logical that the RCF tries to recover all of the monies it lost from the Olympiad Organising Committee battle and as soon as possible because, otherwise, in a week or so the players will pack up and go home, the Committee will be dissolved and virtually unsueable. All the money it presently has might be spent on running the Games and there will be none left at the end.

                                8. RCF has engaged Law firm Østgård DA of Tromsø to act on its behalf in the legal action taken before the Tromsø District Court against the COT2014, the RCF lawyer said.

                                The claim against the organizers of the Chess Olympiad is for the equivalent of NOK 1.2 million (around USD 200,000), to cover the RCF cost of hiring lawyers to protest their initial exclusion from the Chess Olympiad.

                                9. Of course, the RCF will have to pay Østgård as well. This all never really ends, does it?
                                You forgot about this part.

                                http://kasparov2014.com/2014/07/25/k...e-federations/

                                "Ilyumzhinov exploited the other excluded federations, the federations his administration had just robbed of their votes, as an excuse to pressure the Olympiad’s organizers in Norway into allowing the Russian women’s team to play. Now that Russia is in, with Lagno, of course Gabon and Afghanistan are again punished and ignored. It is a disgrace for our sport that the Ilyumzhinov administration is committing such actions.

                                Kirsan’s administration is breaking all records, both for youngest Olympiad players and for levels of corruption.

                                As has been well documented, the valid and long-standing federation of Gabon and its president were suddenly replaced by the FIDE Secretariat after they announced support for Kasparov. This made it impossible for their Olympiad teams to be registered in time. Now, having been given a second chance by the Norwegian organizers, the catastrophe of Ilyumzhinov’s dirty trick is revealed. This “new president” (approved by the Kirsan loyalists on the Electoral Commission!), Gabin Nicaise Yala, has no connections with the players or anyone else in the Gabonese chess community and could not arrange to send teams. When pressed, after several days he submitted a “team” with made-up FIDE IDs that is composed mainly of his own family members, including his young children! Another member of this “team” is a former official who has already publicly disavowed any connection with this new fake organization!

                                Kirsan’s administration is breaking all records, both for youngest Olympiad players and for levels of corruption. We have ample evidence and correspondence that proves that this entire project of destroying the official Gabon federation was orchestrated by Lewis Ncube, Ilyumzhinov’s vice-president in Africa.

                                The similar case vote-stealing in Afghanistan also had a ruinous continuation. The legitimate federation president was simply deleted by Nigel Freeman, also after Afghanistan supported Kasparov publicly. The author of the letter used to justify this crime was signed by Mr. Kiramuddin Karim, who has no actual authority over the Chess Federation or the National Olympic Committee. Of course the same four Ilyumzhinov supporters on the Electoral Commission saw no problem with this at all.

                                “..misuse of authority, holding illegal presidential elections of the national federations (Wushu, Taekwondo, Chess…”

                                The Afghanistan National Assembly apparently does not agree however, and we have obtained a letter from its Complaint Commission requesting criminal charges against Kiramuddin Karim regarding, “Afghanistan National Olympic Committee complaints regarding illegal interference” including “..misuse of authority, holding illegal presidential elections of the national federations (Wushu, Taekwondo, Chess…) and assigning non-professional persons (Haji Almas as president of the chess federation, Mr. Rabani Rabani as president of the Taekwondo federation…)” and concluded by declaring that he “must be prosecuted by Attorney General of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.” [ See signed letter below. ] Meanwhile, the first act of this “new delegate,” who lives in Moscow, was to cancel the participation of the Afghan women’s team. Gens Una Sumus?"



                                "This all never really ends, does it?"
                                Yes you are correct, as long as the CFC and other federations support corrupt crooks like Kirsan it never will end and chess will continue in its current pathetic state with no legitimate commercial sponsorship. The world chess championship in Sochi being a good example as there were no other takers/sponsors and even this match has no signed contract, simply an announcement that it will happen.
                                The decision of the CFC executive to support Kirsan is disgusting and is one that i will never forget.
                                Last edited by Sid Belzberg; Friday, 8th August, 2014, 07:25 PM.

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