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https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess-...d-2024-lineups Canada is 50th. Canadian Women's is 26th.
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That is interesting4 Uzbekistan 2684 Vladimir Kramnik (captain) -
No Eric Hansen but I do like our lineup. All young enough with plenty of experience. If the team goes on a run then Raja Panjwani and Nikolay Noritsyn may finally get their GM titles and that would be great.Last edited by Hans Jung; Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024, 10:50 AM.Comment
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Back in the 80's I met GM Ermenkov who made a living as a coach and captain of the Olympiad team of a few different countries. Maybe that's Kramnik's future. (on a much higher level though)Originally posted by Egidijus Zeromskis View PostComment
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and I have to smile when I see Tukmakov as captain of the number one (by rating) women's team Georgia.
Tukmakov is 78 years old and still active.Comment
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Far cry from a few years ago when we were facing down the USA on board 1 in the final round. Why is the team missing the top players?Comment
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Looking at initial list from https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/ch...699#post230699Originally posted by David Ottosen View Post
Top-10 as of Dec 1, 2023.
1. GM E.Bareev - 2611
2. GM E.Hansen - 2610
3. IM (GM elect) S.Rodrigue-Lemieux - 2512 (2502 + 10)
4. GM B.Sambuev - 2484
5. IM R.Panjwani - 2468
6. IM N.Noritsyn - 2467 (2447 + 20)
7. GM R.Preotu - 2459
8. GM T.Roussel-Roozmon -2457
9. GM K.Spraggett - 2447
10. IM T.Krnan - 2434
and the last https://forum.chesstalk.com/forum/ch...581#post233581
(required ~20 games to be played)
The two top players retired from active play, others are on the team.1. IM S.Thavandiran - the Champion
2. GM S.Rodrigue-Lemieux - 2536 (2516+10+10)
3. IM N.Noritsyn - 2470 (2450+20)
4. GM R.Preotu - 2463
5. IM R.Panjwani - 2461
6. GM B.Sambuev - 2455
7. IM A.Atanasov - 2437 (2417+20)
8. GM K.Spraggett - 2430 (2440-10)
9. IM T.Krnan - 2423 (2433-10)
10. IM S.Krisna - 2404Comment
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The great result in 2016 was a combination of 3 major factors.
1. A very strong line-up with 3 2600 (or almost 2600) players. We have just 2 of them in 2014 and 2018 and 1 of them in 2022.'
2. Great performance by many players, especially by Kovalyov and Hansen. Individually, the Team gained more than 60 rating points, that means we scored 6 points more than expected.
3. A very good and respectful attitude between teammates.
https://archive.chess-results.com/tn...flag=30&snr=25Comment
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The Ukraine has an interesting lineup. Team captain Beliavsky (at age 70!) Ivanchuk is playing. The team lineup is discussed in the Ivanchuk interview in another thread below.Comment
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I think that both Canadian teams will punch above their rankings in Budapest. Excellent talent, and a lot of ambition, among all the players on both teams!! Good luck and good skill to everyone!!
To warm up, I am posting a game from 22 years ago, where Raja Panjwani defeated me in fine style. Raja is very close to attaining the GM title, and he will be on board two for Canada in Budapest. I had been coaching him for two years, nine months at that juncture, and when he started with me, he was rated 1210, and I was 2090. He was aged 12 years, 6 months, for this tournament, and it was his first win over me in nearly two years, in a serious game, and in our first game, head-to-head, away from Kingston. Be impressed, as Raja builds up his position, and I try to defend against White's multiple dangerous possibilities. Interestingly, I had suggested to Raja some time before this game that he take up this line for White! Right from when we first met, he showed himself to be an exceptional learner! I was a bit over-cautious, eventually paying the price. It's a bit of an awkward line for me, as I like to fianchetto my KB in closed openings; that is difficult against 1.b3, and I didn't manage it here. White's combo at move 31 is both beautiful and decisive! One other possibility was 30...e4, but I believe White also wins quickly there. White turned down Black's draw offer after move 25, just after the first piece exchange in the game. I didn't resign after losing my queen, as we were both short of time, and Raja had messed up in our most recent tournament game, losing after gaining a huge advantage, so I made him prove the win! He finishes with a lovely mate!! Raja would win the Kingston Whig-Standard Championship for the first time a few weeks later, defeating me in a key late-round game, and then taking advantage of a collapse by tournament leader Wayne Coppin, who had a 40-year experience advantage.
Raja Panjwani (2147) -- Frank Dixon (1942)
Ottawa 2002, played Oct. 26
National Capital Open, rd. 2 of 5
Org / TD: Neil Frarey
Time control (for this round): G/60'
Larsen's Opening, A01
Clock times in brackets
1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6 3.e3 Be7 4.f4 b6 5.Nf3 Bb7 6.a4 d6 7.Na3 Nbd7 8.Nc4 a6 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O c5 (6,4) 11.h3 Qc7 12.g4 Qc6 (8,14) 13.Qe1 Nd5 14.g5 Rfe8 15.Qh4 Nf8 16.Qh5 Ng6 (20,17) 17.Kf2 Bf8 18.Qg4 Bc8 19.Qg3 Ra7 20.h4 Nde7 21.h5 Nf5 (30,25) 22.Qh2 Nh8 23.Rh1 Rc7 (34,29) 24.Nh4 Nxh4 25.Qxh4 Bb7 26.Rag1 Be7 27.Qh3 e5 (38,38) 28.g6 Bf8 29.gxh7+ Kxh7 30.Bd3+ Kh6 31.Rg6+!! Kh7 32.Rxd6+! e4 33.Rxc6 Bxc6 34.Qh5+ Kg8 35.h6 Ng6 (50,51) 36.Be2 Bd7 37.h7+ Kh8 38.Qxf7 Ne7 39.Nd6 Rd8 40.Qg8+! Nxg8 41.Nf7#, 1-0. (55,54)
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