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Re : My Dream Team for Canada -- Norway Olympiad 2014
Actually, we already 4 GMs that could be interested to play (while it's pretty unlikely that GM Bluvshtein and GM Spraggett accept to play).
So, our best team would probably be:
Board 1: GM Anton Kovalyov
Board 2: GM Eric Hansen
Board 3: GM Bator Sambuev
Board 4: GM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon
Board 5 : IM Hambleton
It would still be, by far, the strongest team we ever had.
Re: My Dream Team for Canada -- Norway Olympiad 2014
I chose this board order to reflect recent form, as well as age and experience.
Eric has played the best for the past several months, and has earned top board.
Bator is very active, is pretty steady, and rarely has a poor event (2012 Olympiad a rare exception).
Kevin will be nearly 60 when the event takes place. He has been very good to excellent on top board in the past, but that was many years ago.
Mark has been inactive for a while, so if he comes back, a lower board makes more sense.
With a strong young talent on board five, such as IM Nikolay Noritsyn, IM Raja Panjwani, IM Aman Hambleton, or one of several others, this is a fearsome lineup. :)
Re: My Dream Team for Canada -- Norway Olympiad 2014
Currently (in order of FIDE rating) the only players active enough to qualify for the Canadian team would be:
[Kovalyov - not clear how his game count would be when he becomes "Canadian"]
Sambuev
Hansen
Spraggett
Hambleton
Noritsyn
Cheng
Porper
Wang, Richard
Sapoznikov
That takes us down to the 28th highest FIDE-rated Canadian player.
no doubt BC is thinking you hate them as much as me LOL.
Larry
BC had a representative in the last Canadian Olympic team and hopefully will have one in the next edition too.. it's all love Larry! Now if CMA will organize the next Olympiad, things might change.
:p
Andrei
ps
Congratulation for having CMA the CFC official chess books and equipment seller!
Team Captain: Gordon Ritchie
Honourary Captain: MP Ted Hsu
Board 1: GM Eric Hansen
Board 2: GM Bator Sambuev
Board 3: GM Kevin Spraggett
Board 4: GM Mark Bluvshtein
Board 5: To be determined.
First, it would be good to know who required to be in a delegation!
902. Team structure
The Canadian delegation to the Chess Olympiad shall consist of the following:
a) Head of Delegation
b) National Team Captain
c) National Team Players
d) Women's Team Captain
e) Women’s Team Players
f) Technical Assistants
Second, without any disrespect to Gordon Ritchie, the coach must have at least a master level. With all respect, Gordon Ritchie might be ideal for a Head of Delegation :)
Third, to start a thread with the grandiose topic, and have no 5 board is just awful. :p
When will he be transferred finally? It seems it takes ages the whole process. He already missed one Olympiad :/
FIDE said that his transfer should be done this summer, so he should definitely be good for the Olympiads... However, we never know what to expect with FIDE :(
Re: My Dream Team for Canada -- Norway Olympiad 2014
My Dream Team would be:
Board 1-4: Jordan S. Berson - With a Houdini/Stockfish hybrid chip planted in my brain, I should be able to beat every country playing all four boards simultaneously.
Board 5: In case I get a migraine, either GM Hansen or IM Hambleton can take over... Come on, surely you have all figured out by now that they both have chips planted in their brains! :D
No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
Actually, we already 4 GMs that could be interested to play (while it's pretty unlikely that GM Bluvshtein and GM Spraggett accept to play).
So, our best team would probably be:
Board 1: GM Anton Kovalyov
Board 2: GM Eric Hansen
Board 3: GM Bator Sambuev
Board 4: GM Thomas Roussel-Roozmon
Board 5 : IM Hambleton
It would still be, by far, the strongest team we ever had.
Hambleton will be a GM by the time the next Olympiads come around... mark my words ;)
No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
Re: My Dream Team for Canada -- Norway Olympiad 2014
I omitted GM Kovalyov from consideration because of the ongoing issues with his status and nationality change, not due to lack of playing credentials.
And, yes, Gordon Ritchie is better off as head of delegation, if the captain is to have a true chess role. Gordon is the best leader we have for something like this. :)
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