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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #10
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #10Monday, 12 September 2016 Open Section Georgia 1½-2½ USA Czech Republic 1-3 Ukraine India 2-2 Russia England 2½-1½ Azerbaijan 1 Latvia 1-3 Canada Full Results USA and Ukraine win… tied doing into last round.Tiebreak advantage to Americans. Sam Shankland’s gold medal performance in Tromso Olympiad was…
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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #9
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #9Sunday, 11 September 2016 Open Section Ukraine 2½-1½ India USA 3-1 Norway Iran 2-2 England Azerbaijan 1 1-3 Russia Latvia 2-2 Slovenia Full Results America racing to gold… Ukraine in dead heat Come on Magnus! Scandinavian is not a World Champion's opening! Photo: Eteri Kublashvili.#bakuchess pic.twitter.com/k79rrmnzAP…
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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #8
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #8Saturday, 10 September 2016 Open Section Russia ½-3½ USA Georgia 1-3 Ukraine England 3½-½ India Azerbaijan 1 ½-3½ Latvia Italy 3-1 Iran Full Results USA maintains lead… India soars…Ukraine sits Eljanov, crushes Georgia World Chess Olympiad – Round 8 Highlights https://t.co/CzkRzb2k3q pic.twitter.com/GxQacSI0QL — Baku Chess Olympiad…
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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #7
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #7Friday, 9 September 2016 Open Section India ½-3½ USA Latvia 3-1 Netherlands Russia 3½-½ Czech Republic Croatia ½-3½ Azerbaijan 1 Georgia 3-1 Romania Full Results The USA brutally crush India… Russia back in hunt,USA-Russia showdown on tap! The USA is sending a loud message that the…
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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #6
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #6Thursday, 8 September 2016 Open Section India 2½-1½ Russia USA 2½-1½ Ukraine Czech Republic 2-2 Georgia Greece 2-2 Azerbaijan 1 Canada 2½-1½ Belarus Full Results India and the USA win… head for another showdown tomorrow! The rest day worked out well for the Indians. They became…
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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #5
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #5Tuesday, 6 September 2016 Open Section Ukraine 2½-1½ Russia India 2½-1½ Cuba USA 2-2 Czech Republic Romania 1-3 Azerbaijan 1 China 3-1 Italy Full Results Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee… Ukraine is knocking out top heavyweights… beating China, Yuriy takes down Yu Yangyi!…
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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #4
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #4Monday, 5 September 2016 Open Section Ukraine 2½-1½ Russia India 2½-1½ Cuba USA 2-2 Czech Republic Romania 1-3 Azerbaijan 1 China 3-1 Italy Full Results Ukraine shocks Russia! The Kremlin must be scrambling for answers concerning the withering chess empire. The biggest shock was the Ivanchuk-less…
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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #3
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #3Sunday, 4 September 2016 Open Section Moldova 1-3 Russia Cuba 2½-1½ Poland Azerbaijan 2 1-3 India Azerbaijan 1 3-1 Hungary Netherlands 2½-1½ Vietnam Full Results Cuba beats Poland… joins Russia and others on 3/3 The Chess Drum picked the following top five team to finish Olympiad:…
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2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #2
2016 Chess Olympiad: Round #2Saturday, 3 September 2016 Open Section Russia 4-0 Turkmenistan Scotland ½-3½ USA China 3½-½ Belgium Macedonia 0-4 Azerbaijan Albania ½-3½ Ukraine Full Results Favorites hold, but many top teams shedding half-points In the second round of the Olympiad, there are more competitive battles and the beginning…
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2016 Chess Olympiad (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Chess players, fans and friends! The 42nd Chess Olympiad is bubbling with excitement as players are being treated to a seaside paradise in the capitol of Azerbaijan, Baku. A record-shattering event is on tap and most of the sport’s top brass will be competing while others will be carrying out…
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