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Daaim ShabazzAugust 14, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #11

2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #11 Thursday, 14 August 2014 Top Boards (Open) Poland 1-3 China Hungary 3-1 Ukraine Norway 1 4-0 Malaysia Russia 2½-1½ France Azerbaijan 2½-1½ USA Full Results Medal Standings (Open) GOLD-China SILVER-Hungary BRONZE-India Kurt Meier of the Seychelles shown here in action during round seven. Meier collapsed…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 13, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #10

2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #10 Tuesday, 12 August 2014 Top Boards (Open) France 1½-2½ China Ukraine 2-2 Azerbaijan Croatia 3½-½ Norway 1 Hungary 3½-½ Romania Bulgaria 1½-2½ Poland Full Results China got a key win over the French maintaining the lead. In the penultimate round of the 2014 Chess Olympiad,…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 12, 2014
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Ilyumzhinov wins 2014 FIDE election 110-61

The buildup to the 2014 FIDE election in Tromso, Norway was so tense you could feel it in the air. As representatives from 176 federations filed into the Universitetet i Tromsø (UIT) auditorium there was a buzzing of excitement. However, it was a matter of time before the meeting had…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 11, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #9

2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #9 Monday, 11 August 2014 Top Boards (Open) China 2-2 Ukraine Czech Republic 1½-2½ France Norway 2-2 Turkey Azerbaijan 2-2 Romania Israel 1-3 Hungary Full Results The parity of this year’s Olympiad means that many teams retain medal chances even after a setback. In order to…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 11, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #8

2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #8 Sunday, 10 August 2014 Top Boards (Open) China 3-1 Azerbaijan Romania 3-1 Czech Republic Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-3 Norway Ukraine 2½-1½ Bulgaria France ½-1½ Poland Full Results Ding Liren is one of China’s bright hopes for future dominance. Both he and Yu Yangyi are picking…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 10, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #7

Top Boards (Open) Cuba 1½-2½ Azerbaijan Czech Republic 3-1 Russia Norway 1 1½-2½ Germany Serbia ½-3½ China Bulgaria 3-1 Netherlands Full Results Magnus Carlsen vs. Arkadij Naiditsch, 0-1.Photo Paul Truong. One of the shocks of the round was not Germany’s win over Norway, but the fact that Magnus Carlsen bungled…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 9, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #6

Top Boards (Open) Azerbaijan 3½-½ Georgia Serbia 2-2 Bulgaria Italy 1-3 Norway 1 Cuba 3½-½ Kazakhstan Uzbekistan 1½-2½ Russia Full Results Azerbaijan widens its lead with a crushing victory over Georgia with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov getting a cluster of pieces around the black king with deadly effect. Serbia-Bulgaria drew trading wins…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 6, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #4

Top Boards (Open) France 1½-2½ Azerbaijan Serbia 2½-1½ Czech Republic Norway 1 3-1 Poland Russia 2-2 China Netherlands 2-2 Israel Full Results Kamsky reeling after losing to IM Henry Steel (2399)!Photo by Paul Truong When was the last time a top 50 player has lost to another player 300 ELO…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 5, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #3

Top Boards (Open) Armenia 1½-2½ France USA 1½-2½ Netherlands Norway 3-1 Montenegro Germany 2-2 England Poland 2-2 Cuba Full Results Batumi, Georgia putting in a bid for Olympiad 2018. Photo by Paul Truong. The plot thickened today as top teams began to clash. All the top teams faced a strong…
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Daaim ShabazzAugust 4, 2014
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2014 Chess Olympiad: Round #2

Top Boards (Open) Russia 3½-½ Qatar Norway 2 2-2 Ukraine Finland 2-2 Norway 1 France 4-0 Mongolia Australia 1-3 Armenia Full Results Fabiano Caruana of Italy is now #3 in the world with a 2800 ELO. Photo by chess24.com. First major upset of the tournament! The Ukraine was drawn by…
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