Chess Olympiad 2010: Nice chessbase quiz with prizes
Chess News and Chess Trivia Blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010
Hi Everyone,
We found this nice chessbase quiz with interesting prizes so we had to share this with you. Were you following the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk real close? If you were then maybe you can identify these chess players:
There are several more photographs that you need to identify. Head over to chessbase and check out how many you can name. Some photographs are just too obvious while others are tricky. But there's a prize for correct answers and there's also a prize for a lucky winner from among all entries. That's cool. So, you could win even if you don't get all answers right.
I want to share with you the telegram I just got from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
It's in Russian, but I will translate it for you:
Dear Friends,
I am glad to congratulate you on your impressive success at the 39th World Chess Olympiad.
At the competition in Khanty-Mansiysk you have shown mastery, stamina and true team spirit. All chess lovers in Russia rooted for you, and you did not let them down.
I especially would like to mention the triumph of our women's team. Winning all its matches, for the first time in the modern history of Russia, the team climbed to the top level of the chess Olympiad podium. Today the whole country is truly proud of your success.
Wishing you success and new bright accomplishments,
D. Medvedev
Posted by Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk
Member of the Gold medal winning Olympic Russian team
T. Kosintseva, V. Gunina, N. Kosintseva, A. Kosteniuk
right after getting flowers and iPads gifts
Hi everybody!
As you know the Chess Olympiads in Khanty-Mansiysk just ended 2 days ago, and both teams of Russia got medals (see full rankings of the men and of the women, and see Pufichek's photo album).
Last night we were honored by high government officials, Alexander Zhukov (Russian Deputy Prime Minister), Arkady Dvorkovich (Assistant to the President of Russia) and many more important people. They first read to us a telegram from the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev congratulating the teams, then gave lots of presents to the winning teams!
The Gold medal lady winners got top of the line iPads, Nokia phones, and Vaio laptops, while the men got everything except the iPads. We're all very grateful to the Russian Federation who has made it possible for us all to train hard all year long, providing paid trainers and intensive training sessions before the Olympiads, as well as several Grandmaster coaches during the event itself. Without that support, it would have been much harder to make it to the top.
Note in this photo most of the men & women Russian teams, including Kramnik (far right)
and both politicians Arkady Dvorkovich and Alexander Zhukov
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia (c) 2010
Vassily Ivanchuk: Top performance on Board 1 in Open Section.
Hello Everyone,
Everyone worked really hard for their country at the 39th Chess Olympiad right till the last round! Here are some interesting games from Round 11 in Khanty Mansiysk. Enjoy. More photos and the Russian games are coming soon. You can track all final results and statistics at the official website at www.ugra-chess.com.
Ukraine, Russia win gold at 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia (c) 2010
Hi Everyone,
In a close finish at the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk, Ukraine and Russia have won the gold in the Open and Women's sections.
Ukraine won by drawing their last round match against Israel. They drew all their four games in the last round and concluded with a total of 19 points. Russia took the silver medal with 18 points after drawing with Spain.
Israel and Hungary shared the third pace but Israel took home the bronze medal on better tiebreak score.
Russia won the Nona Gaprindashvili Cup which is given for the best combined score of Open and Women's teams. The runners-up were China and Ukraine took the third place in this list.
In the Women's section, of course Russia 1 won the gold with one round to spare. China finished second and Georgia won the bronze on better tiebreak score from among six teams. You can find the full standings at the official site here.
As regards the Board winners in the Open Section, the winners were: Board 1-Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukraine; Board 2-Emil Sutovsky, Israel; Board 3-Vitaly Teterev, Belarus; Board 4-Sergey Karjakin, Russia; Board 5-Sebastien Feller, France.
In the Women's Section, the winners were: Board 1-Tatiana Kosintseva; Board 2-Nadezhda Kosintseva, Russia, Board 3--Yaniet Lopez Marrero, Cuba; Board 4-Inna Gaponenko, Ukraine; Board 5-Mariya Muzychuk, Ukraine.
The 39th Chess Olympiad took place from September 20 to October 3 at the Tennis Sport Development Centre in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. A total of 148 teams (735 players) in the Open Section and 114 teams (559 players) in the Women's Section participated in the biennial event.
Each team included four players and one reserve. The rate of play was 90 minutes for 40 moves and then 30 minutes to finish the game, with 30 seconds increment from move one.
The chess action at Khanty Mansiysk doesn't end here as the World Cup 2010 will be held here soon.
2010 World Chess Olympiad: Russian women take home gold with round to spare
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia (c) 2010
How about a souvenir from the Olympiad?
Hello Everyone,
The 2010 39th Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk is down to the penultimate round. While Russia 1 has wrapped off the Women's Section with Gold with one round to go, there is an interesting scenario up for the last round in the Open section.
Ukraine is at the top and needs to win the last round to take home the gold. But if they draw and Russia 1 wins then the tiebreaks will decide the gold winner. If Russia wins but Israel also wins then the silver will go to Israel and Ukraine will have to settle for the bronze. All this is because of the interesting results in the last few rounds. Tiebreaks will also be used to decide winners in case of wins by France, Armenia, Spain, Hungary and Poland.
Standings before the last round: 1. Ukraine – 17 points, 2. Russia-1 and Isreal – 16, 4–8. Hungary, Armenia, Spain, and France – 15.
In the women's section, Russia 1 is already home with the gold. China will win the silver only if they win tomorrow. They did a convincing job of beating India today in the penultimate round. Also, tiebreaks will decide the winners if Russia B, Ukraine, Poland and Georgia win.
Standings after 10 rounds: Russia-1 – 20 points, 2. China – 16, 3–6. Ukraine, Georgia, Russia-2, and Poland – all with 15 points.
The last round will be played on Sunday, October 3, 2010. Here are the pairings:
Pairings of the open section: Israel-Ukraine, Russia-1-Spain, Poland-Hungary, France-Armenia, etc.
Pairings of the women section: Russia-2-Russia-1, China-Ukraine, Poland-Georgia, Croatia-Cuba, USA-India, Vietnam-Azerbaijan, etc.
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia (c) 2010
Hello Everyone,
The ninth round has left top teams all still with a chance for the medals in the open section at the 39th Chess Olympiad. Ukraine leads for now with a very small margin. Ukraine leads with Russia 1 and France following.
On the other hand, in the women's section, Russia is almost home with the gold. We will put up all the super Russian games right after the chess festival ends.
For now, here are some cool games from Round 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk. Enjoy.
You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
Before that though, here is a nice video from the official website.
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia (c) 2010
Hello Everyone,
The eight round is over at the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. You can find the detailed results and standings here. For all the detailed news updates and photos you can check the official website here. Here's a nice video report too.
Did you keep track of the games in Round 8? We did. So, here are some nice games. You can run the moves in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.
2010 Chess Olympiad: Cool chess games from Round 7
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia (c) 2010
Hello Everyone,
The 2010 Chess Olympiad has reached the seventh round and there has been great chess all around. Have you been following the action at the official website?... and the great news and features at www.chessbase.com... and www.chessvibes.com? There's a very nice commented game on chessbase - the one in which Michael Adams beat Magnus Carlsen.
Meanwhile, here is a quick pick of some of the cool games played in Khanty-Mansiysk in Round 7. Enjoy!
Mark Bluvshtein
Zbynek Hracek
Vassily Ivanchuk
Harika Dronavalli
Nafisa Muminova
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