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The 40th Chess Olympiad is scheduled to take place in the Turkish metropole of Istanbul, from August 27 to September 10th, 2012. A record of 158 national chess federations have brought teams to Istanbul to participate in this prestigious event, which is being staged in the WOW Hotel and Convention Center, just minutes away from the airport.
The shocker was the board one result of Qatar-Ukraine: GM Vassily Ivanchuk with black was slightly better against GM Mohamad Al-Modiahki, but he carelessly allowed the enemy queen to sneak into the back rank. The super-GM resigned, declining attempts to seek compensation for the piece. His teammates won all their games, so that the result was 3-1.
GM Mohamad Al-Modiahki just before the start of the game
The United States bested Lithuania by 3,5-0,5 after Hikaru Nakamura finally broke down the stubborn resistance of Grecian GM Vidmantas Malisauskas in a marathon 107-moves long game. Hikaru once again proved why he is a cerebral assassin. Azerbaijan had no difficulty dispatching their Irish opponents, however the young talent FM Ryan Rhys Griffiths managed to steal the only draw for his team in the game against the seasoned Azeri GM Rauf Mamedov.
France and India defeated Peru and Turkey 2016 respectively, by a 3-1 score. Poland cleanly swept Costa Rica 4-0, while China took 3,5 points against Italy, with Wang Hao defeating the young Italian-American phenom Fabiano Caruana on the top board. Russia allowed two quick draws against Greece, but they continued pushing with the white pieces on the remaining two boards. Both Grischuk and Jakovenko were successful and Russia finished the day with a 3-1 victory.
England defeated Brazil by a narrow margin thanks to the full point of Nigel Short (see Andrew Martin's Game of the Day video at the bottom of the page), while the remaining three games were drawn. The same scenario was seen in Germany-Georgia, only this time the executioner was Arkadij Naiditsch.
No. |
SNo |
Team |
Team | Res. |
Res. |
Team | Team |
SNo |
1 |
66 |
QAT |
Qatar | 1 |
3 |
Ukraine | UKR |
2 |
2 |
5 |
USA |
USA | 3½ |
½ |
Lithuania | LTU |
67 |
3 |
7 |
AZE |
Azerbaijan | 3½ |
½ |
Ireland | IRL |
69 |
4 |
71 |
PER |
Peru | ½ |
3½ |
France | FRA |
8 |
5 |
13 |
IND |
India | 3 |
1 |
Turkey 2016 | TUR16 |
72 |
6 |
15 |
CUB |
Cuba | 3½ |
½ |
ICSC | ICSC |
75 |
7 |
77 |
CRC |
Costa Rica | 0 |
4 |
Poland | POL |
16 |
8 |
21 |
GRE |
Greece | 1 |
3 |
Russia | RUS |
1 |
9 |
6 |
CHN |
China | 3½ |
½ |
Italy | ITA |
22 |
10 |
11 |
ENG |
England | 2½ |
1½ |
Brazil | BRA |
24 |
11 |
14 |
GER |
Germany | 2½ |
1½ |
Georgia | GEO |
26 |
12 |
31 |
TUR |
Turkey | 2 |
2 |
Czech Rep. | CZE |
17 |
13 |
18 |
ESP |
Spain | 2½ |
1½ |
Belarus | BLR |
32 |
14 |
33 |
UZB |
Uzbekistan | 2 |
2 |
Croatia | CRO |
19 |
15 |
20 |
SRB |
Serbia | 2 |
2 |
Sweden | SWE |
34 |
16 |
35 |
PHI |
Philippines | 2½ |
1½ |
Moldova | MDA |
23 |
17 |
25 |
ROU |
Romania | 2½ |
1½ |
Austria | AUT |
36 |
18 |
37 |
EGY |
Egypt | 1½ |
2½ |
Mexico | MEX |
38 |
19 |
39 |
DEN |
Denmark | 1½ |
2½ |
Kazakhstan | KAZ |
40 |
20 |
41 |
BEL |
Belgium | 1½ |
2½ |
Montenegro | MNE |
44 |
Results of all 79 team pairings + board pairings
Multiple teams in the Women's section swept past their opponents with perfect scores: China bested Sweden, while leaving the World Champion Hou Yifan on the bench for the second day in a row; Georgia beat Belgium and Poland beat Venezuela with a 4-0 score each.
In a stunning game, Brazilian WFM Vanessa Feliciano Ebert held European champion Valentina Gunina to a draw but it was not enough to help her team as Brazil fell to the Russian ladies 3,5-0,5. Former U.S. Champion Anna Zatonskih rested today while her team mates handed Estonia a defeat by a score of 3,5-0,5. In an Asia-Pacific match-up, India won against Australia with the same score.
The Bulgarian team miscalculated and underestimated their Indonesian opponents. With the top Bulgarian lady and former World Champion Antoaneta Stefanova resting, the wily Indonesian team seized advantage of her absence and tied the match. The top rated competitor in the Women's Olympiad, Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia, entered the battlefield today to contribute to her team's 2,5-1,5 victory against The Philippines.
No. |
SNo |
Team |
Team | Res. |
Res. |
Team | Team |
SNo |
1 |
46 |
SWE |
Sweden | 0 |
4 |
China | CHN |
1 |
2 |
2 |
RUS |
Russia | 3½ |
½ |
Brazil | BRA |
47 |
3 |
48 |
BEL |
Belgium | 0 |
4 |
Georgia | GEO |
3 |
4 |
49 |
EST |
Estonia | ½ |
3½ |
USA | USA |
5 |
5 |
6 |
IND |
India | 3½ |
½ |
Australia | AUS |
50 |
6 |
53 |
VEN |
Venezuela | 0 |
4 |
Poland | POL |
7 |
7 |
54 |
INA |
Indonesia | 2 |
2 |
Bulgaria | BUL |
13 |
8 |
14 |
FRA |
France | 4 |
0 |
Chile | CHI |
55 |
9 |
56 |
ICSC |
ICSC | 2 |
2 |
Cuba | CUB |
15 |
10 |
16 |
SLO |
Slovenia | 2½ |
1½ |
Philippines | PHI |
57 |
11 |
58 |
TKM |
Turkmenistan | 0 |
4 |
Serbia | SRB |
19 |
12 |
22 |
KAZ |
Kazakhstan | 4 |
0 |
Canada | CAN |
59 |
13 |
60 |
MEX |
Mexico | ½ |
3½ |
Czech Rep. | CZE |
23 |
14 |
24 |
LAT |
Latvia | 3½ |
½ |
South Africa | RSA |
61 |
15 |
62 |
ISL |
Iceland | ½ |
3½ |
Israel | ISR |
25 |
16 |
4 |
UKR |
Ukraine | 3½ |
½ |
Iran | IRI |
26 |
17 |
27 |
AZE |
Azerbaijan | 1½ |
2½ |
Romania | ROU |
10 |
18 |
12 |
HUN |
Hungary | 3½ |
½ |
Vietnam | VIE |
28 |
19 |
31 |
ITA |
Italy | 1½ |
2½ |
Netherlands | NED |
17 |
20 |
33 |
LTU |
Lithuania | 1½ |
2½ |
Slovakia | SVK |
20 |
Results of all 63 pairings here + board pairings
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Pictures to follow...
Photos Frederic Friedel in Istanbul
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30 August 2012 | 15.00 | 3rd Round | Valery Lilov |
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