38th Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008
The Olympiad is taking place from November 12th to 25th, 2008, in the
Congress Hall in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. 156 teams from 152 nations
are participating, with most of the top players present.
On Friday round two started at 16:00h instead of the normal 15:00, "due
to a series of unforeseen errors regarding the team rosters," said
the official message to all players and the press. Future rounds will
begin normally at 15:00h.
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Round two men's section
Russia beat Poland 2½:1½, after Dmitry Jakovenko beat Bartel
Mateusz, and all other games were drawn (with Alexander Grischuk saving a queen
and pawn ending in 114 moves). Germany 1 beat Slovenia 3:1 with Khenkin and
Fridman scoring. China beat Belarus by the same score, with Ni Hua and Li Chao
bringing in the points. Azerbaijan and Armenia did likewise against Slovakia
and Moldova, while England beat Denmark and India beat Sweden by the same score.
The upset was the 10th seed US team being held to a draw by the 27th ranked
Greece squad. After two rounds twenty teams have four points, with Azerbaijan
and Armenia leading on tiebreaks.
Bo. |
21 |
Poland (POL) |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
1 |
Russia (RUS) |
Rtg |
1.1 |
GM |
Miton Kamil |
2604 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Kramnik Vladimir |
2772 |
1.2 |
GM |
Wojtaszek Radoslaw |
2599 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Grischuk Alexander |
2719 |
1.3 |
GM |
Gajewski Grzegorz |
2577 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Morozevich Alexander |
2787 |
1.4 |
GM |
Bartel Mateusz |
2602 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Jakovenko Dmitry |
2737 |
Bo. |
28 |
Slovenia (SLO) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
11 |
Germany 1 (GER1) |
Rtg |
2.1 |
GM |
Beliavsky Alexander G |
2619 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Naiditsch Arkadij |
2678 |
2.2 |
GM |
Pavasovic Dusko |
2597 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Khenkin Igor |
2647 |
2.3 |
IM |
Borisek Jure |
2548 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Gustafsson Jan |
2634 |
2.4 |
IM |
Skoberne Jure |
2501 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Fridman Daniel |
2630 |
Bo. |
2 |
Ukraine (UKR) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
22 |
Serbia (SRB) |
Rtg |
3.1 |
GM |
Ivanchuk Vassily |
2786 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Ivanisevic Ivan |
2658 |
3.2 |
GM |
Karjakin Sergey |
2730 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Solak Dragan |
2595 |
3.3 |
GM |
Eljanov Pavel |
2720 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Kovacevic Aleksandar |
2581 |
3.4 |
GM |
Volokitin Andrei |
2659 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Perunovic Milos |
2580 |
Bo. |
23 |
Belarus (BLR) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
3 |
China (CHN) |
Rtg |
4.1 |
GM |
Azarov Sergei |
2613 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Wang Yue |
2736 |
4.2 |
GM |
Zhigalko Sergei |
2592 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Ni Hua |
2710 |
4.3 |
GM |
Fedorov Alexei |
2584 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Wang Hao |
2696 |
4.4 |
GM |
Zhigalko Andrey |
2568 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Li Chao B |
2622 |
Bo. |
4 |
Azerbaijan (AZE) |
Rtg |
3 : 1 |
25 |
Slovakia (SVK) |
Rtg |
5.1 |
GM |
Radjabov Teimour |
2752 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Movsesian Sergei |
2732 |
5.2 |
GM |
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
2731 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Ftacnik Lubomir |
2571 |
5.3 |
GM |
Gashimov Vugar |
2703 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Petrik Tomas |
2487 |
5.4 |
GM |
Mammadov Rauf |
2631 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Vavrak Peter |
2478 |
Bo. |
26 |
Moldova (MDA) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
9 |
Armenia (ARM) |
Rtg |
6.1 |
GM |
Bologan Viktor |
2682 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Aronian Levon |
2757 |
6.2 |
GM |
Svetushkin Dmitry |
2588 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Akopian Vladimir |
2679 |
6.3 |
GM |
Khruschiov Alexey |
2499 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Sargissian Gabriel |
2642 |
6.4 |
GM |
Sanduleac Vasile |
2443 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Petrosian Tigran L |
2629 |
Bo. |
10 |
United States of America |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
27 |
Greece (GRE) |
Rtg |
7.1 |
GM |
Kamsky Gata |
2729 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Papaioannou Ioannis |
2597 |
7.2 |
GM |
Nakamura Hikaru |
2704 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Kotronias Vasilios |
2587 |
7.3 |
GM |
Onischuk Alexander |
2644 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Halkias Stelios |
2584 |
7.4 |
GM |
Akobian Varuzhan |
2606 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Mastrovasilis Dimitrios |
2572 |
Bo. |
12 |
Spain (ESP) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
29 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Rtg |
8.1 |
GM |
Shirov Alexei |
2726 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Predojevic Borki |
2615 |
8.2 |
GM |
Vallejo Pons Francisco |
2664 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Saric Ibro |
2559 |
8.3 |
GM |
Illescas Cordoba Miguel |
2604 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Stojanovic Dalibor |
2455 |
8.4 |
GM |
San Segundo Carrillo |
2564 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Bogut Zeljko |
2464 |
Bo. |
30 |
Sweden (SWE) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
13 |
India (IND) |
Rtg |
9.1 |
GM |
Berg Emanuel |
2623 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Sasikiran Krishnan |
2694 |
9.2 |
GM |
Agrest Evgenij |
2574 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Ganguly Surya Shekhar |
2603 |
9.3 |
GM |
Hillarp Persson Tiger |
2543 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Geetha Narayanan Gopal |
2548 |
9.4 |
GM |
Cicak Slavko |
2564 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Sandipan Chanda |
2579 |
Bo. |
14 |
Romania (ROU) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
31 |
Argentina (ARG) |
Rtg |
10.1 |
GM |
Istratescu Andrei |
2633 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Felgaer Ruben |
2591 |
10.2 |
GM |
Parligras Mircea |
2611 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Peralta Fernando |
2557 |
10.3 |
GM |
Lupulescu Constantin |
2594 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Kovalyov Anton |
2571 |
10.4 |
GM |
Vajda Levente |
2582 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Flores Diego |
2568 |
Bo. |
32 |
Denmark (DEN) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
15 |
England (ENG) |
Rtg |
11.1 |
GM |
Hansen Lars Bo |
2570 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Adams Michael |
2734 |
11.2 |
GM |
Nielsen Peter Heine |
2662 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Short Nigel D |
2642 |
11.3 |
GM |
Schandorff Lars |
2520 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Howell David W L |
2593 |
11.4 |
IM |
Rasmussen Allan Stig |
2513 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Jones Gawain C B |
2548 |
Bo. |
16 |
Cuba (CUB) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
33 |
Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Rtg |
12.1 |
GM |
Dominguez Perez Leinier |
2719 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Kasimdzhanov Rustam |
2672 |
12.2 |
GM |
Bruzon Batista Lazaro |
2623 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Iuldachev Saidali |
2511 |
12.3 |
GM |
Quezada Perez Yuniesky |
2580 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Barsov Alexei |
2513 |
12.4 |
GM |
Hernandez Carmenates |
2580 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Safin Shukhrat |
2510 |
Bo. |
34 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
17 |
Georgia (GEO) |
Rtg |
13.1 |
GM |
Kazhgaleyev Murtas |
2640 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Jobava Baadur |
2664 |
13.2 |
GM |
Kotsur Pavel |
2563 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Izoria Zviad |
2610 |
13.3 |
IM |
Ismagambetov Anuar |
2527 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Mchedlishvili Mikheil |
2615 |
13.4 |
IM |
Zhumabayev Rinat |
2490 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Pantsulaia Levan |
2580 |
Bo. |
18 |
Czech Republic (CZE) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
35 |
Lithuania (LTU) |
Rtg |
14.1 |
GM |
Navara David |
2633 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Kveinys Aloyzas |
2533 |
14.2 |
GM |
Hracek Zbynek |
2613 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Rozentalis Eduardas |
2577 |
14.3 |
GM |
Laznicka Viktor |
2591 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Sulskis Sarunas |
2572 |
14.4 |
GM |
Babula Vlastimil |
2608 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Zagorskis Darius |
2509 |
Bo. |
41 |
Germany 2 (GER2) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
19 |
Norway (NOR) |
Rtg |
15.1 |
GM |
Meier Georg |
2558 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Carlsen Magnus |
2786 |
15.2 |
IM |
Braun Arik |
2567 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Agdestein Simen |
2588 |
15.3 |
GM |
Bindrich Falko |
2517 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Lie Kjetil A |
2526 |
15.4 |
IM |
Huschenbeth Niclas |
2417 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Hammer Jon Ludvig |
2522 |
Bo. |
20 |
Netherlands (NED) |
Rtg |
3 : 1 |
60 |
Venezuela (VEN) |
Rtg |
16.1 |
GM |
Van Wely Loek |
2618 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Iturrizaga Eduardo |
2538 |
16.2 |
GM |
Smeets Jan |
2604 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Alvarez Marquez Johann |
2430 |
16.3 |
GM |
L'Ami Erwin |
2610 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Prasca Sosa Rafael |
2410 |
16.4 |
GM |
Werle Jan |
2582 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Sequera Paolini Jose |
2398 |
Bo. |
6 |
Bulgaria (BUL) |
Rtg |
3 : 1 |
75 |
Dominican Republic |
Rtg |
20.1 |
GM |
Cheparinov Ivan |
2696 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Mateo Ramon |
2487 |
20.2 |
GM |
Georgiev Kiril |
2645 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Dominguez Jose M |
2345 |
20.3 |
GM |
Delchev Aleksander |
2632 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Hernandez Gustavo |
2360 |
20.4 |
GM |
Iotov Valentin |
2532 |
1 - 0 |
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Jaquez Juan |
2223 |
Standings
Rk. |
SNo |
Team |
Team |
Games |
+ |
= |
- |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
TB4 |
1 |
4 |
Azerbaijan |
AZE |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
16,0 |
2,0 |
7,0 |
2 |
9 |
Armenia |
ARM |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
16,0 |
2,0 |
7,0 |
3 |
74 |
Tajikistan |
TJK |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
7,5 |
4 |
11 |
Germany 1 |
GER1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
6,5 |
5 |
20 |
Netherlands |
NED |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
6,5 |
6 |
14 |
Romania |
ROU |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
6,0 |
7 |
73 |
Malaysia |
MAS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
6,0 |
8 |
19 |
Norway |
NOR |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
6,0 |
9 |
3 |
China |
CHN |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
5,5 |
10 |
13 |
India |
IND |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
5,5 |
11 |
15 |
England |
ENG |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
5,5 |
12 |
16 |
Cuba |
CUB |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
5,5 |
13 |
72 |
Faroe Islands |
FAI |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
5,5 |
14 |
12 |
Spain |
ESP |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10,0 |
2,0 |
6,0 |
15 |
1 |
Russia |
RUS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10,0 |
2,0 |
5,0 |
16 |
2 |
Ukraine |
UKR |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10,0 |
2,0 |
5,0 |
17 |
17 |
Georgia |
GEO |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10,0 |
2,0 |
5,0 |
18 |
107 |
Japan |
JPN |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10,0 |
2,0 |
5,0 |
19 |
91 |
El Salvador |
ESA |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
6,0 |
20 |
110 |
Malta |
MLT |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
6,0 |
Round two women's section
Top seed Russia beat Slovenia 3:1, with China beating Slovakia by the same
score. Israel, ranked 21st amongst all women's teams, upset the seventh seed
Americans with a 2½:1½ victory. Fourteen teams lead with four points each, with
Russia ahead on tiebreaks.
Bo. |
14 |
Slovenia (SLO) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
1 |
Russia (RUS) |
Rtg |
1.1 |
IM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2508 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Kosteniuk Alexandra |
2525 |
1.2 |
WGM |
Krivec Jana |
2345 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2513 |
1.3 |
WGM |
Srebrnic Ana |
2290 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2468 |
1.4 |
WIM |
Rozic Vesna |
2293 |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Pogonina Natalija |
2474 |
Bo. |
12 |
Germany 1 (GER1) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
29 |
Argentina (ARG) |
Rtg |
2.1 |
IM |
Paehtz Elisabeth |
2471 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Lujan Carolina |
2366 |
2.2 |
IM |
Kachiani-Gersinska K |
2371 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Amura Claudia |
2344 |
2.3 |
WGM |
Michna Marta |
2399 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Zuriel Marisa |
2189 |
2.4 |
WFM |
Ohme Melanie |
2237 |
0 - 1 |
WFM |
Ahmed Sthepanie |
2142 |
Bo. |
15 |
Slovakia (SVK) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
3 |
China (CHN) |
Rtg |
3.1 |
IM |
Repkova Eva |
2400 |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Hou Yifan |
2578 |
3.2 |
IM |
Hagarova Zuzana |
2430 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Zhao Xue |
2518 |
3.3 |
WGM |
Pokorna Regina |
2376 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Shen Yang |
2450 |
3.4 |
WFM |
Machalova Maria |
2187 |
0 - 1 |
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Tan Zhongyi |
2395 |
Bo. |
4 |
Georgia (GEO) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
16 |
Romania (ROU) |
Rtg |
4.1 |
GM |
Chiburdanidze Maia |
2489 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Peptan Corina-Isabela |
2430 |
4.2 |
IM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2503 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Cosma Elena Luminita |
2340 |
4.3 |
IM |
Javakhishvili Lela |
2473 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Voicu Carmen |
2239 |
4.4 |
IM |
Lomineishvili Maia |
2437 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Motoc Alina |
2313 |
Bo. |
17 |
Netherlands (NED) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
5 |
France (FRA) |
Rtg |
5.1 |
GM |
Peng Zhaoqin |
2455 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Sebag Marie |
2533 |
5.2 |
FM |
Schuurman Petra |
2324 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Skripchenko Almira |
2455 |
5.3 |
WIM |
Bensdorp Marlies |
2303 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Milliet Sophie |
2366 |
5.4 |
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Schut Lisa |
2153 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Leconte Maria |
2349 |
Bo. |
6 |
Armenia (ARM) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
18 |
Czech Republic (CZE) |
Rtg |
6.1 |
IM |
Danielian Elina |
2513 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Jackova Jana |
2360 |
6.2 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2443 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Nemcova Katerina |
2369 |
6.3 |
WGM |
Aginian Nelly |
2325 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Kulovana Eva |
2286 |
6.4 |
WIM |
Andriasian Siranush |
2290 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Richtrova Eliska |
2270 |
Bo. |
21 |
Israel (ISR) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
7 |
United States of America |
Rtg |
7.1 |
IM |
Klinova Masha |
2327 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Krush Irina |
2452 |
7.2 |
IM |
Borsuk Angela |
2398 |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Goletiani Rusudan |
2359 |
7.3 |
WGM |
Igla Bella |
2254 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Rohonyan Katerina |
2334 |
7.4 |
WIM |
Vasiliev Olga |
2235 |
1 - 0 |
WFM |
Abrahamyan Tatev |
2286 |
Bo. |
8 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg |
3½: ½ |
22 |
Spain (ESP) |
Rtg |
8.1 |
GM |
Hoang Thanh Trang |
2483 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Calzetta Monica |
2328 |
8.2 |
IM |
Vajda Szidonia |
2380 |
1 - 0 |
FM |
Pares Vives Natalia |
2299 |
8.3 |
IM |
Madl Ildiko |
2376 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Vega Gutierrez Sabrina |
2278 |
8.4 |
WGM |
Rudolf Anna |
2318 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Llaneza Vega Patricia |
2246 |
Bo. |
24 |
Vietnam (VIE) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
9 |
Poland (POL) |
Rtg |
9.1 |
WGM |
Le Thanh Tu |
2324 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Socko Monika |
2434 |
9.2 |
WFM |
Pham Le Thao Nguyen |
2304 |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Zawadzka Jolanta |
2378 |
9.3 |
WGM |
Hoang Thi Bao Tram |
2250 |
0 - 1 |
WIM |
Majdan Joanna |
2284 |
9.4 |
WFM |
Dang Bich Ngoc |
2186 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Przezdziecka Marta |
2327 |
Bo. |
10 |
Serbia (SRB) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
25 |
Cuba (CUB) |
Rtg |
10.1 |
IM |
Maric Alisa |
2405 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Arribas Robaina Maritza |
2303 |
10.2 |
IM |
Bojkovic Natasa |
2420 |
½ - ½ |
WIM |
Ordaz Valdes Lisandra |
2306 |
10.3 |
WGM |
Stojanovic Andjelija |
2357 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Pina Vega Sulennis |
2286 |
10.4 |
WGM |
Chelushkina Irina |
2360 |
0 - 1 |
WIM |
Linares Napoles Oleiny |
2261 |
Bo. |
27 |
Latvia (LAT) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
11 |
India (IND) |
Rtg |
11.1 |
WGM |
Rogule Laura |
2260 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Harika Dronavalli |
2462 |
11.2 |
WIM |
Berzina Ilze |
2320 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Tania Sachdev |
2425 |
11.3 |
|
Skinke Katrina |
2186 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Swathi Ghate |
2320 |
11.4 |
WFM |
Ni Viktorija |
2168 |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Gomes Mary Ann |
2298 |
Bo. |
48 |
Germany 2 (GER2) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
13 |
Bulgaria (BUL) |
Rtg |
12.1 |
|
Fuchs Judith |
2238 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Djingarova Emilia |
2352 |
12.2 |
|
Schoene Maria |
2198 |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Voiska Margarita |
2318 |
12.3 |
WFM |
Mader Manuela |
2132 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Velcheva Maria |
2280 |
12.4 |
|
Endress Anna |
2067 |
1 - 0 |
WFM |
Raeva Elitsa |
2251 |
Standings
Rk. |
SNo |
Team |
Team |
Games |
+ |
= |
- |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
1 |
1 |
Russia |
RUS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
16,0 |
2,0 |
2 |
56 |
Venezuela |
VEN |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
16,0 |
2,0 |
3 |
8 |
Hungary |
HUN |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
4 |
3 |
China |
CHN |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
5 |
58 |
Denmark |
DEN |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
6 |
6 |
Armenia |
ARM |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
7 |
21 |
Israel |
ISR |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
14,0 |
2,0 |
8 |
9 |
Poland |
POL |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
9 |
57 |
Mexico |
MEX |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
10 |
11 |
India |
IND |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
11 |
17 |
Netherlands |
NED |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12,0 |
2,0 |
12 |
4 |
Georgia |
GEO |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10,0 |
2,0 |
13 |
10 |
Serbia |
SRB |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10,0 |
2,0 |
14 |
48 |
Germany 2 |
GER2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10,0 |
2,0 |
15 |
59 |
El Salvador |
ESA |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
16,0 |
2,0 |
16 |
19 |
Greece |
GRE |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
12,0 |
3,0 |
17 |
47 |
Mongolia |
MGL |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
12,0 |
3,0 |
18 |
78 |
Uruguay |
URU |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
8,0 |
1,0 |
19 |
2 |
Ukraine |
UKR |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
7,0 |
1,0 |
20 |
23 |
Lithuania |
LTU |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6,0 |
1,0 |
Pictorial impressions from Round Two
By André Schulz and Carsten Straub

Vladimir Kramnik chats with arbiter Andrzej Filipowicz before the start
of round two

Crowds of photographers and spectators in front of the stage
The main games are played on the stage with projections of the positions
in the back

In the rest of the hall the other nations battle it out

Alexander Grischuk

Kramnik and Grischuk before the game

Checking the time

Alexander Morozevich

Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Anand's second, drew against Grischuk

Gajewski Grzegorz

Arkadij Naiditsch, Igor Khenkin

Daniel Fridman

Jan Gustafsson

Alexander Beliavsky

Dusko Pavasovic

Elisabeth Pähtz with her father Thomas

Elli drew a winning position (but her team won)

Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska

Marta Michna

Melanie Ohme

German Chess Federation President Robert von Weizsäcker with Melanie Ohme
and Marta Michna

Germany 2 vs Norway

Georg Meier and Arik Braun an Brett 1 und 2

Magnus Carlsen und Simen Agdestein

Magnus Carlsen

Levon Aronian

Peter Leko

Judit Polgar

Zoltan Almasi

Vassiliy Ivanchuk sunk in thought

Sergey Karjakin

Andrej Volokitin

Gata Kamsky

Hikaru Nakamura

Alexander Onischuk

Rustam Kasimdzanov, Usbekistan

David Navarra, Czech Republic

Michael Adams, England

Nigel Short

Zviad Izoria, Georgien

Lenier Dominguez, Cuba

Lazaro Bruzon

Nadeshda Kosintseva, Natalia Pogonina, Russia

Anna Muzychuk

Anna Srebrenic

Vezna Rozic
Jovanka Houska, England

Dagne Ciuksyte
Ingrid Lauterbach

Kanwal Bhatia

Viktorija Cmilyte, Lithuania

Irina Krush, USA

Marie Sebag, France

Viktor Bologan, Moldowa

Wang Yue, China

Ni Hua

Chao Li

Aderito, Angola

Agnelo

Domingos

Nakapunda, Namibia

Müller

Eichab

Axel Bachmann, Paraguay

Franco Ocampo

Kropff

Team Mexiko during an interview

Blind chess player

Scottish players Ketevan Arakhmia-Grant and Jacob Aagaard

Krishnan Sasikiran, India

Shekhar Ganguly

Gopal Geehta

Shanda Sandipan

Lopang, Botswana

Mudongo

Sabure

Sebetso

Bethania Arosemena, Panama

Nicole Arosemena

Aa Citra Dewi

Lindiawati

Sukandar

Batkhuyag Munguntuul, Mongolia

Dulamsuren Yanjindulam

Altanolzii Enxtuul

Onorjargal Nyamtuya

Turkan and Zeinab Mamedyarov, Aserbeidschan

Turkan

Zeinab

Nargiz Umodova

Khayala Isgandarova

Anna Endress

Manuala Mader

Marie Schöne

Judith Fuchs

Maia Chiburdanidze

Almira Skripchenko

Shakhryar Mamedyarov, Azerbaijan

Vugar Gashimov

Rauf Mamadov

Sergey Movsesian, Slovakia

Lubomir Ftacnik, Slovakia

Rainer Buhmann

Team Korea
Pictures by Carsten Straub and André Schulz in Dresden
Video by Europe Echecs
Video reports provided by Gérard Demuydt and GM Robert Fontaine by
Europe Echecs
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