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38th Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008The 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. |
The sensation of the fourth round was the victory by Germany over Spain (with Arkadij Naiditsch using the Berlin Defence taking a full point with black from Alexei Shirov), which put Germany in first place, a few tiebreak points ahead of Russia. Both teams have won all their matches so far. In round four Russia beat India when Krishnan Sasikiran agreed to a draw against Vladimir Kramnik in a promising position ("Sashi" had very little time on his clock) and Surya Ganguly succumbed to Alexander Grischuk. Ukraine and Armenia drew all their games against each other and are both now in the group with 7/8 points. In a bit of a political match eight seed Israel defeated 49th seed Egypt, with GMs Gelfand and Avrukh scoring the winning points. Egypt struck back with a consolution point scored by Egyptian FM Abdel Razik Khaled, rated 2406, against Israeli GM Postny Evgeny, 2674.
Bo. | 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | Rtg | 2 : 2 |
9 | Armenia (ARM) | Rtg |
1.1 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2786 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Aronian Levon | 2757 |
1.2 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2730 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2679 |
1.3 | GM | Efimenko Zahar | 2680 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2642 |
1.4 | GM | Volokitin Andrei | 2659 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Petrosian Tigran L | 2629 |
Bo. | 12 | Spain (ESP) | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
11 | Germany 1 (GER1) | Rtg |
2.1 | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2726 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2678 |
2.2 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2664 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Khenkin Igor | 2647 |
2.3 | GM | Illescas Cordoba Miguel | 2604 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Fridman Daniel | 2630 |
2.4 | GM | Khamrakulov Ibragim S | 2580 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Baramidze David | 2557 |
Bo. | 19 | Norway (NOR) | Rtg | 2 : 2 |
15 | England (ENG) | Rtg |
3.1 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2786 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Adams Michael | 2734 |
3.2 | GM | Agdestein Simen | 2588 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Short Nigel D | 2642 |
3.3 | GM | Johannessen Leif Erlend | 2545 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Howell David W L | 2593 |
3.4 | IM | Hammer Jon Ludvig | 2522 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Jones Gawain C B | 2548 |
Bo. | 1 | Russia (RUS) | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
13 | India (IND) | Rtg |
4.1 | GM | Kramnik Vladimir | 2772 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Sasikiran Krishnan | 2694 |
4.2 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2727 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Harikrishna P | 2659 |
4.3 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2719 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Ganguly Surya Shekhar | 2603 |
4.4 | GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2787 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Sandipan Chanda | 2579 |
Bo. | 14 | Romania (ROU) | Rtg | 1 : 3 |
5 | Hungary (HUN) | Rtg |
5.1 | GM | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | 2684 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Leko Peter | 2747 |
5.2 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | 2633 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Polgar Judit | 2711 |
5.3 | GM | Parligras Mircea | 2611 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Almasi Zoltan | 2663 |
5.4 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | 2594 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Berkes Ferenc | 2645 |
Bo. | 4 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | Rtg | 3 : 1 |
10 | United States (USA) | Rtg |
6.1 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2752 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Kamsky Gata | 2729 |
6.2 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2731 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2704 |
6.3 | GM | Gashimov Vugar | 2703 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2644 |
6.4 | GM | Huseynov Gadir | 2650 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Shulman Yuri | 2616 |
Bo. | 72 | Faroe Islands (FAI) | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
20 | Netherlands (NED) | Rtg |
7.1 | IM | Ziska Helgi Dam | 2416 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Van Wely Loek | 2618 |
7.2 | FM | Olsen Heini | 2376 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Stellwagen Daniel | 2605 |
7.3 | IM | Rodgaard John | 2383 | 0 - 1 |
GM | L'Ami Erwin | 2610 |
7.4 | Andreasen Joan Hendrik | 2179 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Werle Jan | 2582 | |
Bo. | 109 | Malta (MLT) | Rtg | ½ :3½ |
21 | Poland (POL) | Rtg |
8.1 | Sorensen Torben | 2383 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Socko Bartosz | 2631 | |
8.2 | CM | Pace Colin | 2148 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | 2599 |
8.3 | Borg Andrew | 2112 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Gajewski Grzegorz | 2577 | |
8.4 | Zerafa Robert | 1991 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Bartel Mateusz | 2602 | |
Bo. | 57 | Ireland (IRL) | Rtg | ½ :3½ |
29 | Bosnia Herzegovina (BIH) | Rtg |
9.1 | GM | Baburin Alexander | 2544 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Nikolic Predrag | 2669 |
9.2 | IM | Kelly Brian | 2488 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Predojevic Borki | 2615 |
9.3 | IM | Collins Sam E | 2412 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Saric Ibro | 2559 |
9.4 | IM | Heidenfeld Mark | 2364 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Stojanovic Dalibor | 2455 |
Bo. | 39 | Former Yug Rep Macedonia | Rtg | 0 : 4 |
3 | China (CHN) | Rtg |
10.1 | GM | Georgiev Vladimir | 2517 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Wang Yue | 2736 |
10.2 | GM | Stanojoski Zvonko | 2502 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Bu Xiangzhi | 2714 |
10.3 | GM | Mitkov Nikola | 2556 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Ni Hua | 2710 |
10.4 | IM | Colovic Aleksandar | 2458 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Wang Hao | 2696 |
Bo. | 91 | El Salvador (ESA) | Rtg | 0 : 4 |
35 | Lithuania (LTU) | Rtg |
11.1 | IM | Leyva Hector | 2399 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Kveinys Aloyzas | 2533 |
11.2 | IM | Arias Lemmys A | 2372 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Rozentalis Eduardas | 2577 |
11.3 | FM | Chavez Ricardo Ernesto | 2226 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Zagorskis Darius | 2509 |
11.4 | FM | Martinez Nelson | 2149 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Sarakauskas Gediminas | 2429 |
Bo. | 44 | Italy (ITA) | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
36 | Switzerland (SUI) | Rtg |
12.1 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2640 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Korchnoi Viktor | 2584 |
12.2 | GM | Godena Michele | 2517 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Pelletier Yannick | 2557 |
12.3 | IM | Shytaj Luca | 2472 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Jenni Florian | 2543 |
12.4 | IM | Brunello Sabino | 2455 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Gallagher Joseph G | 2480 |
Bo. | 65 | Ecuador (ECU) | Rtg | ½ :3½ |
22 | Serbia (SRB) | Rtg |
13.1 | GM | Matamoros Franco Carlos S | 2525 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Solak Dragan | 2595 |
13.2 | IM | Pazos Gambarrotti Plinio | 2327 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Kovacevic Aleksandar | 2581 |
13.3 | Aucay Pelaez Mauro | 2335 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Perunovic Milos | 2580 | |
13.4 | Macias Murillo Bryan | 2333 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Vuckovic Bojan | 2561 | |
Bo. | 61 | Portugal (POR) | Rtg | ½ :3½ |
17 | Georgia (GEO) | Rtg |
14.1 | GM | Galego Luis | 2484 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Jobava Baadur | 2664 |
14.2 | IM | Damaso Rui | 2425 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | 2615 |
14.3 | IM | Rocha Sergio | 2417 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Pantsulaia Levan | 2580 |
14.4 | FM | Pereira Ruben | 2437 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Arutinian David | 2584 |
Bo. | 73 | Malaysia (MAS) | Rtg | ½ :3½ |
25 | Slovakia (SVK) | Rtg |
15.1 | IM | Mas Hafizulhelmi | 2439 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Ftacnik Lubomir | 2571 |
15.2 | FM | Lim Yee-Weng | 2396 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Markos Jan | 2557 |
15.3 | FM | Mok Tze-Meng | 2308 | 0 - 1 |
GM | Petrik Tomas | 2487 |
15.4 | Edward Lee Kim Han | 0 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Vavrak Peter | 2478 | |
Bo. | 8 | Israel (ISR) | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
49 | Egypt (EGY) | Rtg |
16.1 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2719 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Adly Ahmed | 2586 |
16.2 | GM | Roiz Michael | 2677 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Amin Bassem | 2560 |
16.3 | GM | Avrukh Boris | 2657 | 1 - 0 |
IM | Ezat Mohamed | 2425 |
16.4 | GM | Postny Evgeny | 2674 | 0 - 1 |
FM | Abdel Razik Khaled | 2406 |
Bo. | 32 | Denmark (DEN) | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
55 | Bangladesh (BAN) | Rtg |
17.1 | GM | Hansen Lars Bo | 2570 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Rahman Ziaur | 2510 |
17.2 | GM | Nielsen Peter Heine | 2662 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Hossain Enamul | 2494 |
17.3 | GM | Schandorff Lars | 2520 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Abdulla Al-Rakib | 2522 |
17.4 | IM | Glud Jakob Vang | 2444 | 0 - 1 |
FM | Minhazuddin Ahmed | 2377 |
Bo. | 27 | Greece (GRE) | Rtg | 2 : 2 |
38 | Philippines (PHI) | Rtg |
18.1 | GM | Papaioannou Ioannis | 2597 | ½ - ½ |
GM | So Wesley | 2610 |
18.2 | GM | Kotronias Vasilios | 2587 | 1 - 0 |
GM | Gonzales Jayson | 2469 |
18.3 | GM | Halkias Stelios | 2584 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Gomez John Paul | 2519 |
18.4 | GM | Mastrovasilis Dimitrios | 2572 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Laylo Darwin | 2507 |
Bo. | 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | Rtg | 3½: ½ |
70 | Mongolia (MGL) | Rtg |
19.1 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2791 | 1 - 0 |
Gundavaa Bayarsaihan | 2458 | |
19.2 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2696 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Hatanbaatar Bazar | 2375 |
19.3 | GM | Delchev Aleksander | 2632 | 1 - 0 |
Oyunbaatar Tumendemberel | 2306 | |
19.4 | GM | Iotov Valentin | 2532 | 1 - 0 |
Bayarmandah Balgan | 2339 |
Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Gms |
+ |
= |
- |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
TB4 |
1 | 11 | Germany 1 | GER1 | 4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
54.0 |
18.0 |
12.5 |
2 | 1 | Russia | RUS | 4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
51.0 |
18.0 |
11.0 |
3 | 9 | Armenia | ARM | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
53.0 |
18.0 |
13.0 |
4 | 5 | Hungary | HUN | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
50.5 |
16.0 |
11.5 |
5 | 19 | Norway | NOR | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
47.0 |
19.0 |
10.5 |
6 | 4 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
47.0 |
18.0 |
12.0 |
7 | 15 | England | ENG | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
44.5 |
18.0 |
11.5 |
8 | 2 | Ukraine | UKR | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
44.0 |
19.0 |
9.5 |
9 | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
40.0 |
15.0 |
11.0 |
10 | 13 | India | IND | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
44.0 |
18.0 |
10.5 |
11 | 21 | Poland | POL | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
42.0 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
12 | 3 | China | CHN | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
41.0 |
18.0 |
11.0 |
13 | 37 | Vietnam | VIE | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
40.5 |
15.0 |
12.5 |
14 | 8 | Israel | ISR | 4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
39.5 |
16.0 |
10.0 |
15 | 12 | Spain | ESP | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
39.0 |
18.0 |
10.5 |
16 | 28 | Slovenia | SLO | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
39.0 |
17.0 |
11.0 |
17 | 35 | Lithuania | LTU | 4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
38.0 |
15.0 |
11.0 |
18 | 22 | Serbia | SRB | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
37.0 |
16.0 |
10.5 |
19 | 30 | Sweden | SWE | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
37.0 |
16.0 |
10.5 |
20 | 25 | Slovakia | SVK | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
37.0 |
15.0 |
12.0 |
In this section China and Poland have won all their matches and lead with 8/8, Russia being ahead on tiebreak points. In the second group with 7/8 we find Russia, Hungary, Georgia and India.
Bo. | 8 | Hungary (HUN) | Rtg | 2 : 2 |
4 | Georgia (GEO) | Rtg |
1.1 | GM | Hoang Thanh Trang | 2483 | ½ - ½ |
GM | Chiburdanidze Maia | 2489 |
1.2 | IM | Vajda Szidonia | 2380 | 1 - 0 |
IM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2503 |
1.3 | IM | Madl Ildiko | 2376 | ½ - ½ |
IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2473 |
1.4 | WGM | Rudolf Anna | 2318 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Lomineishvili Maia | 2437 |
Bo. | 11 | India (IND) | Rtg | 3 : 1 |
12 | Germany 1 (GER1) | Rtg |
2.1 | IM | Harika Dronavalli | 2462 | ½ - ½ |
IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | 2471 |
2.2 | IM | Tania Sachdev | 2425 | 1 - 0 |
IM | Kachiani-Gersinska Ketino | 2371 |
2.3 | WGM | Swathi Ghate | 2320 | ½ - ½ |
WGM | Michna Marta | 2399 |
2.4 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | 2298 | 1 - 0 |
WFM | Hoolt Sarah | 2274 |
Bo. | 3 | China (CHN) | Rtg | 3½: ½ |
6 | Armenia (ARM) | Rtg |
3.1 | WGM | Hou Yifan | 2578 | 1 - 0 |
IM | Danielian Elina | 2513 |
3.2 | GM | Zhao Xue | 2518 | ½ - ½ |
IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2443 |
3.3 | WGM | Shen Yang | 2450 | 1 - 0 |
WGM | Aginian Nelly | 2325 |
3.4 | Tan Zhongyi | 2395 | 1 - 0 |
WIM | Galojan Lilit | 2305 | |
Bo. | 10 | Serbia (SRB) | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
9 | Poland (POL) | Rtg |
4.1 | IM | Maric Alisa | 2405 | ½ - ½ |
IM | Socko Monika | 2434 |
4.2 | IM | Bojkovic Natasa | 2420 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Rajlich Iweta | 2404 |
4.3 | WGM | Stojanovic Andjelija | 2357 | 1 - 0 |
WGM | Zawadzka Jolanta | 2378 |
4.4 | WGM | Benderac Ana | 2310 | 0 - 1 |
WIM | Majdan Joanna | 2284 |
Bo. | 67 | Indonesia (INA) | Rtg | 0 : 4 |
1 | Russia (RUS) | Rtg |
5.1 | WIM | Sukandar Irine Kharisma | 2303 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2513 |
5.2 | Lindiawati Evi | 2121 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2468 | |
5.3 | Dewi Aa Citra | 1802 | 0 - 1 |
IM | Korbut Ekaterina | 2459 | |
5.4 | Kadek Iin Dwijayanti | 1859 | 0 - 1 |
WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2474 | |
Bo. | 2 | Ukraine (UKR) | Rtg | 2 : 2 |
23 | Lithuania (LTU) | Rtg |
6.1 | WGM | Zhukova Natalia | 2488 | ½ - ½ |
IM | Cmilyte Viktorija | 2512 |
6.2 | IM | Ushenina Anna | 2496 | 0 - 1 |
WIM | Daulyte Deimante | 2278 |
6.3 | IM | Gaponenko Inna | 2473 | ½ - ½ |
WFM | Limontaite Simona | 2197 |
6.4 | WGM | Zdebskaja Natalia | 2419 | 1 - 0 |
Ziogaite Jovita | 2093 | |
Bo. | 57 | Mexico (MEX) | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
18 | Czech Republic (CZE) | Rtg |
7.1 | WIM | Esquivel De Leon Aurora | 2037 | 1 - 0 |
WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2369 |
7.2 | WIM | Hernandez Guerrero Yadira | 2228 | ½ - ½ |
WGM | Kulovana Eva | 2286 |
7.3 | WIM | Guerrero Alejandra | 2143 | 0 - 1 |
WGM | Richtrova Eliska | 2270 |
7.4 | Real Pereyra Diana Karime | 1766 | 0 - 1 |
WFM | Pertlova Sona | 2239 | |
Bo. | 58 | Denmark (DEN) | Rtg | 0 : 4 |
25 | Cuba (CUB) | Rtg |
8.1 | WIM | Hansen Evgenia | 2169 | 0 - 1 |
WGM | Arribas Robaina Maritza | 2303 |
8.2 | WFM | De Blecourt Sandra | 2078 | 0 - 1 |
WGM | Pina Vega Sulennis | 2286 |
8.3 | Fredericia Louise | 2095 | 0 - 1 |
WIM | Linares Napoles Oleiny | 2261 | |
8.4 | Treppendahl Trine | 2049 | 0 - 1 |
WIM | Marrero Lopez Yaniet | 2260 | |
Bo. | 16 | Romania (ROU) | Rtg | 4 : 0 |
52 | ICSC (ICSC) | Rtg |
9.1 | IM | Peptan Corina-Isabela | 2430 | 1 - 0 |
WIM | Baklanova Tatiana | 2231 |
9.2 | WGM | Cosma Elena Luminita | 2340 | 1 - 0 |
WFM | Ryvova Anna | 2009 |
9.3 | WIM | Paulet Iozefina | 2307 | 1 - 0 |
WIM | Gerasimova Olga | 2316 |
9.4 | WGM | Motoc Alina | 2313 | 1 - 0 |
WCM | Mucha Annegret | 1965 |
Bo. | 17 | Netherlands (NED) | Rtg | 3 : 1 |
60 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | Rtg |
10.1 | FM | Schuurman Petra | 2324 | ½ - ½ |
Tilenbaeva Janyl | 2037 | |
10.2 | WIM | Bensdorp Marlies | 2303 | ½ - ½ |
WIM | Ostry Irina | 2183 |
10.3 | WIM | Van Weersel Arlette | 2209 | 1 - 0 |
Lim Greta | 2072 | |
10.4 | Schut Lisa | 2153 | 1 - 0 |
Shyngys Kyzy Aijarkyn | 1707 |
Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Gms |
+ |
= |
- |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
TB4 |
1 | 3 | China | CHN | 4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
54.0 |
18.0 |
12.5 |
2 | 9 | Poland | POL | 4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
51.0 |
18.0 |
12.5 |
3 | 1 | Russia | RUS | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
56.0 |
19.0 |
13.0 |
4 | 8 | Hungary | HUN | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
52.5 |
18.0 |
13.0 |
5 | 4 | Georgia | GEO | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
47.0 |
19.0 |
10.0 |
6 | 11 | India | IND | 4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
44.0 |
17.0 |
10.5 |
7 | 16 | Romania | ROU | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
44.5 |
17.0 |
12.5 |
8 | 10 | Serbia | SRB | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
42.0 |
20.0 |
10.5 |
9 | 17 | Netherlands | NED | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
39.0 |
18.0 |
10.0 |
10 | 25 | Cuba | CUB | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
39.0 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
11 | 18 | Czech Republic | CZE | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
39.0 |
14.0 |
11.5 |
12 | 2 | Ukraine | UKR | 4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
37.5 |
14.0 |
10.5 |
13 | 23 | Lithuania | LTU | 4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
37.5 |
14.0 |
10.5 |
14 | 14 | Slovenia | SLO | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
37.0 |
15.0 |
12.0 |
15 | 7 | USA | USA | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
37.0 |
14.0 |
11.5 |
16 | 6 | Armenia | ARM | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
36.5 |
19.0 |
10.5 |
17 | 21 | Israel | ISR | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
36.0 |
17.0 |
10.0 |
18 | 24 | Vietnam | VIE | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
36.0 |
16.0 |
11.0 |
19 | 5 | France | FRA | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
35.0 |
14.0 |
12.0 |
20 | 40 | Norway | NOR | 4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
35.0 |
14.0 |
12.0 |
After some unexpected downs during the first two rounds, the Olympiads have entered their normal routine: routine in the sense that players are getting used to the new regulations adopted by FIDE and have become accustomed to transport from and to the playing scene.
The interest of the media and the public is huge. On Saturday, the Congress hall where the chess is being played, was totally crowded. People of all ages were moving around like ants, never tired to watch the games on the screens, to throw a glimpse on the playing ground, to watch eagerly on a big board live comments and analysis made with great command by GM S. Polgar or GM K. Bischof. Moreover, numerous fans invaded shops selling chess material, books and souvenirs.
All eyes were focused on the super stars like Kramnik, Topalov, Carlsen, Aronian, Leko, Kamsky and Polgar. But there was also a big interest in the diversity of chess players coming from all continents. It is always a special happening during the Olympiads when so many nations meet and commune together. Chess is indeed one of the few sport activities that makes this possible.
With each round, the playing ground, although very vast, gives the impression of being overfilled with such gathering of players, arbiters, officials and spectators. This is not surprising when a record number of teams compete for the privilege of getting the much revered medals. One can sense the excitement and fiber that radiate in the playing hall. The whole atmosphere is unique. There is nothing so nice and attractive in chess to compare with the Olympiads.
Furthermore, this exceptional gathering is taking place in Dresden, a city with a long and rich history, known to host many monuments such as the “ Frauenkirche” Church, a city that encourages culture and arts and that is proud of its impressive achievements through the years. Olympiad participants must certainly be happy to belong to the very few selected people who will say later: I was in Dresden!
Armenis vs Ukraine: Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian
Levon Aronian, top Armenian GM
Top Ukrainians Sergey Karjakin and Vassily Ivanchuk
Gabriel Sargissian and Tigran L Petrosian on the Armenian side
Andrej Volokitin and Zahar Efimenko
The ceremonial first moves were made by Prof. Christian Hesse and actor/singer
Vaile
Vaile, a keen amateur player, executes the first move on the board of Hoang
Thanh Trang
Naiditsch, Igor Khenkin, playing for Germany
David Baramidze, who scored a valuable point for Germany in round four
Elisabeth Pähtz and Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska on the German women's team
Tania Sachdev and Harika Dronavalli
Tania
Elisabeth Pähtz
Sara Hoolt
Marta Michna
Lela Javakhishvili, Maia Lomineishvili
Top Hungarian player Hoang Thanh Trang, originally from Vietnam
"Commonwelth Team" Nigel Short and Pentala Harikrishna
Pentala Harikrishna, one of India's top GMs
India vs Russia, with Harikrishna and Sasikiran facting Svidler and Kramnik
Surya Ganguly, Alexander Morozevich and Alexander Grischuk
In a good mood: Peter Svidler and Vlad Kramnik
Alexander Morozevich
Veselin Topalov
Ivan Cheparinov
Leko and Polgar playing for Hungary
Bartosz Socko
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
Fabiano Caruana, playing for Italy
Michele Godena, Italy
Sabino Brunello
Luca Shytaj
Vasilios Kotronias, Greece
Susanto Megaranto , Indonesien
Sadikin Irwanto
Simbolon Yohannes
Farid Firmansyah
Pia Cramling, Sweden
Poland with Monicka Socko and Iweta Rajlich
Jolanta Zawadzka, Joanna Majdan
Lorena Zepeda
Sonia Zepeda
Gabriela Avelar
Ingrid Sanchez
Batkhuyag Munguntuul if Mongolia
Dulamsuren Yanjindulam
Altanolzii Enxtuul
Cegmed Munhchuluun
Yelena Dembo
Anna-Maria Botsari
Marina Makropoulou
Ekaterini Fakhiridou
Mira Dedijer, Bosnien-Herzegowina
Nermina Malokas
German players Elisabeth Pähtz and Melanie Ohme
The "Bulgarian Delegation"
TV ChessBase
Today our star guest with André Schulz: Sophie Leko
Sophie Leko revealed the secrets of what it is like to be married to a GM
André Schulz interviews Chief Arbiter Ignatius Leong
Jobava Baduur after his win against Vassily Ivanschuk
Pictures by Carsten Straub and André Schulz in Dresden
Live coverage on PlaychessA selection of 32 games will be broadcast live on our chess server Playchess.com. There will also be live video interviews with players after their games. If you are not a member of the Playchess community (which as of Monday, November 8th 2008 had 307,966 registered users) you can download the free PGN reader ChessBase Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use the program to read, replay and analyse the PGN games. If you have ChessBase, Fritz or any Fritz-compatible program (Rybka, Hiarcs, Shredder) you can automatically access the server. All these programs come with a one-year subscription to Playchess. Note that if you have a trial account you may not be able to watch the games if too many registered members are logged in. |