The 44th Chess Olympiad Open title was won by Uzbekistan who remained unbeaten. Armenia and India 2 teams clinched second and third positions.
The Women Category title was clinched by Ukraine who did not lose any matches, whereas 7 were won and 4 drawn. The second position was won by Georgia and third by India.
The 14 day Olympiad consisted of 11 exciting rounds, competed by 186 teams and was represented by more than 900 players.
The Women Category title was clinched by Ukraine who did not lose any matches, whereas 7 were won and 4 drawn. The second position was won by Georgia and third by India.
The 14 day Olympiad consisted of 11 exciting rounds, competed by 186 teams and was represented by more than 900 players.
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GM Pia Cramling wins her third individual gold 44 years after debuting in Chess Olympiad
This is the third individual gold medal for the 59-year-old grandmaster from Sweden; she had previously achieved this feat in 1984 and 1988 in Thessaloniki, Greece.Legendary Swedish grandmaster Pia Cramling debuted in the Chess Olympiad playing for the Swedish National Team 44 years ago in Buenos Aires, Argentina. she received her third Olympic individual gold as the best Board 1 player of the Women’s Chess Olympiad. Pia Cramling scored outstanding 9.5/11 points and had a rating performance of 2532.
GM Pia Cramling wins her third individual gold 44 years after debuting in Chess Olympiad
This is the third individual gold medal for the 59-year-old grandmaster from Sweden; she had previously achieved this feat in 1984 and 1988 in Thessaloniki, Greece.Legendary Swedish grandmaster Pia Cramling debuted in the Chess Olympiad playing for the Swedish National Team 44 years ago in Buenos Aires, Argentina. she received her third Olympic individual gold as the best Board 1 player of the Women’s Chess Olympiad. Pia Cramling scored outstanding 9.5/11 points and had a rating performance of 2532.
August 13 coincides with the year of the death of the ninth world chess champion Tigran Petrosian. He won the World Championship in 1963 (against Mikhail Botvinnik), successfully defended it in 1966 (against Boris Spassky), and lost it to Spassky in 1969.
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The transfer into a pawn ending is the most natural way to realize a material advantage or to save a worse position after difficult de fence . But there are terribly many mistakes here . The main reasons are :
1. Even GMs don't have sufficient technical knowledge in pawn endgames .
2. Wrong evaluation of exchanges .
3. Bad knowledge of the special methods in pawn ending.
The transfer into a pawn ending is the most natural way to realize a material advantage or to save a worse position after difficult de fence . But there are terribly many mistakes here . The main reasons are :
1. Even GMs don't have sufficient technical knowledge in pawn endgames .
2. Wrong evaluation of exchanges .
3. Bad knowledge of the special methods in pawn ending.
The FTX Crypto Cup kicked off on Monday with world champion Magnus Carlsen and new rival Alireza Firouzja topping a stellar line-up. The all-play-all tournament is the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s second Major of the season and is taking place on-site at the Eden Roc Miami Beach in Miami, Florida, from August 15 to 21.
Mikhail Botvinnik , the sixth World Champion , was born on this day in 1911 . He held the title from 1948 until 1963 , with two brief interruptions , and is considered the founder of the Soviet Chess School , promoting a scientific approach in all aspects of preparation.