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ARMENIA TOPS CHESS OLYMPIAD
Business World
Sept 10 2012
Istanbul: Chess Olympiad
Final Standings
(in tiebreak order)
1-2 Armenia, Russia, 19/22
3 Ukraine, 18/22
4-5 China, USA, 17/22
6-8 Netherlands, Vietnam, Romania, 16/22
9-18 Hungary, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Italy,
Sweden, England, Denmark, 15/22
19-33 Moldova, Bulgaria, Philippines, Argentina, France, Uzbekistan,
Slovenia, Israel, Croatia, Latvia, Belarus, Slovakia, Turkmenistan,
Australia, Bangladesh, 14/22
Total of 150 participants
AT THE START of the final round it was China, Russia and Armenia
tied for 1st place with China ahead on tiebreaks. However, China's
gold medal ambitions were stopped by the Ukrainians 1-3, allowing
Armenia to snatch the Olympiad championship via a narrow 2.5-1.5
victory over Hungary.
Armenian board 2 Sergei Movsesian, the least productive player in
the Armenian squad with less than a 50% score, struck hardest when
it was needed the most and defeated Zoltan Almasi from the White side
of a Ruy Lopez.
All other games were drawn.
Russia defeated Germany 3-1 (wins by Kramnik and Karjakin over
Naiditsch and Fridman) to tie for first but was beaten out by Armenia's
high tiebreak points.
They may perhaps point to Karjakin as the culprit as he was uninspired
during the event and had the tendency to agree to quick draws as soon
as the minimum number of 30 moves had been made.
A tired Philippine squad lost rather heavily to Romania 1-3 and were
relegated to 21st place.
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=Armenia-tops-Chess-Olympiad&id=58203
From: Baghdasarian
Business World
Sept 10 2012
Istanbul: Chess Olympiad
Final Standings
(in tiebreak order)
1-2 Armenia, Russia, 19/22
3 Ukraine, 18/22
4-5 China, USA, 17/22
6-8 Netherlands, Vietnam, Romania, 16/22
9-18 Hungary, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Italy,
Sweden, England, Denmark, 15/22
19-33 Moldova, Bulgaria, Philippines, Argentina, France, Uzbekistan,
Slovenia, Israel, Croatia, Latvia, Belarus, Slovakia, Turkmenistan,
Australia, Bangladesh, 14/22
Total of 150 participants
AT THE START of the final round it was China, Russia and Armenia
tied for 1st place with China ahead on tiebreaks. However, China's
gold medal ambitions were stopped by the Ukrainians 1-3, allowing
Armenia to snatch the Olympiad championship via a narrow 2.5-1.5
victory over Hungary.
Armenian board 2 Sergei Movsesian, the least productive player in
the Armenian squad with less than a 50% score, struck hardest when
it was needed the most and defeated Zoltan Almasi from the White side
of a Ruy Lopez.
All other games were drawn.
Russia defeated Germany 3-1 (wins by Kramnik and Karjakin over
Naiditsch and Fridman) to tie for first but was beaten out by Armenia's
high tiebreak points.
They may perhaps point to Karjakin as the culprit as he was uninspired
during the event and had the tendency to agree to quick draws as soon
as the minimum number of 30 moves had been made.
A tired Philippine squad lost rather heavily to Romania 1-3 and were
relegated to 21st place.
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Sports&title=Armenia-tops-Chess-Olympiad&id=58203
From: Baghdasarian