Ok everyone. Here are the pairings for Round One of the Olympiad for the men. The women's pairings will be in a seperate thread:(my buddy Julian is on Board 3 for Hong Kong against Denmark, I hope he does well)

1 Russia 1 (RUS1) - 74 Ireland (IRL)

GM Grischuk Alexander 2760 - IM Collins Sam E 2431
GM Svidler Peter 2731 - FM Astaneh Lopez Alex 2393
GM Karjakin Sergey 2747 - IM Heidenfeld Mark 2360
GM Malakhov Vladimir 2725 - FM Daly Colm 2277

75 Iraq (IRQ) - 2 Ukraine (UKR)

Ahmed Abdul Sattar abdulwhhab 2342 - GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2754
FM Al-Ali Hussein Ali Hussein 2364 - GM Eljanov Pavel 2761
IM Al-Saffar Araz Basim Mohammed 2348 - GM Efimenko Zahar 2683
IM Noah A. H. Al-Ali 2397 - GM Moiseenko Alexander 2658

3 China (CHN) - 76 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

GM Wang Yue 2732 - Akylbekov Nasyr 2390
GM Wang Hao 2724 - Markov Mikhail 2261
GM Bu Xiangzhi 2695 - FM Tologontegin Semetey 2320
GM Li Chao B 2633 - Shukuraliev Algis 2332

77 IBCA (IBCA) - 4 Russia 2 (RUS2)

IM Meshkov Yuri A 2419 - GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2706
IM Krylov Sergey 2359 - GM Vitiugov Nikita 2709
FM Mueller Oliver 2311 - GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2701
FM Wassin Sergej 2295 - GM Timofeev Artyom 2690

5 Hungary (HUN) - 78 Jordan (JOR)

GM Almasi Zoltan 2707 - IM Khader Sami 2449
GM Polgar Judit 2682 - FM Samhouri Ahmad Fawzi 2372
GM Berkes Ferenc 2678 - FM Mansour Sameer 2283
GM Balogh Csaba 2608 - CM Samhouri Bilal 2269

79 Costa Rica (CRC) - 6 Armenia (ARM)

IM Arias Santana Mauricio 2345 - GM Akopian Vladimir 2691
IM Valdes Leonardo 2429 - GM Sargissian Gabriel 2677
IM Gonzalez Bernal 2423 - GM Pashikian Arman 2639
Ruiz Blais Sebastian 2172 - GM Grigoryan Avetik 2579

7 Azerbaijan (AZE) - 80 South Africa (RSA)

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 - IM Solomon Kenny 2394
GM Mamedov Rauf 2660 - IM Kobese Watu 2370
GM Guseinov Gadir 2611 - FM Steel Henry Robert 2300
GM Safarli Eltaj 2607 - IM Johannes Manyedi Mabusela 2288

81 Bangladesh (BAN) - 8 Bulgaria (BUL)

FM Minhazuddin Ahmed 2368 - GM Cheparinov Ivan 2661
FM Abu Sufian Shakil 2361 - GM Georgiev Kiril 2685
FM Hasan Mehdi 2322 - GM Delchev Aleksander 2623
Chatterjee Debaraj 2288 - IM Berbatov Kiprian 2461

9 United States of Americ (USA) - 82 Faroer Islands (FAI)

GM Nakamura Hikaru 2733 - IM Ziska Helgi Dam 2439
GM Kamsky Gata 2705 - IM Rodgaard John 2352
GM Shulman Yuri 2636 - Berg Olaf 2274
GM Hess Robert Lee 2596 - FM Samuelsen Carl Eli Nolsoe 2262

83 Paraguay (PAR) - 10 France (FRA)

IM Cubas Jose Fernando 2463 - GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2721
FM Patriarca Luis Carlos 2308 - GM Fressinet Laurent 2718
FM Latorre Manuel 2284 - GM Tkachiev Vladislav 2632
FM Vazquez Guillermo 2166 - GM Edouard Romain 2636

11 Israel (ISR) - 84 Yemen (YEM)

GM Sutovsky Emil 2665 - FM Al-Hadarani Hatim 2264
GM Smirin Ilia 2657 - IM Al Qudaimi Basheer 2428
GM Rodshtein Maxim 2632 - CM Abdul Moula Sabri 2189
GM Mikhalevski Victor 2610 - IM Al-Zendani Zendan 2400

85 Malaysia (MAS) - 12 England (ENG)

IM Mas Hafizulhelmi 2422 - GM Adams Michael 2728
IM Mok Tze-Meng 2416 - GM McShane Luke J 2657
Tan Khai Boon 2160 - GM Howell David W L 2616
FM Long Peter 2302 - GM Jones Gawain C B 2576

13 Netherlands (NED) - 86 Dominican Republic (DOM)

GM Smeets Jan 2669 - IM Munoz Lisandro 2391
GM L'Ami Erwin 2624 - FM Fernandez Francis 2313
GM Giri Anish 2677 - Infante Miguel 2276
GM Stellwagen Daniel 2635 - FM Flaquer Luis 2274

87 Andorra (AND) - 14 Russia 3 (RUS3)

GM De La Riva Aguado Oscar 2521 - GM Motylev Alexandr 2694
FM Simonet Marc 2277 - GM Rublevsky Sergei 2683
FM Garcia Raul 2236 - IM Pridorozhni Aleksei 2556
Jose Queralto Daniel 2105 - GM Kabanov Nikolai 2500

15 Poland (POL) - 88 Luxembourg (LUX)

GM Socko Bartosz 2657 - IM Wiedenkeller Michael 2431
GM Macieja Bartlomiej 2651 - Linster Philippe 2264
GM Miton Kamil 2629 - Jeitz Christian 2235
GM Bartel Mateusz 2599 - FM Mossong Hubert 2184

89 Algeria (ALG) - 16 Spain (ESP)

IM Haddouche Mohamed 2425 - GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2697
CM Goutali Tarek 2261 - GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2595
Oussedik Mahfoud 2222 - GM Magem Badals Jordi 2589
Khelfallah Badreddine 2183 - GM Alsina Leal Daniel 2523

17 Czech Republic (CZE) - 90 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

GM Laznicka Viktor 2690 - GM Salem A R Saleh 2501
GM Hracek Zbynek 2633 - FM AlHuwar Jasem 2265
GM Votava Jan 2579 - Al Ali Omar Noaman 2220
GM Babula Vlastimil 2515 - FM Abdulwahab Marwan 2089

91 New Zealand (NZL) - 18 Cuba (CUB)

FM Smith Robert W 2282 - GM Bruzon Batista Lazaro 2679
FM Steadman Michael 2309 - GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky 2614
FM Croad Nicolas 2297 - GM Corrales Jimenez Fidel 2599
Han Daniel 2200 - GM Hernandez Carmenates Holden 2563

19 India (IND) - 92 Wales (WLS)

GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2681 - FM Jones Richard S 2373
GM Harikrishna Pentala 2645 - Kett Tim 2219
GM Gopal Geetha 2603 - Bennett Alan 2154
IM Adhiban Baskaran 2516 - CM Jones Iolo C 2294

93 Thailand (THA) - 20 Georgia (GEO)

Pornariyasombat Atippat 2181 - GM Jobava Baadur 2710
FM Pitirotjirathon Jirapak 2299 - GM Gagunashvili Merab 2598
Kongsee Uaychai 2235 - GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil 2628
FM Teerapabpaisit Wisuwat 2310 - GM Pantsulaia Levan 2599

21 Serbia (SRB) - 94 Monaco (MNC)

GM Sedlak Nikola 2550 - Nelis Jean-Francois 2238
GM Kovacevic Aleksandar 2582 - FM Van Hoolandt Patrick 2151
GM Vuckovic Bojan 2615 - Gentilleau Jean-Philippe 2182
GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2613 - Ribbegren Karl Johan 2153

95 Barbados (BAR) - 22 Slovakia (SVK)

IM Denny Kevin 2316 - GM Movsesian Sergei 2723
IM Farley Terry 2231 - GM Ftacnik Lubomir 2568
FM Warner Delisle 2240 - GM Markos Jan 2566
Del Castilho Martyn 2218 - GM Petrik Tomas 2528

23 Norway (NOR) - 96 Jamaica (JAM)

GM Hammer Jon Ludvig 2633 - FM Elliott Warren 2254
IM Elsness Frode 2485 - IM Pitterson Jomo 2242
FM Urkedal Frode 2430 - Rowe Duane 2248
IM Hansen Torbjorn Ringdal 2429 - Matthews Shane 2227

97 Lebanon (LIB) - 24 Brazil (BRA)

IM Eid Fadi 2387 - GM Leitao Rafael 2624
Sakr Nassim 2177 - GM Fier Alexandr 2588
El Jawich Amro 2105 - GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag 2550
CM Kassis Antoine 2236 - GM Diamant Andre 2498

25 Greece (GRE) - 98 Puerto Rico (PUR)

GM Banikas Hristos 2590 - CM Machin Rivera Mark 2229
GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios 2569 - IM Montalvo Alejandro 2250
GM Halkias Stelios 2577 - CM Vazquez Reyes Raul 2217
GM Mastrovasilis Athanasios 2556 - CM Ovalle Burgos Ramon 2201

99 Japan (JPN) - 26 Argentina (ARG)

FM Kojima Shinya 2334 - GM Flores Diego 2615
CM Nanjo Ryosuke 2257 - GM Felgaer Ruben 2597
Yamada Kohei 2071 - GM Lafuente Pablo 2565
Nakamura Ryuji 2187 - GM Valerga Diego 2508

27 Vietnam (VIE) - 100 Botswana (BOT)

GM Le Quang Liem 2694 - FM Khetho Phemelo 2266
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2633 - Oatlhotse Providence 2213
GM Nguyen Anh Dung 2500 - Njobvu Ignatius 2217
GM Dao Thien Hai 2520 - CM Gaealafshwe Barileng 2172

101 Guatemala (GUA) - 28 Croatia (CRO)

IM Juarez Flores Carlos A 2366 - GM Stevic Hrvoje 2607
FM Lorenzana Wilson Estuardo 2206 - GM Kozul Zdenko 2604
Cu Hor Winston 2106 - GM Saric Ivan 2567
FM Ortiz Q Johnny Alexander 2179 - GM Palac Mladen 2561

29 Slovenia (SLO) - 102 Bolivia (BOL)

GM Lenic Luka 2603 - FM Gemy Jose Daniel 2325
GM Pavasovic Dusko 2568 - Mendoza Rodrigo 2124
GM Borisek Jure 2535 - FM Borda Alan 2164
IM Sebenik Matej 2516 - Angulo P Carlos 2210

103 Malta (MLT) - 30 Italy (ITA)

IM Sorensen Torben 2418 - GM Godena Michele 2551
CM Pace Colin 2161 - GM Vocaturo Daniele 2581
Gauci Joseph 2099 - IM Brunello Sabino 2497
Vella Duncan 2041 - IM Rombaldoni Denis 2501

31 Moldova (MDA) - 104 Panama (PAN)

GM Bologan Viktor 2690 - IM Baules Jorge 2335
IM Hamitevici Vladimir 2415 - FM Sanchez Jorge 2163
GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2552 - FM Arosemena Jose Luis 2203
GM Sanduleac Vasile 2446 - Aizpurua Patrick 0

105 Trinidad & Tobago (TRI) - 32 Bosnia & Herzegovina (BIH)

FM Harper Ryan 2233 - GM Sokolov Ivan 2641
Joseph Marcus 2146 - GM Predojevic Borki 2624
FM Cabralis Keron 2169 - GM Kurajica Bojan 2535
FM Yee Frank 2106 - IM Stojanovic Dalibor 2496

33 Uzbekistan (UZB) - 106 Cyprus (CYP)

GM Filippov Anton 2609 - CM Antoniou Antonis 2172
GM Barsov Alexei 2509 - Papatryfonos Constantinos 2133
IM Khamrakulov Dzhurabek 2485 - Kassinopoullos Polydoros 2110
IM Kvon Andrey 2448 - FM Klerides Paris 2194

107 Surinam (SUR) - 34 Sweden (SWE)

CM Matoewi Roger 2151 - GM Agrest Evgenij 2585
CM Gajadin Dewperkash 2179 - GM Hillarp Persson Tiger 2517
Mungroo Franklin 2156 - GM Cicak Slavko 2568
Hanoeman Suradj 1992 - GM Grandelius Nils 2500

35 Belarus (BLR) - 108 Jersey (JCI)

GM Zhigalko Sergei 2640 - Rosenbeiger Alan 2153
GM Zhigalko Andrey 2580 - Belzo Krzysztof 2007
GM Teterev Vitaly 2511 - Wojciechowski Paul 2101
Podolchenko Evgeniy 2506 - Kahn Tito 2181

109 Nepal (NEP) - 36 Mexico (MEX)

Nepali Badrilal 2135 - GM Leon Hoyos Manuel 2579
Shrestha Bilam Lal 2096 - GM Gonzalez Zamora Juan Carlos 2564
Malakar Prachand Man 1959 - GM Gonzalez Garcia Jose 2543
Shrestha Keshav 2122 - IM Ibarra Chami Luis Fernando 2444

37 Philippines (PHI) - 111 Korea (KOR)

GM So Wesley 2668 - CM Lee Sanghoon 2146
GM Gomez John Paul 2527 - Lee Kiyul 1971
GM Laylo Darwin 2522 - Chogdov Munkhbat 2236
IM Bitoon Richard 2447 - Jung Young Hoon 1923

112 Papua New Guinea (PNG) - 38 Iran (IRI)

Marcos Joselito 2115 - GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan 2594
CM Press Shaun 2093 - GM Moradiabadi Elshan 2578
Marko Helmut 2071 - GM Mahjoob Morteza 2529
FM Jones Rupert 1953 - IM Toufighi Homayoon 2499

39 Lithuania (LTU) - 113 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)

GM Rozentalis Eduardas 2611 - Dekker Marvin 2097
GM Cmilyte Viktorija 2513 - Maduro Sherman 2009
GM Malisauskas Vidmantas 2510 - Izijk Jimmy 2062
IM Zagorskis Darius 2497 - Da Silva John 2027

114 San Marino (SMR) - 40 Egypt (EGY)

Berardi Giancarlo 0 - GM Adly Ahmed 2630
Cecchetti Roberto 1930 - GM Amin Bassem 2578
CM Righi Ezio 2116 - IM Abdel Razik Khaled 2480
CM Volpinari Danilo 2054 - IM Ezat Mohamed 2448

41 Kazakhstan (KAZ) - 115 Aruba (ARU)

GM Kazhgaleyev Murtas 2620 - CM Lopez Jasel 2101
GM Jumabayev Rinat 2547 - Pesqueira Jose 1982
IM Kuderinov Kirill 2481 - CM Croes Octavio 1951
GM Ismagambetov Anuar 2492 - Tromp Rigoberto 1992

116 Zambia (ZAM) - 42 Germany (GER)

FM Jere Daniel 2267 - GM Buhmann Rainer 2563
Bwalya Gillan 0 - GM Bogner Sebastian 2549
Chumfwa Kelvin 2224 - GM Bindrich Falko 2507
Kayonde Andrew 0 - IM Huschenbeth Niclas 2461

43 Former YUG Rep of Macedonia (MKD) - 117 Macau (MAC)

GM Georgiev Vladimir 2573 - Punongbayan Hexilon Dela Cruz 0
GM Nedev Trajko 2505 - Celis Solomon B 1985
GM Mitkov Nikola 2531 - Fesalbon Rolando 2061
IM Pancevski Filip 2410 - Mak Kei Keng 1996

118 Hongkong (HKG) - 44 Denmark (DEN)

Borigas Edgardo 2005 - GM Rasmussen Allan Stig 2530
Lee T H Bryan 1935 - IM Glud Jakob Vang 2479
Kuan Julian 1760 - IM Antonsen Mikkel 2471
Chan Kwai Keong 1844 - IM Mikkelsen Nikolaj 2432

45 Austria (AUT) - 119 Honduras (HON)

GM Ragger Markus 2628 - FM Colindres Daniel 2233
GM Shengelia David 2587 - IM Urbina Ricardo 2226
IM Kreisl Robert 2376 - FM Huguet Sergio 2142
IM Danner Georg 2422 - Medina Ucles Ernesto Efrain 0

120 Bermuda (BER) - 46 Peru (PER)

CM Faulks Nick 2109 - GM Granda Zuniga Julio E 2636
Radford Michael 1895 - GM Cori Jorge 2496
Bacchas Clevert 1871 - Palacios Efrain 2184
Cooper Gary 1886 - FM Pacheco Marco 2392

47 Switzerland (SUI) - 121 Uganda (UGA)

GM Pelletier Yannick 2592 - Wanyama Harold 0
IM Ekstroem Roland 2489 - Kawuma Patrick 0
IM Kurmann Oliver 2452 - Kantinti Shadrack 2158
IM Buss Ralph 2433 - Bibasa Bob 2189

122 Guernsey (GCI) - 48 Estonia (EST)

CM Kirby Peter J 2031 - GM Kanep Meelis 2532
Cummins John 1882 - IM Sepp Olav 2485
CM Brookfield Toby 1782 - IM Volodin Aleksandr 2433
Bridel Jon 0 - IM Seeman Tarvo 2420

49 Australia (AUS) - 123 Bahrain (BRN)

GM Smerdon David 2526 - Bukhalaf Ebrahim 0
IM Xie George Wendi 2478 - Al Sulaiti Ali 2134
GM Johansen Darryl K 2420 - Bukhalaf Khalil 0
IM Solomon Stephen J 2396 - FM Ayyad Maher 2160

124 Chinese Taipei (TPE) - 50 Turkey (TUR)

Arauz Samuel 2146 - IM Esen Baris 2538
Liu Yeh Yang 1818 - GM Haznedaroglu Kivanc 2483
Lin Chieh-Sheng Jason 1736 - GM Can Emre 2500
Ho Men-Wei 1536 - IM Yilmaz Mustafa 2482

51 Chile (CHI) - 125 Pakistan (PAK)

GM Morovic Fernandez Ivan 2580 - IM Lodhi Mahmood 2391
GM Vasquez Schroeder Rodrigo 2521 - Amer Karim 2234
GM Campos Moreno Javier B 2484 - Wasim Akram 2054
Lopez Silva Hugo 2413 - Tanveer Mohyuddin 0

126 Palestine (PLE) - 52 Russia 4 (RUS4)

Shobaita Talal 2160 - GM Sjugirov Sanan 2627
Al-Takrori Husam 0 - GM Bezgodov Alexei 2485
Khaled Lakki 0 - IM Genba Vladimir 2445
Shobaita Ahmed 2072 - Iljiushenok Ilia 2412

53 Canada (CAN) - 127 Mozambique (MOZ)

GM Bluvshtein Mark 2583 - Paiva Donaldo 2138
IM Roussel-Roozmon Thomas 2484 - Cossa Pedro Ventura 2010
IM Gerzhoy Leonid 2485 - Abrantes Persson 0
IM Noritsyn Nikolay 2414 - Ibraimo Amad Sadique 0

128 Haiti (HAI) - 54 Iceland (ISL)

Sanon Mondoly 2120 - GM Stefansson Hannes 2585
Luxama Jacques 0 - IM Thorfinnsson Bragi 2415
Lebrun Piersont 1956 - IM Thorfinnsson Bjorn 2404
Bazil Joslin 0 - Gretarsson Hjorvar Steinn 2398

55 Qatar (QAT) - 129 Seychelles (SEY)

GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2495 - CM Meier Kurt 1991
GM Zhu Chen 2480 - Pillay Ragul 0
IM Nezad Husein Aziz 2394 - Vinayagamurthy Kasthuri 0
Al-Tamimi Hamad 2250 - Louise Eli 0

130 Ghana (GHA) - 56 Montenegro (MNE)

Anquandah Francis Eric 0 - GM Djukic Nikola 2475
Koney Nii 0 - GM Kosic Dragan 2481
Thompson Edward Nii Lamptey 1831 - GM Drasko Milan 2486
Bempa Bonsu Kwandwo Ovusu 0 - GM Blagojevic Dragisa 2481

57 Colombia (COL) - 131 Ethiopia (ETH)

GM Cuartas Medina Jaime Alexander 2529 - Mesfin Leykun 0
IM Escobar Forero Alder 2454 - Mulugeta Ashenafi 0
IM Barrientos Sergio E 2464 - Debesay Yohanes 0
IM Arenas David 2457 - Fekadu Desalegn Jimma 2204

132 Madagascar (MAD) - 58 Latvia (LAT)

Ranaivoharisoa Alain 2153 - GM Miezis Normunds 2519
Ramasindraibe Girard 0 - GM Sveshnikov Evgeny 2494
Randy Haja Andriantsilavo 0 - GM Meijers Viesturs 2502
Andriamandimbisoa Harison 0 - FM Sveshnikov Vladimir 2374

59 Portugal (POR) - 133 Malawi (MAW)

IM Fernando Diogo 2475 - Banda Francis Msume 0
IM Pereira Ruben 2423 - Mwale Chuma 0
GM Fernandes Antonio 2422 - Chipanga Chiletso 2138
IM Rocha Sergio 2438 - Nyambalo Joseph Xavier 0

134 Mauritius (MRI) - 60 Finland (FIN)

Phillips Roy Jean-Noel 0 - IM Karttunen Mika 2440
Chinasamy Devarajen 2077 - IM Agopov Mikael 2419
Seegolam Pradeep 0 - IM Norri Joose 2330
Marie Patrick 0 - Sipila Vilka 2231

61 Russia 5 (RUS5) - 135 Kenya (KEN)

IM Potapov Pavel 2464 - Gilruth Peter 2202
FM Kopylov Alexander A 2438 - CM Mukabi John 2074
Savitskiy Sergey 2373 - Ouma Stephen 0
CM Yuffa Daniil 2235 - Atwoli Joseph 0

137 Belgium (BEL) - 62 Tajikistan (TJK)

Michiels Bart 2459 - GM Amonatov Farrukh 2602
IM Saibulatov Daniyal 2400 - IM Nazarov Anvar 2335
Polaczek Richard 2385 - IM Isaev Jamshed 2382
FM Vandenbussche Thibaut 2333 - FM Djuraev Sokhib 2397

63 Scotland (SCO) - 138 Burundi (BDI)

GM McNab Colin A 2445 - Ndikumana Yves 0
GM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan 2451 - Ntagasigumwami Deo 0
GM Shaw John 2446 - Nininahazwe Tony 0
FM Morrison Graham 2345 - Rwamavubi Jean Bosco 0

139 Cameroon (CMR) - 64 Venezuela (VEN)

Agbor Ebot John 0 - GM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2609
Banlock Benjamin Didier 0 - IM Alvarez Marquez Johann 2414
Mbusnoum Henri Celestin 0 - FM Soto Paez Oliver 2373
Makem Pierre 0 - FM Semerene Dumit 2318

65 Ecuador (ECU) - 140 Libya (LBA)

GM Matamoros Franco Carlos S 2542 - Ghattour Mosab 0
IM Mieles Palau Daniel 2422 - Elbaruni Mohamed 0
IM Santos Flores Alberto 2356 - Elsabri Hussin 0
IM Macias Murillo Bryan 2377 - Ben Naser Khalid 0

141 Mali (MLI) - 66 Mongolia (MGL)

Traore Bakary 0 - Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan 2460
Toure Amadou 0 - FM Battulga Namkhai 2421
Coulibaly Abdoulaye 0 - Erdene Ganzorig 2330
Alhousseyni Hasseye 0 - IM Batchuluun Tsegmed 2422

67 Indonesia (INA) - 142 Mauritania (MTN)

GM Megaranto Susanto 2516 - Mohamed Cheikh Boidiya Sidi 0
IM Purnama Tirta Chandra 2400 - Daouda Sabar Ousmane 0
FM Novita Anjas 2356 - Hemam Moulaye Brahim 0
IM Halay Taufik 2358 - Ould Taleb Mohamed Ahmed 0

143 Namibia (NAM) - 68 Albania (ALB)

CM Eichab Charles Sidney 2046 - IM Mehmeti Dritan 2415
FM Muller Leonhard 0 - IM Seitaj Ilir 2390
CM Nakapunda Otto 2073 - FM Rama Lorenc 2276
Nitzborn Max Baron 0 - FM Boshku Harallamb 2314

69 IPCA (IPCA) - 144 Nigeria (NGR)

GM Luther Thomas 2545 - Olubunmi Olape 0
IM Obodchuk Andrei 2395 - Ajibola Olanrewaju 0
IM Yarmonov Igor 2335 - Ajibowo Olamide 0
IM Mikheev Stanislav 2337 - Kigigha Inimo 0

145 Rwanda (RWA) - 70 ICSC (ICSC)

Murara Maxence 0 - GM Gruenfeld Yehuda 2464
Ganza Kevin 0 - IM Collutiis Duilio 2447
Hakizimana Jean Baptiste 0 - Klasan Vladimir 2393
Niyibizi Alain Patience 0 - IM Salov Sergej 2271

71 Singapore (SIN) - 146 Senegal (SEN)

GM Zhang Zhong 2582 - Gueye Elhadji Gorgui 0
IM Fernandez Daniel Howard 2371 - Aw Ousmane 0
FM Chan Wei Xuan Timothy 2338 - Diop Yaya 0
FM Chua Zheng Yuan Terry 2280 - Diop Wara 0

147 Sierra Leone (SLE) - 72 Uruguay (URU)

Kamara Ansumana 0 - FM Larrea Manuel 2323
Winston Gerald Mansfield Thomas 0 - IM Roselli Mailhe Bernardo 2399
Agbaje Samzu.O.H. 0 - FM Izquierdo Daniel 2275
Agbaje Samuel.K.Olu. 0 - Guerrero Alvaro 2270

73 Turkmenistan (TKM) - 148 U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV)

IM Annaberdiev Meylis 2465 - Massana Jorge 0
FM Atabayev Maksat 2318 - Creswell Reece 0
FM Atabayev Yusup 2313 - Mongiello Anthony 0
GM Odeev Handszar 2397 - Hensley Alexander Charles 0

Thanx for that :)

7 Azerbaijan (AZE) - 80 South Africa (RSA)

GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 - IM Solomon Kenny 2394
GM Mamedov Rauf 2660 - IM Kobese Watu 2370
GM Guseinov Gadir 2611 - FM Steel Henry Robert 2300
GM Safarli Eltaj 2607 - IM Johannes Manyedi Mabusela 2288

Don't suppose SA has much of a shot here, lol.

But such is the state of chess here that I've actualyl played against 2 of these guys, a simul against Kobese, and many Blitz's against Johannes Mabusela.

Why is Russia allowed to compete with five teams?

Because they are the host nation. The host nation is allowed more teams.

I live in South Korea right now...oh my God!  That is quite a difference.

37 Philippines (PHI) - 111 Korea (KOR)

GM So Wesley 2668 - CM Lee Sanghoon 2146
GM Gomez John Paul 2527 - Lee Kiyul 1971
GM Laylo Darwin 2522 - Chogdov Munkhbat 2236
IM Bitoon Richard 2447 - Jung Young Hoon 1923

   Reb - that was what I heard. They said it was the biggest Olympiad event ever and with 1380 players, I guess it is true. It is a little overkill but I read if none of the Russian teams finish 16th or higher, they don't get any state funding.

   Reb - I noticed 5 men's teams in the listings, so it must be accurate

116 Zambia (ZAM) - 42 Germany (GER)

FM Jere Daniel 2267 - GM Buhmann Rainer 2563
Bwalya Gillan 0 - GM Bogner Sebastian 2549
Chumfwa Kelvin 2224 - GM Bindrich Falko 2507
Kayonde Andrew 0 - IM Huschenbeth Niclas 2461

 

Our Line-Up, yeah! -.-

   Reb - yes they are "two-timers." But I don't think anyone has picked them this year especially with 5 Russian teams and the strength of the China team. I haven't heard anything about favorites this year except from IMs Pruess and Rensch.

As I recall from Polgar's blog, they were getting screwed in their compensation and just said fine, we don't play.

 

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2010/07/stunning-decision-by-german-team.html

   Reb - well, it's showing that all team captains like Magnus for example, are not playing today. I still want to know why Anand is not playing. I haven't heard anything yet.

   goldendog - thank's for the addition. 

   It seems to be the way things are going lately. All the money to the politicians and organizers, but the players get squat. It makes me wonder where FIDE is getting this 10 Million for the proposed Chess Center in NYC.

   I'm watching some Olympiad games and it looks like there are quite a bit coming to an end. Hopefully we can get some results soon.

   -Mark

   UPDATE:

   Peter Svidler of team Russia 1 has just won his game to Alex Astaneh Lopez of Ireland.  First blood has been drawn!!

   Mark Heidenfeld of Ireland has just lost to Sergey Karjakin of Russia 1