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25th November 2008, 11:33am
#1
by rabio
Jerusalem Israel
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 93

Go Israel! What a series of games. go Galfend!

congratulations to every country who participated, regardless of rank.

25th November 2008, 12:39pm
#2
by goldendog
beertopia United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 2382

Hooray for the Israeli team! They represent a great nation.

26th November 2008, 06:25am
#3
by Lianrad
Jerusalem Israel
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 10

Excellent preformence of Israel !!!

26th November 2008, 07:01am
#4
by uritbon
tel aviv Israel
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1001

hurray!

26th November 2008, 09:15am
#5
by billwall
Palm Bay, FL United States
Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 2597

First time Israel wins a medal in the chess olympiads.  The top 3 seeded teams did not win a medal.  10th seeded USA takes the bronze (repeat from last olympiad at the 2006 Olympiad in Turni in tiebreaker).  Armenia repeats winning the gold for the 2nd time in a row.  USSR (Russia) won from 1952 to 2004.  This is the 2nd consecutive Olympiad that top-seeded Russia failed to take a medal.  USA women's team had Anna Zatonskih win the individual gold medal for 2nd board and Rusudan Goletiani (not the fake one here) took the silver medal for 3rd board.

 
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