2014 Chess Olympiad (Tromsø)
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Bulgaria-Russia it is, but Russia got white on first board again, so Kramnik gets white while Grischuk gets his fourth black in a row, unless one of them is rested.
Aug 5, 2014
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thx.
Also the reason China has so many super GMs: Long tradition of hard working/exact sciences as in all (ex-) communist countries, plus the population size of the country.
Armenia-Norway = Aronian-Carlsen
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May I ask how come that Kramnik is playing Board 1?
Steve212000 wrote:
MSC157 wrote:
May I ask how come that Kramnik is playing Board 1?
Because the Russian team chose him to play #1.It's not based on rating. I guess they figured his super solid play would serve the team best at #1. It must be nice to have that option. ;p
They don't want Grischuk using any of his opening preparation on Carlsen.
Are the teams allowed to place their players in any order they choose? Like have their top player on board 4, lowest rated on board 1, etc.?
SilentKnighte5 wrote:
I think I'm going to root for Cuba in this one.
Nothing like seeing the team I'm rooting for stomp the team I want to lose most. I'd love to see India lose every match.
MrDamonSmith wrote:
Are the teams allowed to place their players in any order they choose? Like have their top player on board 4, lowest rated on board 1, etc.?
Yes, that's why Hungary have their lowest rated player on board 2, Russia have their third rated on board 1, etc.
Love to see everyone knows Kramnik is top player :)
Jordan have their highest rated player on fifth board, their second highest on fourth and their clearly lowest rated player on first board.
I just skimmed the rules and I don't see anything that regulates who gets to be on which board, just that you have to announce it a month before and can't change it.
Im guessing that teams have to list their players in what order they want the day before a round? Example: the U.S. plays Canada tomorrow so they have to submit their choices now, after round 4?.Or do they decide the next morning, maybe up to 1 hour before round 5 starts? What's the rule? Do the teams know in advance in what order the opposition will be placing their players?
I expect Kramnik to take a rest day tomorrow. He hasn't been in such great shape recently, while Topalov is in top form. If Kramnik were to lose tomorrow, it would impact adversely his performance during the rest of the tournament (see this year's Candidates Tournament and Norway Chess tournament), which in turn would reduce Russia's chances of winning gold considerably.
Obtain a list of all teams participating and full names of all players of each team, including their board order, one month before the start of the Olympiad. The list of names and the order of the players can be changed only with the approval of the President of FIDE.
Huh?
Just a short question in between: Does the performance at the olympiad affect a player's FIDE rating?
Yes.