In Round 5 of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024, chess fans were treated to a superbly played Italian Game by Grandmaster Gukesh D. (India) where he instantly punishes the two mistakes played by GM Aydin Suleymanli (Azerbaijan). Of note, is how easy Gukesh makes defeating another Grandmaster seem. In reality, it is a testamentContinueContinue reading “Gukesh Easily Punishes His Opponent’s Mistakes in Round 5 of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024”
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Beautiful Queen Trapping Tactic from the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024
The first round of the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad is in the books and we already have a major upset. Xavier Mompel Ferruz, a teenage FIDE Master from Equatorial Guinea, took down the Grandmaster and multi-time Icelandic National Champion, Gudmundur Kjartansson. FM Ferruz had no problems facing GM Gudmundur Kjartansson’s King’s Indian Attack and whenContinueContinue reading “Beautiful Queen Trapping Tactic from the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024”
Musings on the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest
https://youtu.be/1UhF7OGf4dY Greetings Chess Players. My name is Coach Tortoise and I have been a chess analyst for a really long time. The Chess Olympiad of the year 2024 shall take place in the splendid city of Budapest from the 11th to the 23rd of September. Inherently, Chess Olympiads serve as grand celebrations of the nobleContinueContinue reading “Musings on the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest”
More Fighting Chess from the 2016 Chess Olympiad
Today’s featured game from the 2016 Chess Olympiad includes an attack straight out of a chess hustler’s playbook which leads to a victory in just 27 moves. Hats off to Bader Al-Hajiri (Kuwait) and Rodwell Makoto (Zimbabwe) for playing such an entertaining game. Enjoy… [Event “Chess Olympiad”] [Site “Baku, Azerbaijan”] [Date “2016.9.5”] [Round “4”]ContinueContinue reading “More Fighting Chess from the 2016 Chess Olympiad”
An American in Tromso
Sam Shankland is sensational in his Chess Olympiad debut. After eight rounds against a difficult international field, Grandmaster Sam Shankland of the United States remains undefeated in Tromso, Norway. Those of us from the United States and especially California couldn’t be prouder of our representative at the 41st Chess Olympiad. Below is my personalContinueContinue reading “An American in Tromso”
Tromso 2014: Hikaru Nakamura Raises a Stink About Toilettes
As if on cue, Hikaru Nakamura waited until after the Kramnik – Topalov match to publicly blast the organizers of the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway on the restroom conditions at the chess venue. One would think the American Grandmaster would be used to win – loos situations at chess tournaments. Then again, thisContinueContinue reading “Tromso 2014: Hikaru Nakamura Raises a Stink About Toilettes”
Tromso Chess Olympiad Round 5: Kramnik vs Topalov
Thus far, the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway has lived up to all the hype surrounding the event. Almost all of the top chess players in the world are competing for personal glory and, more importantly, national pride. Even with hundreds of exciting games played in each round, all eyes were focused squarely ontoContinueContinue reading “Tromso Chess Olympiad Round 5: Kramnik vs Topalov”
Team Zambia Stuns the Chess World at the 2010 Chess Olympiad
The 2010 Chess Olympiad took place from September 21st until October 3rd in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 148 countries sent their best chess players to battle for national pride and personal glory. In the end, Team Ukraine placed first just ahead of the super power Russian Team. This was Ukraine’s second championship since splitting from the SovietContinueContinue reading “Team Zambia Stuns the Chess World at the 2010 Chess Olympiad”