Cuba announces Olympiad Teams

Cuba Announces Teams for World Chess Olympiad
Posted: 2008/07/18
From: MNN

http://www.dresden2008.org/

Grand Master ”GM” Leinier Dominguez, among men, and GM Maritza Arribas, in women’s, lead the Cuban teams that will participate in the World Chess Olympiad that will take place on November 12-25 in Dresden, Germany.

HAVANA, Cuba, July 17 (acn) Dominguez, who places 25th in the world ranking of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) with an ELO rating of 2708 units, will be accompanied in the men’s squad by national champion GM Yuniesky Quesada (2573), GM Lazaro Bruzon (2592), GM Holden Hernandez (2582) and Jesus Nogueiras (2574).

The team has an average ELO rating of 2605.8 units, better than the 2598 ELO rating of the team that placed 16th with 30.5 points during the previous Olympiad in Turin, Italy, two years ago.

Meanwhile, in the women’s squad, Arribas (2323) will be accompanied by GM Sulennis Piña (2285), International Master (IM) Lisandra Ordaz (2302), IM Oleinny Linares (2261) and IM Yaniet Marrero (2260).

The Cuban women’s team placed 16th in Turin with 23 units.This year’s event will consist of 11 rounds for each team instead of the traditional 14.

Source: mathaba.net

Here is the official website of the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden.