We are heading for one of the most exciting finish in recent Chess Olympiad history. No team is secured of any medal. China, Armenia, and Russia all have a chance for Gold or nothing at all. It will all come down to the final round 11.
Final round top team pairings
| Round 11 on 2012/09/09 at 11:00 | |||||||||||
| No. | SNo | Team | Team | Pts. | MP | : | MP | Pts. | Team | Team | SNo |
| 1 | 2 | UKR | Ukraine | 26½ | 16 | : | 17 | 28½ | China | CHN | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | HUN | Hungary | 26½ | 15 | : | 17 | 26½ | Armenia | ARM | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | RUS | Russia | 25½ | 17 | : | 15 | 25 | Germany | GER | 14 |
| 4 | 16 | POL | Poland | 26 | 15 | : | 15 | 27½ | United States Of America | USA | 5 |
| 5 | 29 | ARG | Argentina | 24 | 14 | : | 14 | 26 | Netherlands | NED | 9 |
| 6 | 27 | VIE | Vietnam | 26 | 14 | : | 14 | 26 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 33 |
| 7 | 25 | ROU | Romania | 26 | 14 | : | 14 | 25 | Philippines | PHI | 35 |
| 8 | 15 | CUB | Cuba | 28 | 13 | : | 14 | 22½ | Slovenia | SLO | 28 |
Full pairings here.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go China!
Go Philippines! This is a big leap for us and I hope our government will support chess in the future. More local tournaments in different cities and provinces to discover more (young) talents.
Go Philippines! This a big leap for us. I hope more support from our government to promote chess locally.