Chairman of the Board of the Russian Chess Federation Mark Glukhovsky confirmed in an interview with R-Sportthat leading Russian Grandmasters will represent the country at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway.
Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakinand Peter Svidler have all confirmed that they are ready to play.
The coaching committee will finally select five players from the wider list.
In the women’s team the issue with Tatiana Kosintseva is still not resolved. Glukhovsky says there is hope that she could change her mind and decide to play. Nadezhda Kosintseva is not a candidate for objective reasons – she recently became a mother.
Kateryna Lagno should complete her transfer from Ukraine on time to play in the Olympiad.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bring them on. Nakamura is waiting for these nyet people.
Rusian team is no match to Megastar Nakamura.
Nakamura can beat this entire Russian team in a simul, blindfolded, using chopsticks to move the pieces.
Megastar Nakamura will dust this Russian Superstar team blindfoldedly. You can take that to the bank.