Botswana improves despite failure to win chess medals Botswana has improved its rankings though its players failed to win medals at the just ended Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. Though the Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) had set a target...
Disastrous showing for Kenyans in Tromso
Kenyans Back After a Disastrous Outing At the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso By Brian Kidula Team Kenya arrived back in the country early on Saturday morning, after a disastrous outing at the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway...
High cost of beer resulted in poor team performance?
Zambia should recall Simutowe – ShabazzEdited by Oliver Shalala in Tromso, Norway | Updated: 19 Aug,2014 ,12:43:02 NATIONAL chess team member Chitumbo Mwali has attributed Zambia’s dwindling performance at the just-ended 41st World Chess Olympiad in Norway to Grand...
Controversial decision: What would you do?
Rwanda: Controversy Hits Chess Team Over ‘fair Play’ Gesture At Olympiad By Ivan R. Mugisha Team Rwanda returned from the Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway on Saturday embroiled in a bitter controversy. The controversy started on the final day...
Top 10 finish for Kazakh women
Kazakh women’s chess team in Top-10 of Chess OlympiadMonday, 18.08.2014, 15:50 Kazakhstani women’s chess team is ranked 6th in the overall rating of the Chess Olympiad in Norwegian Tromso, Tengrinews reports citing Vesti.kz. In the final round, the Kazakh...
RCF accepted the apologies of the Olympiad organizers
ORGANIZERS OF WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD IN NORWAY APOLOGIZE TO RUSSIAN CHESS FEDERATION AND RUSSIAN WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM The Norwegian Chess Federation (NCF), one of the organizers of the World Chess Olympiad in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, has apologized...
RUSSIA TELLS AMERICA “THANK YOU”
RUSSIA TELLS AMERICA “THANK YOU” Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, has expressed his gratitude to the U.S. law firm Quinn Emanuel for assistance in resolving an incident with the Organizing Committee of the Tromsø 2014 Chess...
Warm welcome home for Lalith
Lalith gets warm welcomeVIJAYAWADA, August 18, 2014Updated: August 18, 2014 00:37 IST Jetlag notwithstanding, Grandmaster M.R. Lalith Babu, after his triumphant return from Norway helping India win it’s first-ever Olympiad medal, took pains to explain everyone including the media...
Heroes’ Welcome
Rousing welcome for the Indian chess teamCHENNAI, August 17, 2014Updated: August 17, 2014 23:12 IST The stars of the Indian chess team, which won a bronze medal in the Tromso Olympiad in Norway, were given a rousing welcome at...
FIDE election analysis
FIDE Presidential Election Analysis The Kasparov campaign team was very optimistic about their chances prior to the FIDE Presidential election. He had plenty of financial support for a powerful global campaign. Kasparov himself and his teams traveled across the...