Category: team events
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Chess Olympiad Day 7
Team Ireland faced Team Ecuador in Round 7 today. The signs were good before this round, since Team Ecuador were struggling to have a consistent form. They rotate their players […]
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Chess Olympiad Day 6
Liechtenstein – Ireland ½-3½. In the last couple of rounds Ireland faced stronger opponents, and still managed to compete. After the loss in the last round, it was expected to […]
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Chess Olympiad Day 5
In Day 5, Team Ireland faced another formidable opponent, Denmark. Team Ireland lost 3-1 in this battle, unfortunately, but the games were very instructive in many ways. In the following […]
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Chess Olympiad Day 4
This day also brought us a new lesson to learn. Many players believe that the most powerful thing in chess to capture materials, or to find a tactical solution to […]
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Chess Olympiad Day 3
On Day 3, Team Ireland faced the very strong Team Greece (mean Elo-point difference was -218, 28% chance of winning), but Ireland managed to keep the surprises for a while. […]
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Chess Olympiad Day 2
Focusing solely on material advantage in a chess game is a common mistake. This can happen to anyone, at any level, even in the Olympiad. However, there are other crucial […]
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Chess Olympiad Day 1
The main festival of chess, the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad, has just begun in Budapest, Hungary. In Day 1, Ireland faced a relatively well-known opponent, Fiji, in the first round […]