Chessbase News, Germany
June 4 2006

Olympiad R12: Armenia leads, China or Russia for Silver

04.06.2006 There is little doubt that Armenia will take Gold at the
37th Olympiad in Turin. With one round to go, the team is 2.5 points
ahead of China, which is half a point above Russia. Second seed India
has dropped to 33rd place after Vishy Anand lost to Pascal
Charbonneau, almost 300 points below him. In the women’s section,
Ukraine is two points ahead of the field and virtually assured of
Gold.

The Olympiad is in its final round, which begins tomorrow, Sunday, at
10 a.m. In the evening there is a closing ceremony, and on Monday
everyone leaves Turin. This means that we will most likely only
report on the final standings before our departure, and use the
remaining time to collect as much material as possible. Hopefully we
will be able to provide some picture report, stories and reflections
after we have returned to our home base.

Turin 2006: After round twelve
Armenia drew France 2:2, with all games drawn. China defeated the
Czech Republic, which is having a bad strech. Russia defeated Cuba
3:1, with Kramnik, Grischuk and Morozevich winning and Peter Svidler
losing. This reduced the lead of the Armenians to 2.5 points, but
with just one round to go there is little chance that they will miss
their Gold medal. Israel scored a 2.5:1.5 victory over the USA, with
Kamsky losing to Gelfand and Nakamura beating Sutovsky. The USA is
now in place 7-9 (with the Netherlands and Bulgaria). Vishy Anand
lost to Pascal Charbonneau of Canada, rated almost 300 points lower
than him. With the team result 1.5:2.5 number two seed India now
occupies a dismal 33rd place.

Complete scoreboards and photos
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