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Chess Olympiad Round 1
22.05.2006 Round 1 was played on Sunday 21 May at 03.00 p.m. in the Olympic Oval. In the Men’s section 146 teams are participating, while in the Women’s section there are 106 teams. Resulting from the usual pairings system the first round saw a lot of giants – dwarfs encounters, for the most part ending in a maximum win for the giants, meaning 4-0 in the men’s section and 3-0 in the women’s section. And it is no surprise, as in every Chess Olympiad, that in round 1 there are surprises. Top seeded Russia (1st round with Grischuk, Morozevich, Bareev and Rublevsky) defeated Kazakhstan 4-0. Second seeded India lost to Morocco scoring only 1 point: 3-1. Ukraine dropped half a point because Ivanchuk was not able to beat IBCA world champion (blind people) Sergey Krylov. In the Women’s section top seeded Russia (1st round with Kosteniuk and the Kosintseva sisters) scored a 3-0 victory over Portugal, while second seeded Ukraine spoiled half a point.
Playing hall in the Olympic Oval
Kazakhstan playing Russia with Rublevsky, Breev, Morozevich and Grischuk
Russian women team with Nadezhda & Tatiana Kosintstseva and Alexandra Kosteniuk (from left to right)
Ukrainian captain Tukmakov (left) watching Karjakin
IBCA world champion Sergey Krylov drew Vassily Ivanchuk
Andrei Volokitin from Ukraine
Alexander Grischuk of Russia
Alexander Morozevich of Russia
Netherlands - Faroe Islands 4-0
Armenians Smbat Lputian and Karen Asrian facing Venuzuela
Ahmad Hamad from Syria
India - Morocco. First board Harikrishna - Hamdouchi ended in a draw
Dutch women team (at left) with lion mascotte, playing Italia B. Zhaoqin Peng, Tea Lanchava and Bianca Muhren scored 3-0
Zhaoqin Peng from The Netherlands is happy being sponsored by Adviesbureau Schrijvers
5 times Slovenian champion, Jana Krivec
Alexandra Kosteniuk from Russia, a nice target for photographers
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