tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099723864366628873.post7307928087008863851..comments2020-12-06T23:16:49.051-08:00Comments on KIWI CHESS: Olympiad 2010Mathewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09693811616360506098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099723864366628873.post-80456760094934431782010-05-25T10:19:30.109-07:002010-05-25T10:19:30.109-07:00I'm certain we'll see a different open tea...I'm certain we'll see a different open team in 2 years time when the venue is Istanbul. It seems that Siberia put the men off but not the women. 9 out of the top 10 applied. Maybe the women are made of stronger stuff :-)CivicChessMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099723864366628873.post-16884506527202467642010-05-23T16:15:44.486-07:002010-05-23T16:15:44.486-07:00NZ's dream team is no doubt
GM Chandler
IM W...NZ's dream team is no doubt <br /><br />GM Chandler<br />IM Wang<br />IM Ker<br />IM Dive<br /><br />but sadly the current selection are the highest rated players that applied for the team. And there were even lower rated players that applied.<br /><br />FM Steadman it should be noted is playing rather well including at the recent Wellington Open<br /><br />Also interesting to note is this is FM Smith 12th time as a player on the NZ Team, the first time being 36 years ago ! I thought this must be a NZ record but his wife Vivian has been to 14 Olympiads as a player !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com