Olympiad 2010 Round Ten

Men
Board 30

92 New Zealand (NZL) - 71 Belgium (BEL) 1-3

FM Smith Robert W 2282 - IM Saibulatov Daniyal 2400 0-1

FM Steadman Michael 2309 - IM Polaczek Richard 2385 ½ - ½

FM Croad Nicolas 2297 - FM Vandenbussche Thibaut 2333 ½ - ½

Han Daniel 2200 - FM Rooze Jan 2288 0-1


Women
Board 33

51 ICSC (ICSC) - 72 New Zealand (NZL) 4-0

WIM Baklanova Tatiana 2247 - WFM Milligan Helen 2033 1-0

WCM Mucha Annegret 2005 - WCM Chen Eachen 1966 1-0

WIM Gerasimova Olga 2218 - WFM Fairley Natasha 1777 1-0

Myronenko Natalya 1945 - WFM Smith Vivian J 1827 1-0

Olympiad 2010 Round nine

Open
Board 39


92 New Zealand (NZL) -133 Kenya (KEN) 3½ - ½

FM Smith Robert W 2282 - Gilruth Peter 2202 1- 0

FM Steadman Michael 2309 - Singe Philip 0 ½ - ½

FM Croad Nicolas 2297 - CM Mukabi John 2074 1 - 0

Han Daniel 2200 - Atwoli Joseph 0 1 - 0


Women
Board 25

84 IBCA (IBCA) - 72 New Zealand (NZL) 1½ - 2½

WIM Zsiltzova-Lisenko Lubov 2282 - WFM Milligan Helen 2033 ½ - ½

WCM Stolarczyk Anna 2071 - WIM Maroroa Sue 1981 ½ - ½

Karsokaite Irena 1660 - WCM Chen Eachen 1966 0 - 1

Valner Shafiga 0 - WFM Fairley Natasha 1777 ½ - ½

Olympiad 2010 Round eight

Open
Board 39


81 South Africa (RSA) -92 New Zealand (NZL) 2 - 2

IM Solomon Kenny 2394 - FM Smith Robert W 2282 0-1

IM Kobese Watu 2370 - FM Steadman Michael 2309 0-1

FM Steel Henry Robert 2300 - FM Croad Nicolas 2297 1-0

IM Johannes Manyedi Mabusela 2288 - Han Daniel 2200 1-0

Women
Board 28


72New Zealand (NZL)-43 Bosnia & Herzegovina (BIH) 1-3

WFM Milligan Helen 2033 - WIM Boric Elena 2286 0-1

WIM Maroroa Sue 1981 - WFM Dengler Dijana 2088 ½ - ½

WCM Chen Eachen 1966 - Dedijer Sanja 2055 ½ - ½

WFM Fairley Natasha 1777 - Dedijer Mira 1973 0-1

Results are http://chess-results.com/tnr36795.aspx?art=0&rd=7&lan=1&turdet=YES&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000

Official site http://www.ugra-chess.com/

Olympiad 2010 Round Seven

Open
Board 49


92 New Zealand (NZL) - 106 Panama (PAN) 3 - 1

FM Smith Robert W 2282 - IM Baules Jorge 2335 ½ - ½

FM Steadman Michael 2309 - FM Sanchez Jorge 2163 1-0

FM Croad Nicolas 2297 - FM Arosemena Jose Luis 2203 ½ - ½

Han Daniel 2200 - Aizpurua Patrick 0 1-0


Women
Board 23


72New Zealand (NZL)-44 Turkmenistan (TKM) 2 - 2

WFM Milligan Helen 2033 - WGM Geldiyeva Mahri 2260 0-1

WIM Maroroa Sue 1981 - WFM Hallayeva Bahar 2174 ½ - ½

WCM Chen Eachen 1966 - WFM Ovezova Maisa 2117 1-0

WFM Fairley Natasha 1777 - WFM Atabayeva Gozel 2116 ½ - ½

Olympiad 2010 Round Six

Open
Board 37


63 Scotland (SCO) - 92 New Zealand (NZL) 2 1/2 - 1 1/2

GM McNab Colin A 2445 - FM Smith Robert W 2282 1-0

GM Shaw John 2446 - FM Steadman Michael 2309 1/2 -1/2

IM Burns-Mannion Stephen R 2372 - FM Croad Nicolas 2297 0-1

FM Morrison Graham 2345 - Han Daniel 2200 1-0

Women
Board 41


79 Jordan (JOR) - 72 New Zealand (NZL) 1-3

Emad Tania 1955 - WFM Milligan Helen 2033 0-1

Dahdal Lougain 1885 - WIM Maroroa Sue 1981 0-1

Boshra Alshaeby 1798 - WCM Chen Eachen1966 1-0

Nuimat Rayah0 - WFM Fairley Natasha 1777 0-1

Olympiad 2010 Round Five Standings

Open

1 Georgia 10 MP
2 Hungary 10 MP
3 Armenia 10 MP
4 Ukraine 9 MP
5 Netherlands 9 MP
6 Russia 2 8 MP
7 Czech Republic 8 MP
8 Russia 1 8 MP
9 Azerbaijan 8 MP
10 United States of America 8 MP
76 New Zealand (92) 5 MP


Women

1 Ukraine 10 MP
2 Russia 1 10 MP
3 United States of America 9 MP
4 Hungary 9 MP
5 Georgia 8 MP
6 China 8 MP
7 Poland 8 MP
8 India 8 MP
9 Russia 3 8 MP
10 Serbia 8 MP
75 New Zealand (72) 4 MP

MP = Match points
2 points for a match win


Photo's of the NZ teams can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/shaunpress/Olympiad2010#

Olympiad 2010 round five

Open
Board 44


76 Iraq (IRQ) - 92 New Zealand (NZL) 2 - 2

Ahmed Abdul Sattar abdulwhhab 2342 - FM Smith Robert W 2282 ½ - ½

FM Al-Ali Hussein Ali Hussein 2364 - FM Steadman Michael 2309 ½ - ½

IM Al-Saffar Araz Basim Mohammed 2348 - FM Croad Nicolas 2297 1-0

IM Noah A. H. Al-Ali 2397 - Han Daniel 2200 0-1



Women
Board 35

72 New Zealand (NZL) - 53 Australia (AUS) 1 ½-½ - 2½ - ½

WFM Milligan Helen 2033 - WIM Caoili Arianne 2243 0-1

WCM Chen Eachen 1966 - Nguyen Thu Giang 2108 1/2 - 1/2

WFM Fairley Natasha 1777 - WIM Dekic Biljana N 2104 1/2 - 1/2

WFM Smith Vivian J1827 - WFM Reid Vaness 1839 1/2 - 1/2

Olympiad 2010 Round Four

Open
Board 30

92 New Zealand (NZL)-45Austria (AUT)½ :3½

FM Smith Robert W 2282 - GM Ragger Markus 2628 ½ - ½

FM Steadman Michael 2309 - GM Shengelia David 2587 0 - 1

FMCroad Nicolas 2297 - IM Neubauer Martin 2428 0 - 1

Han Daniel 2200 -IM Danner Georg 2422 0 - 1

Women

Board 34

73 Egypt (EGY) - 72 New Zealand (NZL) 1½:2½

Elgohary Myada 1751 - WFM Milligan Helen 2033 0 - 1

Elansary Eman 1836 - WIM Maroroa Sue 1981 0 - 1

WGM Mona Khaled 2103 - WCM Chen Eachen 1966 1 - 0

WIM Basta Sohair 2030 - WFM Fairley Natasha 1777 ½ - ½

Olympiad 2010 Round Three

A great result for both teams to take out Ireland especially the open group who was outranked.

Open
Board 47

92 New Zealand (NZL) -75 Ireland (IRL) 2 1/2 - 1-1/2

FM Smith Robert W 2282 - IM Collins Sam E 2431 0-1

FM Steadman Michael 2309 - FM Astaneh Lopez Alex 2393 1-0

FM Croad Nicolas2297 - FM Daly Colm 2277 1-0

Han Daniel 2200 - Fitzsimons David 2229 1/2-1/2


Women
Board 45

72 New Zealand (NZL) -107 Ireland (IRL) 3 1/2 - 1/2

WFM Milligan Helen 2033 - Alfred Emily 0 1/2 -1/2

WIM Maroroa Sue 1981 - Shaughnessy Elizabeth 0 1-0

WCM Chen Eachen 1966 - Hearne Sarah-Jane 0 1-0

WFM Fairley Natasha 1777 - WCM O'Boyle Una 0 1-0


New Zealand Women's team on right of picture from an earlier round.

Olympiad 2010 Round one Tactics

Natasha Fairley is black in this position and played the unfortunate d2?? but by simply moving the rook black should cruise to victory. The game ended in a draw


Michael Steadman has just played Rbc8 what tactical shot did he miss