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Batumi Olympiad 2018

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  • #102
    Retd.LoyolaCpt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 627 ✭✭✭Retd.LoyolaCpt


    Tim Harding wrote: »
    It's certainly very disappointing that the Open team which is possibly the strongest Ireland ever sent to an Olympiad has lost three successive matches and the top three are all losing rating points.
    I guess when they get back we shall find out about the mystery illness which seems to have undermined the performance.

    By rating, I think its pretty far off our strongest team ever. The teams with a 2550 Baburin and 2480 Kelly - with Quinn, Heidenfeld, a young Collins etc.

    This was probably the best team by rating (2461):
    http://chess-results.com/tnr16314.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=IRL&flag=30

    But these were also better by rating too:
    http://chess-results.com/tnr140380.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=IRL&flag=30
    http://chess-results.com/tnr1081.aspx?lan=1&art=20&snr=49&turdet=YES&flag=30
    http://chess-results.com/tnr3410.aspx?lan=1&art=20&snr=54&flag=30
    http://chess-results.com/tnr1881.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=IRL&flag=30

    Not much of a mystery; stomach bugs. Hopefully both teams can finish strong regardless.


  • #103
    Tim Harding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Tim Harding


    Thanks for those links.
    Good 4-0 win for the Open team while the Women have 2.5 already but Gearoidin is in trouble in the last game.

    The Open will come down to tiebreaks. The medal calculations cannot be made until the last game finishes probably

    USA-China was four draws and likewise Poland-India.
    Russia beat France and England have beaten Kazakhstan with Gawain's game still going.

    The Czech match with Ukraine is 1-1 with boards 3 and 4 still running at 12.50.

    Several key games are still in progress in the Women's tournament.


  • #104
    Tim Harding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Tim Harding


    After almost six hours, still waiting for the final decision on tiebreaks.
    In the Women's, Russia just threw away the gold medal. They were 1.5-0.5 up v China but Girya failed to win, several pawns up. Then Kosteniuk, who was probably holding against Ju Wenjun, made an incorrect claim of threefold repetition. When play resumed, she cracked up immediately and China drew the match 2-2.

    So either China or Ukraine has won the Women's with Georgia possibly third.

    The Open ended with USA, China and Russia on 18 MP but who gets which medal is unclear, maybe China have won.

    Poland and England finished on 17 MP and then several teams on 16 MP.

    Commentary has ended now and they said the official results will probably go up around 3pm IST at
    http://chess-results.com/tnr368908.aspx?lan=1&art=0&flag=30

    Also the board prize rankings will go up later, but it's clear that David Howell did very well on board 3, scoring 7.5/10, only losing to Kramnik.


  • #105
    Tim Harding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Tim Harding


    Official results are up now.
    OPEN: 1 China 2. USA 3. Russia 4. Poland 5. England
    David Howell 4th best player on board 3.
    82. Ireland 94. Scotland 100. Wales

    WOMEN: 1. China 2. Ukraine 3. Georgia-1.
    29. England 73. Scotland. 75. Wales 83. Ireland

    Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant scored an amazing 10.5/11 for Scotland but won't get a board prize I guess because her Rp is depressed by the lower ratings of some opponents. Only a WIM from Moldova (who had White) didn't lose to her.

    I will put the final Irish scores in my next posting.


  • #106
    Tim Harding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Tim Harding


    Irish results.
    WOMEN> Seeded 87 but finished 83, a positive result.
    Won 5 matches, drew one and lost five for 11 MP.
    Diana Mirza (1960) 4.5/9 Rp 1992 +12.4
    Mercedes Plaza Reino (1727) 4/10 Rp1803 +21.2
    Hannah Lowry-O'Reilly (1716) 5/9 Rp1804 +21
    Gearoidin Ui Laighleis (1791) 4/9 Rp 1666 -28
    Eibhia Ni Mhuireagain (1655) 2/7 Rp 1528 -50

    The three teenage players have K=40, hence a bigger rating swing.
    The debutante Eibhia will do better after this experience. I was very impressed at the Open in August, where I was arbiter, how she kept her cool (Jessel-style) playing on increment for ages and brought home the point.

    OPEN>
    Seeded 66 but finished 82.
    Also won 5 matches, drew one and lost five for 11 MP. Arguably the best result was the 1-3 against Russia.
    Alex Baburin (2452) 5/9 Rp2425 -1.1 Very solid on the whole but marred by the disaster yesterday.
    Alex Lopez (2433) 3.5/8 Rp2334 -10.8 After his recent run of excellent results, I guess he'll be very disappointed.
    Conor O'Donnell (2360) 3/9 Rp2168 -44 Maybe best to concentrate on university and look for the third norm next summer?
    Stephen Jessel (2317) 6/9 Rp2310 +1.2 Highest scorer and two late wins got his rating moving upwards again, however slightly.
    David Fitzsimons (2316) 6/9 Rp2329 +2.5 Impressive draw with Russia; will have learned a lot.


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