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The 39th Chess Olympiad (Russian: 39-я Шахматная олимпиада, 39-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada), organised by FIDE and comprising an open [1] and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place from September 19 to October 4, 2010, in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. There were 148 ...
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic , FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and 2021 , with a rapid time control that affected players' online ratings.
Romesh Weerawardane (born 22 October 1979) is a Sri Lankan chess player. Weerawardane was the first Sri Lankan to be an International Master. [1] Weerawardane competed in two Chess Olympiads in 2010 and 2016, scoring 2/6 and 2.5/10 respectively.
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In October 2010, Feller scored 6/9 (+5 =2 -2) [5] during the 39th Chess Olympiad and won the Gold medal for best individual performance on board 5. However, the FFE accused Feller, along with French players GM Arnaud Hauchard and IM Cyril Marzolo, [6] of cheating during the Olympiad. While Feller was in the playing hall, Marzolo was in France ...
Pages in category "2010 in chess" ... 15th Computer Olympiad; Corus Chess Tournament 2010; F. FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010; FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–2011; L ...
William E. Hook (May 28, 1925 – May 10, 2010 [1]), born in New Rochelle, New York, was a Chess master and the Captain of the British Virgin Islands chess team.. Starting in 1968, Hook led the Virgin Islands team, and later the British Virgin Islands team, at numerous Chess Olympiads, mostly playing top board (the last one - he was playing at the age of 83!).
He won the Under 18 prize at the Commonwealth Chess Championship in 1999. [4] He won the World Under-10 Championship in 1996. His progress was such that, at the age of 14 years 5 months, he joined the Indian team for the 2000 Chess Olympiad, scoring 6.5 out of 11 rounds and earning his first Grandmaster norm.