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Batumi Olympiad (2018) The 43rd FIDE World Chess Olympiad took place from 24 September to 5 October 2018 in Batumi, Georgia. The biennial tournament was an 11-round Swiss open, with one rest day on 29 September. The Open section featured 185 teams from 183 countries, with the 919 players including almost the whole world chess elite, and there was also a Women's section: Batumi Olympiad (Women) (2018). The time control was 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1. Each team consisted of five players, with four playing each match. Draw offers were not allowed until move 30. The standings were determined by match points, with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw; then modified Sonneborn-Berger scores (match points of each opponent, excluding the opponent who scored the lowest number of match points, multiplied by the number of game points in the match against the opponent); then game points. (1) The first ten rounds started at 15:00 local time (13:00 CEST; 11:00 UTC; 07:00 USA/Eastern); the final round began at 11:00 local time. China ended up taking double gold in this event by dominating the Women's section and edging out the United States with a tiebreak in the Open section, while Russia took third place. Official site: http://batumi2018.fide.com/ Pairings and results: http://chess-results.com/tnr368908.... (1) Chess24: Batumi Chess Olympiad https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t...  page 1 of 161; games 1-25 of 4,003  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Al Kaoury vs Tiviakov   0-1 34 2018 Batumi Olympiad B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 2. Harikrishna vs J E Giron   1-0 33 2018 Batumi Olympiad C10 French 3. M M Aithmidou vs C Li 1-0 87 2018 Batumi Olympiad B20 Sicilian 4. X Bu vs Y Saber 1-0 31 2018 Batumi Olympiad A07 King's Indian Attack 5. So vs R C Sanchez Alvarez 1-0 34 2018 Batumi Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. C Burgos Figueroa vs Sasikiran ½-½ 52 2018 Batumi Olympiad A25 English 7. Vianney Archeveq Koualet-Bebondi vs J Dempsey   0-1 62 2018 Batumi Olympiad A45 Queen's Pawn Game 8. McShane vs S Miguel ½-½ 51 2018 Batumi Olympiad C50 Giuoco Piano 9. J Baules vs Nakamura 0-1 25 2018 Batumi Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. Shankland vs O A Leon Archibaldo   1-0 39 2018 Batumi Olympiad D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 11. E A Ramos vs Robson   0-1 63 2018 Batumi Olympiad D02 Queen's Pawn Game 12. A Ssegwanyi vs Karjakin 0-1 31 2018 Batumi Olympiad E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 13. Nepomniachtchi vs P Kawuma 1-0 29 2018 Batumi Olympiad C11 French 14. W Okas vs Vitiugov   0-1 25 2018 Batumi Olympiad A07 King's Indian Attack 15. Jakovenko vs H Nsubuga 1-0 30 2018 Batumi Olympiad B12 Caro-Kann Defense 16. Y Yu vs M Tissir 1-0 44 2018 Batumi Olympiad E73 King's Indian 17. A Onkoud vs Wei Yi   0-1 30 2018 Batumi Olympiad A09 Reti Opening 18. A El Jawich vs L'Ami   0-1 27 2018 Batumi Olympiad C44 King's Pawn Game 19. J van Foreest vs A Kassis   1-0 28 2018 Batumi Olympiad B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 20. Giri vs F Eid   1-0 28 2018 Batumi Olympiad D02 Queen's Pawn Game 21. F Berkes vs Faniry Rajaonarison   ½-½ 60 2018 Batumi Olympiad A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 22. M Andriamasoandro vs Z Almasi   0-1 36 2018 Batumi Olympiad B20 Sicilian 23. F Rakotomaharo vs V Erdos   ½-½ 18 2018 Batumi Olympiad C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 24. Gledura vs M H Ralison   1-0 38 2018 Batumi Olympiad A05 Reti Opening 25. W Lorenzana vs K Dragun   0-1 45 2018 Batumi Olympiad B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3  page 1 of 161; games 1-25 of 4,003    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 38 OF 38 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-18-18    Diademas: <Count Wedgemore: No! No Berxit!! #Better Together :)> He He. Agreed! I don't think, or hope, it will ever come to that, but I must admit I giggle every time I see the advertisement. Especially the "Rhubarb test" ;) Oct-18-18    Count Wedgemore: <Diademas> LOL. The whole idea is brilliant, really. Oct-18-18    That Roger: So what do you guys think? Every possible series of moves white plays has drawable moves by black, or there is at least one undefendable, guaranteed win by white? Oct-18-18    moronovich: <So what do you guys think? Every possible series of moves white plays has drawable moves by black, or there is at least one undefendable, guaranteed win by white?> If you are talking about the initial position the general knowledge says it is a draw,but white has a certain initiative,like the one who serves first in tennis.But there is no forced win for white. Oct-18-18    That Roger: <But there is no forced win for white.> How is this known? So every white win by every +2700 elo player and engine in history has been analyzed for a good amount of time with engines that have found that black could have played moves to draw? So every single possible line white can play can be drawn by black? Maybe forcing is the wrong word because obviously when white makes a move black has non forced choice, but I guess the term is correct if in the scenario of considering the force being the absolute best move for black, if white can play a series of moves where the best engines and players in the world determine the best possible moves for black, and the outcome is a white win. Oct-18-18    perfidious: Why waste time over trying to resolve that which, so far, has proven irresoluble? Chess is not a mathematical proof. Oct-19-18    That Roger: <perfidious> its merely a very interesting question because there must be an answer and it must be one or the other and I would like to know if any chess player here or person with extreme chess interest would have any educated guess or educated knowledge. Is it theoretically/practically impossible for there to be a forced/guaranteed/undefendable winning series of moves for white where black players the guaranteed absolutely proven best possible moves And this line of thinking gets to the heart and soul of the totality of chess theory and opening repertoire, the history of forced lines, engine analysis, etc. Oct-19-18    Absentee: <That Roger: <perfidious> its merely a very interesting question because there must be an answer and it must be one or the other and I would like to know if any chess player here or person with extreme chess interest would have any educated guess or educated knowledge. Is it theoretically/practically impossible for there to be a forced/guaranteed/undefendable winning series of moves for white where black players the guaranteed absolutely proven best possible moves And this line of thinking gets to the heart and soul of the totality of chess theory and opening repertoire, the history of forced lines, engine analysis, etc.> The answer equates to solving chess. It doesn't matter how interested or knowledgeable a player is, there's no such thing as an educated guess. It's a problem in combinatorics and one we're not even remotely close to approaching, never mind solving. Oct-19-18    starry2013: Computers always say white has a very minor advantage on the opening move. I wonder how much that's just an automatic starting evaluation put in by the programmers. People always say chess is a draw, and in theory every move can be equalised by black. White has the advantage of one tempo so I suppose the onus is on black to combat that. But it's conceivable that in some lines black might actually come up with something more surprising before white does. It's a game of thrust and counter-thrust but as a game goes on it must be harder for white to maintain the move advantage as the position slows down. Oct-19-18    moronovich: <I wonder how much that's just an automatic starting evaluation put in by the programmers.> I dont know(either) how the engines measure that,but in reality white is winning more games than black.As simple as that.(Everything equal). <but as a game goes on it must be harder for white to maintain the move advantage as the position slows down.> Yes,this is the course of many games. Oct-19-18    starry2013: I wonder how much psychology is involved as well though with some people thinking black is about just being defensive. Oct-20-18    Diademas: <Sokrates: BOKMÅL ("book language") connected to the informal RIKSMÅL ("state language") is derived from Danish and the eastern part of ancient Nordic. It's the language of Ludvig Holberg, Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun and today it is still dominating in a blended form with nynorsk> Language in Norway has always been a hotly debated theme. After the start of the Kalmar Union (1397), amplified by the Reformation (1536) and cemented by absolutism in 1660, Danish became the only written standard in Norway. This continued all the way up to 1885 when by act of parliament, Nynorsk (Landsmål) and Riksmål (later Bokmål) both became official written standards. Bokmål, as written today, is still very close to Danish. Any Norwegian can read a Danish text without problems, but may have a hard time deciphering spoken Danish. Nynorsk: When this was introduced in the 1850s, in a wave of national sentiments, it got embraced by the cultural and economic elite. This would soon change. Nobel prize winner Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson emerged as the champion for conservative forces that opposed this new direction. This controversy still lives. It reached its zenith in the 1950s, but is still a source of polarization amongst us. My mother used to be a librarian at the University that holds a large collection dubbed the "Stridsarkivet" (the struggle files). This has nothing to do with the war, but all to with the irreconcilable fronts of this "language-war". From around 1900, Bokmål has been seen as the sophisticated urban languge, and Nynorsk as its backward sibling. When I attended school in the 70s Nynorsk got the monicker "fjøslatin" (cowshed latin). Strangely this was in Bergen, a staunchly Bokmål city, even though our dialect is much closer to Nynorsk. These sentiments still live, and Nynorsk has a low status in urban Norway. <Well, diachronical language science is a huge and very interesting area> Agreed! If you want to continue this conversation, I suggest my forum. We are way off topic. It also has the added benefit of letting us communicate in Gods own language :) Oct-20-18    diceman: <That Roger: So what do you guys think? Every possible series of moves white plays has drawable moves by black, or there is at least one undefendable, guaranteed win by white?> White only has 1 tempo so it's doubtful he has a forced win. Wins are typically created by: 1)missed tactics 2)structural weakness 3)lost material 4)poor planning 5)wasted tempo None of that should happen with perfect play. The interesting thing is, if there was a forced win, black should win if he got to move first, since the position is symmetrical. Nov-22-18    mark1212: To play the chess games, the thing is that, the player needs to be concentrated and the chess game app has been added in the play store and the user of the games can add their feed back on https://oniton.com/blog/windows-mod... Jul-27-22    Sally Simpson: Where is the thread on the 2022 Olympiad. This one appears to be finished. Jul-28-22    Sally Simpson: OK. The powers that be are too busy arguing with each others sock puppets to set up a new Olympiad thread so we can use this one. I know the first round draw is held up due to some teams being lost on the globe somewhere. A few teams might not be coming as a protest but as they are not as strong or as large as Russia or China nobody knows who they are, what exactly they are protesting about and to be honest, nobody really cares. Jul-28-22    Sally Simpson: The latest news to reach me is that one of the African nations taking part want to sacrifice a cow before round one and dib their chess pieces in cows blood. Of course the cow is sacred in India so they have been asked to use a stray dog instead. Fifty stray dogs have been rounded up and they are looking the one that looks most like a cow. Jul-28-22    MissScarlett: How about 50 games in which Tal sacrificed a knight? Mooooving on.... Jul-28-22    Sally Simpson: Update... or so I've been told. The Tibetans are furious (dogs are gods in Tibet) and threatening to walk home. So it has been decided that each of the 50 stray dogs (including the one looking like a cow) will be given to a selection of teams as a mascot. The USA have been given a stray Dalmatian. To name it player each wrote their choice on a piece of paper and dropped it into a hat. It transpires that everyone had written 'Spot.' It's hilarious moments like this that make Olympiads so memorable....if only we have am Olympiad 2022 thread to share it. (I'm wondering if Nakamura will be streaming instantly after each Olympiad game or will he be out walking the dog.) Denmark have been given a bored looking mongrel with mange. They have called it 'Carlsen.' Jul-28-22    Sally Simpson: ...and this no show regarding an Olympiad 2022 thread is all your fault Miss Scarlett. I see what what did regarding changing the time on the site to GMT. (I understand the patriotism and to a certain extent I'm with you...Rule Britannia etc...) But you must go through the official channels (did you read that bit...good grief) so now all the in crowd are in the huff and I've nowhere to go to chat to my chums about the 2022 Olympiad. Stop tempering with things and upsetting the colonials. Jul-28-22    Sally Simpson: BBC have a superb piece on the 2022 Olympiad focusing mainly on India who are strongly tipped to be on the podium. Even their 'B' team looks strong. Some wonderful pictures of the venue and opening ceremony. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-as... Jul-28-22    MissScarlett: I'm glad the Beeb got around to mentioning: <Opening and closing ceremonies have a day each to themselves and matches will run from 29 July-9 August.> This is a pet peeve of mine. Dates of tournaments, as used here on <cg>, ought to omit such ceremonial days. Jul-28-22    Dionysius1: <MissScarlett? Or make the ceremonial days a LOT more glamorous, and hence worth scheduling to watch. But what I have seen particularly of award/closing ceremonies is too dreary and halfhearted to give that kind of recognition to. Jul-29-22    Sally Simpson: Recap: Carlsen is bored being world champion. Nakamura is bored playing in Olympiads. Dionysius is bored with opening ceremonies. I'm bored being onboard with my chess board and no one to play with. Jul-29-22    moronovich: Try with woman, <Sally> ;) Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 38) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 38 OF 38 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. 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