Uzbekistan's successes at Chess Olympiad
UzLand.Info
May 26
Men's chess team of Uzbekistan is still holding on to the fourt place at the World Olympiad in Turin. In the fifth round the Uzbek team led by ex-World Champion Rustam Kasimzhanov tied against the Netherlands. The sixth round promises to be tougher for Uzbekistan as it will face second-place Armenia.
Uzbekistan's Results
Round 1 - May 21 Bo. 105 Jamaica (JAM) Rtg - 30 Uzbekistan (UZB) Rtg ½ :3½ 29.1 Matthews Shane 2223 - GM Barsov Aleksey 2525 ½ - ½ 29.2 Pitterson Jomo 2221 - GM Gareyev Timur 2522 0 - 1 29.3 FM Elliott Warren 2262 - IM Filippov Anton 2497 0 - 1 29.4 Rowe Duane 2160 - GM Iuldachev Saidali 2480 0 - 1 Round 2 - May 22 Bo. 30 Uzbekistan (UZB) Rtg - 71 Italy C (ITA-C) Rtg 3½: ½ 26.1 GM Barsov Aleksey 2525 - IM Sarno Spartaco 2352 ½ - ½ 26.2 GM Gareyev Timur 2522 - FM Piscopo Pierluigi 2399 1 - 0 26.3 IM Filippov Anton 2497 - FM Mogranzini Roberto 2367 1 - 0 26.4 GM Iuldachev Saidali 2480 - FM Castaldo Folco 2347 1 - 0 Round 3 - May 23 Bo. 50 Australia (AUS) Rtg - 30 Uzbekistan (UZB) Rtg ½ :3½ 5.1 IM Smerdon David 2460 - GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2673 ½ - ½ 5.2 IM Zhao Zong-Yuan 2452 - GM Gareyev Timur 2522 0 - 1 5.3 IM Wohl Aleksandar 2432 - IM Filippov Anton 2497 0 - 1 5.4 Speck Nick 2389 - IM Kayumov Sergey 2426 0 - 1 Round 4 - May 24 Bo. 30 Uzbekistan (UZB) Rtg - 4 Ukraine (UKR) Rtg 2 : 2 2.1 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2673 - GM Ivanchuk Vasyl 2731 1 - 0 2.2 GM Barsov Aleksey 2525 - GM Volokytin Andrei 2660 0 - 1 2.3 IM Filippov Anton 2497 - GM Karjakin Sergey 2661 0 - 1 2.4 GM Iuldachev Saidali 2480 - GM Moiseyenko Alexander 2662 1 - 0 Round 5 - May 25 Bo. 30 Uzbekistan (UZB) Rtg - 8 Netherlands (NED) Rtg 2 : 2 2.1 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2673 - GM Sokolov Ivan 2676 1 - 0 2.2 GM Gareyev Timur 2522 - GM Tiviakov Sergey 2669 0 - 1 2.3 GM Iuldachev Saidali 2480 - GM Van Wely Loek 2655 ½ - ½ 2.4 IM Kayumov Sergey 2426 - GM Van Den Doel Erik 2579 ½ - ½