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This was on tv today a colleague told me at lunch today ( I am based in Uzbekistan presently and went to the Olympiad last week ) https://zamin.uz/en/sport/223015-200-000-a-house-and-a-volkswagen-uzbek-chess-players-receive-grand-rewards.html Interesting, what are your non-chess related impressions...

This was on tv today a colleague told me at lunch today (I am based in Uzbekistan presently and went to the Olympiad last week)

https://zamin.uz/en/sport/223015-200-00 ... wards.html

I went to the Olympiad for rounds 10 and 11 and saw something unexpected with her. She was sitting on some plastic inflatable seat thing, presumably because she couldnt reach the board without it. She's used a booster seat for as long as I can remember. Is she the only one playing for England using...

I went to the Olympiad for rounds 10 and 11 and saw something unexpected with her. She was sitting on some plastic inflatable seat thing, presumably because she couldnt reach the board without it.

Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 24, 2026 12:15 pm

MJMcCready wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 24, 2026 11:51 am

Looks like we have a Benko Gambit on board today.

We've also got what used to be considered a beginner's move on board 4. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6

It's been seen before. Mark Hebden has played it for example.

Not as bad as 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6

Looks like we have a Benko Gambit on board today.

There's isn't. I'm not sure he even played that badly to be honest - it looked like a classical position somehow turned from normal to totally horrible without him even doing anything obviously wrong, let alone blundering. Some of the online computer ideas for white are very unnatural. He dropped t...

Hi Keith, hope you're well I assume India are a bit surprised about who is on boards 3 and 4; Dan and Luke will have been expecting their opponents and prepared accordingly; fingers crossed I'm good thanks Mick. Can Dan save this for England after the Russian lost on board one ?.... I apologise if ...

There's isn't. I'm not sure he even played that badly to be honest - it looked like a classical position somehow turned from normal to totally horrible without him even doing anything obviously wrong, let alone blundering. Some of the online computer ideas for white are very unnatural. He dropped t...

For some perhaps but not for me.

Poor game by the Russian.

They even beat us in 1988 when we were much stronger.

After 18 moves he still has no attack but Pragg does.

Svidler said he requested not to but exact reasons why were not mentioned.

Two French defences to watch unfold today.