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25/11/2008
Today is the 2nd and last rest day. There is a early start to the last round tomorrow at 10:00 CET instead of 15:00.
The first large Pictorial report.
The venues for the 2010 and 2012 Olympiads confirmed.
The Gaprindashvili Cup and the longevity of Georgian woman players.
24/11/2008
The lead changes again. Results for round 10.
23/11/2008
Some very interesting results for round 9.
21/11/2008
Results for round 8.
20/11/2008
Results for round 7.
South Africa round 6: The SA Olympiad Blog gives insights into the performance of both teams in round 6.
19/11/2008
Results for round 6.
Some statistics on player participation, as well as impressive technical figures.
17/11/2008
Results for round 5.
Games: The official site now has excellent game coverage for those of us who do not have sufficient bandwidth to watch the games live. You can select by country and by player. Select from the menu item GAMES above or go directly to the site.
Poll Results: In the Open section the viewers have given Egypt and South Africa 50% of the votes each. So according to our viewers either country can win. In the Ladies section our viewers are almost certain that South Africa will be the best performing country over Algeria by 87.5 to 12.5%. Check out the standings to see who is leading after 4 rounds.
South Africa round 4 performance: The SA Olympiad Blog gives some insights into the performance of both teams in round 4.
16/11/2008
Results for round 4. Some interesting teams on top of the African leader board.
16/11/2008
News update on Ugandan visa problems and Nigerian player to finally be rewarded for gold medal performance.
15/11/2008
Results for round 3 with defaults, forfeits and malfunctioning clocks.
14/11/2008
Results for round 2 which was delayed by 1 hour to due late team composition changes.
13/11/2008
First round results with a number of surprises.
13/11/2008
Let the games begin. Pairings for round 1.
12/11/2008
The 38th Olympiad starts with a magnificent opening ceremony.
12/11/2008
The Chess Drum gives it's top 10 predictions.
11/11/2008
New Official Web Site available.
09/11/2008
Overdue FIDE fees issue resolved but now the problems revolve around visa's and funding So some African countries may still not make it to Dresden.
07/11/2008
Performances for past 5 Olympiad's. View.
06/11/2008
African team seeding available. Who is going to win? View seeding.
06/11/2008
All African team details updated as per official site. However, there are still some ratings and titles not reflected. View all the team details.
03/11/2008
The Dutchman, Johnny Walker and the Ghanaian team.
24/10/2008
Non payment of FIDE fees set to prevent some African teams from participating in the Dresden Olympiad.
28/09/2008
With Angola, Cote d`Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe being the only African countries missing from this years Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, Africa has played it's part in making this the biggest Olympiad ever. View all the team details and board orders ....
17/09/2008
Mauritius sends very experienced team to Dresden Olympiad.
12/09/2008
Nigeria manages to complete team selection by cut-off for Dresden Olympiad.
08/09/2008
Nigerian team starting to take shape for Dresden Olympiad.
28/08/2008
Time running out for National Federations to register teams for participation in Dresden Olympiad. African federations registered so far.
27/08/2008
Nigeria to conduct trials for Olympiad selection on 3 continents.
Olympiad Headlines
25/11/2008
Today is the 2nd and last rest day. There is a early start to the last round tomorrow at 10:00 CET instead of 15:00.
The first large Pictorial report.
The venues for the 2010 and 2012 Olympiads confirmed.
The Gaprindashvili Cup and the longevity of Georgian woman players.
24/11/2008
The lead changes again. Results for round 10.
23/11/2008
Some very interesting results for round 9.
21/11/2008
Results for round 8.
20/11/2008
Results for round 7.
South Africa round 6: The SA Olympiad Blog gives insights into the performance of both teams in round 6.
19/11/2008
Results for round 6.
Some statistics on player participation, as well as impressive technical figures.
17/11/2008
Results for round 5.
Games: The official site now has excellent game coverage for those of us who do not have sufficient bandwidth to watch the games live. You can select by country and by player. Select from the menu item GAMES above or go directly to the site.
Poll Results: In the Open section the viewers have given Egypt and South Africa 50% of the votes each. So according to our viewers either country can win. In the Ladies section our viewers are almost certain that South Africa will be the best performing country over Algeria by 87.5 to 12.5%. Check out the standings to see who is leading after 4 rounds.
South Africa round 4 performance: The SA Olympiad Blog gives some insights into the performance of both teams in round 4.
16/11/2008
Results for round 4. Some interesting teams on top of the African leader board.
16/11/2008
News update on Ugandan visa problems and Nigerian player to finally be rewarded for gold medal performance.
15/11/2008
Results for round 3 with defaults, forfeits and malfunctioning clocks.
14/11/2008
Results for round 2 which was delayed by 1 hour to due late team composition changes.
13/11/2008
First round results with a number of surprises.
13/11/2008
Let the games begin. Pairings for round 1.
12/11/2008
The 38th Olympiad starts with a magnificent opening ceremony.
12/11/2008
The Chess Drum gives it's top 10 predictions.
11/11/2008
New Official Web Site available.
09/11/2008
Overdue FIDE fees issue resolved but now the problems revolve around visa's and funding So some African countries may still not make it to Dresden.
07/11/2008
Performances for past 5 Olympiad's. View.
06/11/2008
African team seeding available. Who is going to win? View seeding.
06/11/2008
All African team details updated as per official site. However, there are still some ratings and titles not reflected. View all the team details.
03/11/2008
The Dutchman, Johnny Walker and the Ghanaian team.
24/10/2008
Non payment of FIDE fees set to prevent some African teams from participating in the Dresden Olympiad.
28/09/2008
With Angola, Cote d`Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe being the only African countries missing from this years Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, Africa has played it's part in making this the biggest Olympiad ever. View all the team details and board orders ....
17/09/2008
Mauritius sends very experienced team to Dresden Olympiad.
12/09/2008
Nigeria manages to complete team selection by cut-off for Dresden Olympiad.
08/09/2008
Nigerian team starting to take shape for Dresden Olympiad.
28/08/2008
Time running out for National Federations to register teams for participation in Dresden Olympiad. African federations registered so far.
27/08/2008
Nigeria to conduct trials for Olympiad selection on 3 continents.