Chess
Olympiad Dresden 2008
Interesting details on Mauritian Olympiad Team.
The Mauritian team participating in the Dresden Olympiad must be one of the most experienced from the African continent ever?
Best Performances to date:
Roy Phillips- 7.5 pts out of 12 games on Board 1 at Turin 2006 (3 Olympiads
2002 - 2006)
Patrick Li Ying-7.5 pts out of 14 games on Board 1 at Novi Sad 1990 (6 Olympiads
1990, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2006)
Devarajen Chinasamy – 8 pts out of 14 games on Board 4 at Bled 2002 (6 Olympiads
1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Pradeep Seegolam – 6.5 pts out of 14 games on Board 2 at Novi Sad 1990 (7
Olympiads 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006)
The best placing by the Mauritius team was 84th with 25 points at Manila 1992.
Antoine Goorsahye is the only player making his Olympiad debut but provides
lots of local knowledge having lived in Berlin for many years.
