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Olympiad Dresden 2008
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Top 10 Predictions.
Dr. Daaim Shabazz gives his top 10 predictions for the open teams in a very nice article on his Chess Drum web site.
His case for gold to China and silver to Azerbaijan and only bronze for the first seeded Russian team is backed up by some sound logic. Read the full article.
His predictions for Africa:
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Egypt
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Algeria
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South Africa
Our readers tend to agree by 57% of the votes on our on-site poll going to Egypt and the rest, 43% going to South Africa with no other country getting a vote so far.
Our readers predict that the South African ladies team will finish ahead of Algeria by 85 to 15%.
What do you think? Cast your vote on our site at. The poll will remain open until the 4th round has been completed.