Chess Olympiad 2006

[Marbella]

I know you are already stifling a yawn at the mention of chess but Spain just came an excellent 10th (out of 150 teams) in the men´s event. England came 19th, USA 3rd.

Well done Spain! :) :)

[ValenciaSon]

Who came in 1st and 2nd?

[Marbella]

Who came in 1st and 2nd?

Armenia (?) and then not surprisingly China.

Here is the top 20:
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Men's Final Standings

Rk. Team
1 Armenia
2 China
3 USA
4 Israel
5 Hungary
6 Russia
7 France
8 Ukraine
9 Bulgaria
10 Spain
11 Czech Republic
12 Netherlands
13 Uzbekistan
14 Georgia
15 Germany
16 Cuba
17 Sweden
18 Moldova
19 England
20 Denmark

[Marbella]

This is quite sweet, the music is nice, and there is a Spanish connection because the opening looks to be a Spanish/Ruy Lopez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BAy_L%C3%B3pez_de_Segura):

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3629765248203767727

[richardksa]

Ahhhhhh!
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