The men team didn’t have a strong opponent today, and so Watu sat out. However, Mozambique put up a lot on resistance. Not on board 4 however, where Mabu won a pawn, another pawn and easily the … more →
South Africa at the Chess Olympiad 2008chessaol wrote 1 year ago: The men team didn’t have a strong opponent today, and so Watu sat out. However, Mozambique put … more →
chessaol wrote 1 year ago: Just like yesterday, one team went from minus one to fifty procent and one team the other way round. … more →
chessaol wrote 1 year ago: Today an easy match was expected for the South African men. Our players had to work hard to get the … more →
chessaol wrote 1 year ago: Today was a depressing day for the coach. At first it seemed that both teams were winning, but becau … more →
chessaol wrote 1 year ago: Today the men couldn’t hold up against the strong Italian team, but the big news was the win o … more →
chessaol wrote 1 year ago: Round 5 went well for the SA teams. The men easily beated the only slightly lower ranked Luxembourg, … more →
chessaol wrote 1 year ago: Round 4 was a bad round for the SA teams. The women had to play the higher ranked Norwegians, which … more →
chessaol wrote 1 year ago: First “live” report of round 3: The men team was close to a sensation against the United … more →
olympiadplayer wrote 1 year ago: For the first time in the history of the Olympiad it was decided that the first couple of rounds the … more →