Watch: Round 6 Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018 Live Coverage ★
Such a lousy coverage. I wonder why didn’t they commission GM Maurice Ashley and the rest of the St. Louis Chess Club team to do the coverage?
Month: September 2018
Final moments of Mamedyarov against Aronian at the Batumi Olympiad 2018 ★
What a problematic Levon Aronian.
Philippines vs. Jersey – R6 Batumi 2018
Team Philippines (PHI seed 54) is set to face is Jersey (JSI seed 151) in Round 6 of the Open Section of Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018. With JSI’s lineup, I guess PHI can handle this easily.
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM | Belzo Krzysztof | 2057 | JCI | 3,0 |
| 2 | CM | Wojciechowski Paul | 1904 | JCI | 2,5 |
| 3 | Mooney Graham | 1892 | JCI | 2,0 | |
| 4 | Ponomarenko John | 1631 | JCI | 0,0 | |
| 5 | Wilson David | 1651 | JCI | 1,5 |
I have come to the personal conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.
Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Poland, and Ukraine remain perfect 5 after Round 5
Only four teams remain perfect 5 points after 5 rounds of Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018.
Check out the full ranking after round 5 here.
Philippines vs. Lebanon R5 Batumi 2018 ★
The 54th seed Philippines, with an average ELO of 2453, suffered a disappointing loss against the 102nd seed Lebanon, average ELO 2222.
| Bo. | 54 | Philippines (PHI) | Rtg | - | 102 | Lebanon (LBN) | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.1 | GM | Sadorra, Julio Catalino | 2553 | - | IM | Eid, Fadi | 2328 | ½ - ½ |
| 37.2 | GM | Gomez, John Paul | 2464 | - | FM | El Jawich, Amro | 2276 | 0 - 1 |
| 37.3 | IM | Pascua, Haridas | 2435 | - | CM | Tomb, Maroun | 2177 | 1-0 |
| 37.4 | FM | Turqueza, Mari Joseph | 2360 | - | Al Kaoury, Mahdi | 2106 | 0 - 1 |
Round 5 Board Pairings – Batumi Chess Olympiad 2018 ★
The board pairings are up. Matches to watch out for: USA vs. Israel, and Philippines vs. Lebanon.