tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post3682176573570776262..comments2024-03-27T20:44:56.139+11:00Comments on chessexpress: Olympiad starts in 3 weeksShaun Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-49645167712221187522010-09-02T16:40:08.722+10:002010-09-02T16:40:08.722+10:00I have, and have been privy to some of the discuss...I have, and have been privy to some of the discussions mentioned in the post. The real difficulty in awarding the Olympiad to Khanty was that problems like these are quite difficult to solve. Holding in more accessible destinations give teams more options re travel and accommodation (ie often leading teams passed on supplied accommodation and chose their own hotels). <br />Bermuda is in an unfortunate position as the other leading figure in their chess scene, Nigel Freeman, is the FIDE treasurer, and consequently they have been a very public backer of Kirsan. This means (IMHO) that any complaints they have can simply be ignored by FIDE as their vote is already in the bag!Shaun Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-25333835146024132002010-09-02T01:24:12.876+10:002010-09-02T01:24:12.876+10:00Shaun,
Have you seen this report by GM Alex Babur...Shaun,<br /><br />Have you seen this report by GM Alex Baburin re-reported at Denis Monokroussos blog?<br /><br />http://www.thechessmind.net/blog/2010/9/1/olympic-sized-problems.html<br /><br />Any thots/comments?siow, weng nianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482127422493396422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-54538116218324472242010-09-01T23:21:51.525+10:002010-09-01T23:21:51.525+10:00Was this a political choice ??Was this a political choice ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-35497079785516465042010-09-01T23:16:32.606+10:002010-09-01T23:16:32.606+10:00Venues are voted for by the member countries. The ...Venues are voted for by the member countries. The majority chose this one!Shaun Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-17398318871592752822010-09-01T13:24:16.560+10:002010-09-01T13:24:16.560+10:00Why couldn't FIDE have been more practical abo...Why couldn't FIDE have been more practical about the location? Seems like its all been a bit of a hassle. PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com